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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Dec 27, 2007
Closed Feb 9, 2008

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Robert Cuccioli and Kate Rockwell star in the Westchester Broadway Theatre's production of Phantom, Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston's musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, directed and choreographed by Tom Polum.

The story revolves around Erik (also known as the Phantom) who was born and raised in the catacombs under the Paris Opera House and his obsession with Christine, an opera singer who he takes on as a student.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Westchester Broadway Theatre
1 Broadway Plaza
Elmsford, NY 10523


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

In addition to the mammoth money-making machine known internationally as Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, there's another musical version of the Gaston Leroux novel making the rounds: Phantom, which has a score by Maury Yeston and a libretto by Arthur Kopit. Now it's back for another go at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, where it made its 1991 New York debut, and while its return may be a testament to the property's commercial appeal, it's far from a positive argument for artistic excellence -- even though it swallows nearly three precious hours trying. Indeed, the Yeston-Kopit rendition surprisingly, if not effectively, turns out to be more of an extended parenting love story [...]


Reviewed by David Finkle on Dec 31, 2007

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