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This production, starring David Staller and Elizabeth Walsh, is not the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Phantom of the Opera combines a romantically enticing book, which follows closely to the ori... read more read more...ginal novel, plus a bright musical score by Lawrence Rosen and Paul Schierhorn that ranges from pop to traditional musical-comedy styling. Thus, the Hirshfield Theater has created a dramatically new musical comedy. From the opening dream ballet depicting the young heroine, Christine, to her susceptibility to the mad Victorian Phantom (who oozes a sinister charm), Ken Kurtz's settings evoke all the mystery and color of this classic story of love and terror. From the Paris Opera House to the catacombs of the Phantom's Lair, "The Phantom of the Opera," filmed before a live audience, brings to life Gaston Leroux's 1911 classic novel like no other musical production in the history of stage and screen.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Darwin Knight

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DVD Release Date: February 27, 2001

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  • August 15, 2009
    gawd...how many versions of this movie are there???
    i personally like the andrew loydd webber version
  • May 18, 2008
    I think that this musical is closer to the book & Stallar & Walsh can mop the floor with GB & what's her face when it comes to singing
  • February 16, 2007
    POTO one of the best ever! i would say i liked it better on stage but its still POTO. I LOVE GERRY AND EMMY
  • December 7, 2006
    An intriguing musical version of "Phantom" - very different from Andrew Lloyd Webber's version, but the story is generally closer to the original novel. However, most of the songs aren't really that great, and the performers are mediocre at best.
  • November 11, 2006
    Any version you put it into, as long as you make it true to how it sould be, I'll love it with all of my heart. The Phantom of the Opera is my top favorite movie of all time, thus far.

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