with you some information about one of my favorite musicals. The Phantom of the Opera.

It was, the music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. And adapted from the 1909 book, Le

Fantome de l'Opera. I know I butchered that. By Gaston Leroux. The Phantom of the Opera

was written in France. Was a adapted to English in 1911. And from them became one of the most

adapted, staged, screened, radio. You name it, they made something out of it. but Lloyd

Webber in 86 made it popular with the help of Harold Prince directing. It opened in the

West End theater in London. And from there it became a runaway smash success. Running

on Broadway for decades. And now finally finding a home being updated and a little bit redacted

down to ninety minutes. With no, with no intermission, in Vegas. The story focuses around the musical

and the book. All of it focuses around The Phantom of the Opera. A mysterious, a mysterious

figure that lives in the bowels of the Paris Opera House. Now in reality and in the book,

the Paris Opera House has catacombs down there, a soft ground. And that's where he lives.

And affects things in the theater. Considers it to be his. His eye is turned to Christine

Daae. An ingenue chorus girl. Who he's smitten with. Well Christine, after taking voice lessons

for him and with his help. Now is going to head to head to becoming a Soprano in the

lead. Against Carllota, the prima donna of the opera. Creating some tension there between

that protagonist and antagonist. And also falling into a love triangle with a character

called Raoul. A patron of the Opera House. And also the Viscount de Chagny, a count in

France. The Phantom does not take to this very well. Does not take to the fact that

the new managers are not listening to his demands. And doing as he says. So he gets

angry and ornery. And he makes things happen, including the classic crashing of the chandelier.

It's a two act play, it's incredibly fun. I always say, if you've got a friend. Who

does not like theater or does not like musicals. You take him to this one. They'll take it.

It's a great entry way thing. I'm Christopher Rokosz, go enjoy it.