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This is spot on.

Posted by:	ShowGoer 04:00 pm EDT 10/30/15
In reply to:	re: Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA B'ways longest-running musical? - WaHiGuy 03:00 pm EDT 10/30/15

I know people who genuinely don't like the show who, for whatever reason, have had to go back to see it again, sometimes after years, and grudgingly admit it's a lot of bang for the buck, and again, as WaHiGuy says, not that taxing. It's sort of the more high-falutin' version of what we used to pejoratively call a "tired businessman's show". In the past those generally referred to things like 42nd St, with lots of tap dancing or what-have-you. Here, it's familiar tunes in lush trappings. One prominent person in the business who is very picky, and critical of music in particular, and who was never a fan of the show, went back recently and said to me, "You know what? In the end, it's just a great night out."

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