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Article: The 'Phantom' A to Z 'Opera Ghost' will stalk the city and stage six weeks
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 12, 1996
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Andrew Lloyd Webber did not invent him. Lon Chaney did not
construct him of whole cloth. And even original "Le Fantome de
L'Opera" author Gaston Leroux was hardly the first to whisper of his
existence.
His brooding shadow will loom large over Milwaukee for six weeks
when a national touring company of "The Phantom of the Opera" begins
its run July 18 at the Marcus Center, 929 N. Water St. The run
continues through Aug. 24.
Rumors of an "opera ghost" have likely existed as long as the
opera form itself. The stage is a ripe setting for all manner of
intrigue, innuendo and inspiration. Every theater over three years
old seems to have a spectre in its spires or a bat in its belfry.
The ...