[NEohioPAL] Review of touring "Phantom of the Opera" at Playhouse Square

[Bob Abelman via NEohioPAL]

Touring ‘Phantom’ too big to fail, too good to miss 



Bob Abelman

Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal

Member, International Association of Theatre Critics



In 1992, investors doubted that the Tony Award-winning “The Phantom of the Opera” would not be financially or theatrically successful outside of New York City and London’s West End.  



A touring production this large and cumbersome – involving 30 cast members, a huge contingent of crew and key orchestra members, and 20 truckloads of costumes, wigs, scenery, set pieces and technology – would not draw audiences and earn a profit if it skimped on its expensive production values and it could not earn a profit if it did not skimp on its expensive production values.



Wrong on all fronts.



For more of this review, go to www.clevelandjewishnews.com/columnists/. 
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