Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)
Phantom (Yeston/Kopit)
Book by Arthur Kopit
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Based on Gaston Leroux’s novel The Phantom of the Opera
ISBN: 9780573693410
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Overview
This mesmerizing Phantom is traditional musical theatre in the finest sense. The Tony Award-winning authors of Nine have transformed Gaston Leroux’ The Phantom of the Opera into a theatrical sensation that enraptures audiences and critics with beautiful songs and an expertly crafted book. It is constructed around characters more richly developed than in any other version, including the original novel.
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Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Details
- Genre: Adaptation (Literature), Mystery/Thriller, Period
- Time Period: 1900-1910
- Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast, Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
- Target Audience: Adult
Authors
Arthur Kopit
Arthur Kopit (1937-2021), throughout a career spanning seven decades, authored an extraordinary string of admired, acclaimed and award-winning stage works, beginning with Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad, which Jerome Robbins directed on ...
Maury Yeston
Maury Yeston’s music and lyrics include his internationally acclaimed Broadway musicals Nine and Titanic (both of which earned him Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Musical, as well as Grammy nominations) and Grand Hotel (Tony nomination, Olivier Award). The Broadway reviva ...
Gaston Leroux
Gaston Leroux (1868-1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel The Phantom of the Opera (Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, 1910), which has been made into several film and stage productions of the ...