Those enthusiasts can rest assured that this 25th-anniversary production is almost totally satisfying. Most of the millions who love this work were extremely dissatisfied with Joel Schumacher's 2004 movie, in which he made a succession of disastrous decisions, not the least of which was casting a non-singer (Gerard Butler) in the lead. Everyone seems to enjoy the story of a rising soprano coached by a disfigured madman who haunts the shadows of the Paris Opera and lives in its underground waterways. Perhaps this crossover appeal explains its 25-year run in London its record-breaking 24-year run on Broadway, which will surpass 10,000 performances on Februand an original cast recording that has gone platinum four times in the US. When touring companies have come to nearby Washington, DC, I've seen friends who normally listen to rock music eagerly order prime seats right alongside typical fans of classical music or Broadway shows. Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is one of the biggest crossover productions in the history of theater.
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