Phantom of the Opera - 31 January to 3 June
26/01/2012
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera is Broadway’s longest running musical, and has experienced sell-out seasons around the world. It will be playing at The Teatro at Montecasino in Johannesburg from 31 January 2012. This is a must see show and will be one of your resounding memories of 2012.
Phantom of the Opera - the most popular musical of all time!
Having played to more than 100 million people in 149 cities around the world, this full-scale production directed by Harold Prince is arguably the most popular musical of all time.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sweepingly romantic score includes “Music of the Night” and “All I Ask of You”, and will be performed by a stellar South African cast.
Phantom of the Opera - the story
The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disfigured musical genius known only as 'The Phantom' who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, mesmerised by her talent and beauty. The Phantom privately tutors Christine, while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and demanding Christine be given lead roles. Things get worse when Christine meets her childhood acquaintance Raoul and the two fall in love. The Phantom decides to kidnap her and imprisons her in his lair. The Phantom’s obsession sets the scene for a dramatic turn of events where jealousy, madness and passions collide. Raoul is now the only one who can stop him.
Interesting Facts about Phantom of the Opera
- Phantom of the Opera became the longest running show ever on Broadway when it overtook Cats with its 7,486th performance on 9 January 2006. It is now in its 23rd year on Broadway!
- The show will celebrated its 25th anniversary on London’s West End on 9 Oct 2011 having played over 10,000 performances!
- Original cast recording was the first in British musical history to enter the charts at number one. Original cast album sales have exceeded 40 million worldwide making it the biggest selling cast album of all time.
- The show has been seen in 149 cities by more than 100 million people worldwide!
- The show has won over 50 major theatre awards, including 3 Olivier Awards, an Evening Standard Award, 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Drama Desk Awards and 3 Outer Critic Circle Awards.
- The Phantom’s make-up takes 2 hours to put on and 30 minutes to take off. The face is moisturised, closely shaved and the prosthetics are fitted, setting immediately, before 2 wigs, 2 radio mics and 2 contact lenses (one white and one clouded) are placed.
- The dazzling replica of the Paris Opera House chandelier is made up of 6,000 beads. It is 3 metres wide and weighs one ton. The touring version falls at 2.5 metres per second. The original version was built by 5 people in 4 weeks.
- 2,230 metres of fabric are used for the drapes, 900 of them specially dyed. The tasselled fringes measure 226 metres. They are made up of 250 kilos of dyed wool interwoven with 5,000 wooden beads imported from India. Each one is handmade and combed through with an Afro comb.
- There are 130 cast, crew and orchestra members directly involved in each performance.
- Each performance has 230 costumes, 14 dressers, 120 automated cues, 22 scene changes, 281 candles and uses 250 kg of dry ice and 10 fog and smoke machines.
Accommodation for Phantom of the Opera
Treat yourself with a special trip to Johannesburg to see The Phantom of the Opera and enjoy 5 star accommodation at Silverwood Manor. The guesthouse is close Montecasino where the show will be performed.
See our virtual tours of Silverwood Manor offering luxury yet affordable accommodation in Sandton. Remember to ask about our specials when you stay 2 days or more!
Dates: 31 January to 22 April
Venue: Teatro at Montecasino
Ticket Price: R125 - R375
More Details: see Computicket for more details on this show and to book online.
