the phantom of the opera

     

The music of the night filled the Majestic Theatre Jan. 26, 1988 as this show opened on Broadway

Trivia about the phantom of the opera

  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Majestic Theatre.) I'm on the Broadway set of this ever-popular musical, whose first act ends with a resounding crash
  • This musical tops the Almanac's list of longest-running Broadway shows
  • nytimes.com's "Find a Show" section tells how to get tickets to "Avenue Q" or this masked man musical
  • Seen here is Lon Chaney in this revealing title role from 1925
  • (Schumacher reads his clue.) This 1925 Lon Chaney movie was slient; the 2004 movie I directed wth the same title is definitely not
  • This musical, set in a Paris theater, is based on a 1911 novel by Gaston Leroux
  • Title murderer you have to watch out for when you hear the following:
  • In 1988, Hal directed this musical set in 19th century Paris
  • With the haunting taking place in Coney Island, "Love Never Dies", the sequel to this musical, opened in London in 2010
  • You weren't even born when this musical about a spooky guy in an opera house debuted on Broadway in 1988