Post by Mrs.Camui on Apr 13, 2011 22:36:42 GMT
This is pretty interesting!
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Source: www.variety.com/article/VR1118034746
'Phantom' to tour in new production
Mackintosh to produce new staging for launch in early 2012
By DAVID BENEDICT
"The Phantom of the Opera"
Cameron Mackintosh will mount a brand new production of legit blockbuster "Phantom of the Opera" for a worldwide tour in early 2012.
Hal Prince's original 1986 production has been seen by more than 100 million people worldwide. With a gross approaching $5 billion, it's the world's biggest-grossing single entertainment.
Following an agreement with Prince, Mackintosh told Variety that the Andrew Lloyd Webber tuner will be produced in an all-new version. Helmed by Laurence Connor, it will feature new sets and costumes by Paul Brown and lighting by three-time Olivier Award winner Paule Constable.
Although all further details remain under wraps, Mackintosh said the production will open at a regional U.K. house. Its trajectory will then mimic that of his new, similarly rescaled production of "Les Miserables," also helmed by Connor, which is currently on a three-year world tour that regularly breaks box office records.
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Source: www.variety.com/article/VR1118034746
'Phantom' to tour in new production
Mackintosh to produce new staging for launch in early 2012
By DAVID BENEDICT
"The Phantom of the Opera"
Cameron Mackintosh will mount a brand new production of legit blockbuster "Phantom of the Opera" for a worldwide tour in early 2012.
Hal Prince's original 1986 production has been seen by more than 100 million people worldwide. With a gross approaching $5 billion, it's the world's biggest-grossing single entertainment.
Following an agreement with Prince, Mackintosh told Variety that the Andrew Lloyd Webber tuner will be produced in an all-new version. Helmed by Laurence Connor, it will feature new sets and costumes by Paul Brown and lighting by three-time Olivier Award winner Paule Constable.
Although all further details remain under wraps, Mackintosh said the production will open at a regional U.K. house. Its trajectory will then mimic that of his new, similarly rescaled production of "Les Miserables," also helmed by Connor, which is currently on a three-year world tour that regularly breaks box office records.
