'The Phantom of the Opera' may return far sooner than anyone expected — and in a very different, off-Broadway format.
When “ Phantom ” played its final Broadway performance in 2023 following a record-breaking 35-year run, it was generally assumed that the show would return to Broadway in a few years or so, most likely in a scaled-down, less expensive staging that lacks the visual splendor and lush musicality of the original production.
, Theatrical Index, an industry resource, indicates that this new production will not be produced on Broadway.It could go the “Sleep No More” route, in which attendees walk around and travel to locations such as the stage of the Paris Opera House, the Phantom’s underground lair, and the Masquerade Ball.
Last week, thr show’s producers announced that its start date has been pushed back by a few weeks to Oct. 16 due to a supply chain issue that has affected the construction of the show’s scenic design. Criss previously appeared on Broadway in “How to Succeed…,” “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” and “American Buffalo.” More recently, he did a short stint as Seymour in the long-running Off-Broadway revival of “Little Shop of Horrors.”Mandy Gonzalez, best known for originating the role of Nina in “In the Heights,” will play the former silent screen diva Norma Desmond in the new Broadway revival of “Sunset Boulevard” once a week, while Nicole Scherzinger will play the role at all other performances.
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