‘The Phantom of the Opera’ tickets available

WATERBURY >> Group tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” are now on sale for the Connecticut premiere engagement at Waterbury’s Palace Theater, Nov. 15-26.

With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version is performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this one of the largest productions on tour in North America, according to a press release.

In the statement, Andrew Lloyd Webber said, “Having received great critical acclaim in the U.K. and North America, I am really pleased that Laurence Connor’s new production of “Phantom” will continue to tour the U.S. playing in tandem with the Broadway production which soon celebrates 30 years.”

Cameron Mackintosh said, “With “Phantom” still the reigning champion as the longest-running production on Broadway after 29 phenomenal years, with no end in sight, I’m delighted that this spectacular new production of PHANTOM has been as well-received in the U.S. as the brilliant original and has already been seen by over 2.5 million people across North America since it opened in November 2013. With an exciting new design and staging, retaining Maria Björnson’s amazing costumes, the new musical is thrilling audiences and critics alike all over again.”

The new show is directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by Scott Ambler, set design by Paul Brown, Tony Award®winning original costume design by Maria Björnson, lighting design by Tony Award®-winner Paule Constable, sound design by Mick Potter, and musical supervision by John Rigby. The production is overseen by Matthew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh. “The Phantom Of The Opera” features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Charles Hart (with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe); book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber; orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Connor co-directed the new production of Les Misérables, that just finished a hugely successful two and a half year revival on Broadway and will start a North American tour in the fall of 2017. He directed the award-winning new production of Miss Saigon now playing on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre and beginning its national tour in 2018, and the stage version of the movie School of Rock, now playing at Broadway’s Winter Garden and in London’s West End at the New London Theatre.

Based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de L’Opéra by Gaston Leroux, “The Phantom Of The Opera” tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary talents and by employing all of the devious methods at his command.

Cameron Mackintosh’s brilliant original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom Of The Opera” continues performances at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London and in its recording-breaking run at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway and many other cities around the world.

Groups of 10 or more who purchase tickets by May 1 will receive a 15 percent Early Bird discount on select performances; Group purchases after May 1 will receive 10 percent off on select performances. For information, contact Box Office and Group Sales Manager, Deirdre Patterson at 203-346-2011 or visit www. palacetheaterct.org

For more information on the production and a video sneak peek, visit www.ThePhantomOfTheOpera.com/ ustour/