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The Phantom Phenomenon

As The Phantom of the Opera celebrates its 25th anniversary, Don Black talks to composer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyricist Charles Hart, producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh and more.

As The Phantom Of The Opera celebrates its 25th anniversary, Don Black talks to composer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyricist Charles Hart, producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh and the choreographer Gillian Lynne, to explore The Phantom Phenomenon.

He asks why this long-established musical continues to break records: it's the longest running Broadway musical and the second longest in the West End, where it continues to reign supreme at Her Majesty's Theatre. To date it has been seen by 130 million people in 145 cities in 27 countries around the world. And it has taken an estimated $5.6 billion worldwide - more than any film or stage play in history, including Avatar, Titanic, E.T. and Star Wars.

To mark the anniversary, a special performance was staged at London's Royal Albert Hall in the first weekend of October, and streamed live via satellite to cinemas across the globe. It brought audiences to their feet and achieved a further record as the biggest box-office result for any non-feature film big screen release in the UK. A few highlights from this performance will feature.

This documentary first broadcast on Radio 2 in November 2011.

57 minutes

Last on

Boxing Day 2011 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Orchestra

    Overture Phantom Of The Opera

    • The Phantom Of The Opera The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • SK-93521.

  • T.V. Carpio

    Entr'acte

    • The Phantom Of The Opera.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 831 563-2.

  • ensemble

    Angel Of Music/All I Ask Of You

    • phantom of the opera live at the royal albert hall.
    • polydor.
    • 2784491.

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Concert Orchestra C.B. Mike Dixon

    Overture from The Phantom of the Opera

    Artist: Gina Beck Artist: Ramin Karimloo

  • Brightman, Sarah & Steve Barton

    Think Of Me

    • The Phantom Of The Opera.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 831-274-2.

  • Michael Crawford

    Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again

    • Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    • TELSTAR.
    • TCD-2544.

  • Original London Cast and Orchestra

    Overture from The Phantom of the Opera

    • The Phantom of the Opera - Original London Cast.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 543-9282 2.

  • Sarah Brightman

    The Phantom of the opera - musical

  • Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman

    All I Ask Of You

    • The Premiere Collection Best Of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    • REALLY USEFUL RECORDS.
    • 837-282 2.

  • Michael Crawford

    Music Of The Night, The (Phantom Of The Opera)

    • I Love Musicals.
    • VIRGIN/EMI.
    • VTDCD-779.

  • Mikael Samuelson

    Music Of The Night

    • Music Of The Night.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 565496-2.

  • Juan Navarro

    Music Of The Night

    • Music Of The Night.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 565496-2.

  • Kocsak Tibor

    Music Of The Night

    • Music Of The Night.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 565496-2.

  • Henk Poort

    Music Of The Night

    • Music Of The Night.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 565496-2.

  • Yoon, Young Seok

    Music Of The Night

    • Music Of The Night.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 565496-2.

  • Alexander Goebel

    Music Of The Night

    • Music Of The Night.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 565496-2.

  • Japanese Artist!!

    Music Of The Night

    • Music Of The Night.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 565496-2.

  • Japanese Artist!!

    Music Of The Night

    • Music Of The Night.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 565496-2.

  • The Company

    The Company - Masquerade

  • Ramin Karimloo

    Down Once More

    • phantom of the opera live at the royal albert hall.
    • polydor.
    • 2784491.

  • Cast

    Grand Finale

    • phantom of the opera live at the royal albert hall.
    • polydor.
    • 2784491.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 15 Nov 2011 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Boxing Day 2011 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2