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

Posted by:	mikem 04:31 pm EDT 10/30/15
In reply to:	re: Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA B'ways longest-running musical? - henny 03:10 pm EDT 10/30/15

I recently hosted an overseas visitor, who wanted to see his first Broadway show. He saw An American in Paris. His English is not great, and there is no strong tradition of ballet back home. He found the show underwhelming. Then he saw Phantom, and he was over the moon. It was exactly what he thought a Broadway show would be like. (It also helped that he had seen the movie so could easily follow the plot.) Phantom, like The Mousetrap in London, has become a self-perpetuating tourist attraction that is a long-running show because it is a long-running show, if you know what I mean. But I also think most people leave pretty satisfied.

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