Five minutes before curtain they blast the stereo and rock out.ģ. After the show I spoke with Jeremy Stolle, who plays Passarino, and he gave me the inside scoop on how the cast gets pumped for each performance. Last minute cast prep is a jam session: Don’t be surprised if you hear strains of music wafting from backstage just before the curtain goes up. Now 23 years, and nearly 10,000 shows later, it retains the honor and has become a New York City destination in its own right.Ģ.
The Phantom of the Opera is Broadway’s longest running show: It surpassed Cats for those bragging rights back in January, 2006, 18 years, almost to the day, after opening at the Majestic Theatre. If you’re one of the uninitiated, as I was until recently, then here are some teasers to whet your appetite.
Although knowing that, and seeing it come to life on Broadway, are two completely different things.Įxperiencing Phantom in all of its glory at the Majestic Theater in New York far exceeds anything you may have imagined.
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