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re: Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA B'ways longest-running musical?

Posted by:	wizrdofoz27 03:05 pm EDT 10/30/15
In reply to:	Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA B'ways longest-running musical? - GrumpyMorningBoy 02:32 pm EDT 10/30/15

I've always thought Phantom of the Opera played well off a European tradition of fancy opera houses that carried it into the age of higher ticket prices. The spectacle of it has not aged well (the chandelier's got nothing on Wicked's Act I finale.) But at a certain level I think people like feeling like they're going to something 'fancy' like 'the opera' even if in 2015 it is only an overamplified amusement for tourists (and a good paycheck for the actors.) Pure speculation, but I think it aids in the marketing. That, and it's a beautiful and pretty damn dark story that gets me every time.

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