SEOUL — While musical shows around the world have been put on an indefinite hold over the past few months, “The Phantom of the Opera” continues to be busy
The thing with musical theater royalty—those immortal, wildly popular pieces such as “Les Miserables” or “The Phantom of the Opera”—is that it either completely blows you away or it doesn’t. There is no middle ground.
The Phantom of the Opera” is back in Manila and it’s spectacular!
Where are you going?” my mother asked. “Ballet.” “Ballet?!” she exclaimed, like I had said I was going to the moon or heading out to rob a bank.
The world’s most popular musical, “The Phantom of the Opera,” makes a long-awaited return to Manila and will premiere at The Theatre at Solaire for a limited season from Feb. 20, 2019. Tickets go on public sale Oct. 8 on ticketworld.com.ph.
The trailblazing actress, whose mom hails from Pangasinan, is a pescatarian who still enjoys ‘sinigang’ and ‘turon’
The musical-theater geek and producer who brought ‘Cats,’ ‘Phantom,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘Les Mis’ to Manila left for the Heaviside Layer too early
In his notes on “The Phantom of the Opera,” Andrew Lloyd Webber discusses in depth the history and astonishing aspects of the Paris Opera House where Gaston Leroux’s novel was set.
“If you need me,” says Monsieur LeFevre, addressing the new owners of the Opera Populaire in Paris, “I shall be in Bo-ra-cay!”
Months before the Manila production of “The Phantom of the Opera” opened at the CCP, auditions were held for Filipino musicians who wanted to be part of the orchestra.
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