New THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: Unmasked Documentary Coming in October

25 Years of Phantom of the Opera will be celebrated in a new documentary featuring a set of never before seen interviews with Andrew Lloyd Webber, who reveals his musical inspirations, take on casting from reality TV shows and why he adores his greatest musical triumph The Phantom of the Opera.

The documentary is filmed on location at the world famous London Palladium and also features interviews with Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford.

Sarah Brightman, the former wife of Lord Webber, reveals her rise to fame from the Arlene Phillips dance troupe "Hot Gossip" to creating & starring in the role of Christine in Phantom of the Opera both on the London & Broadway stages.

Michael Crawford, currently starring in the Wizard of Oz, reveals for the first time just how he landed the defining role of his career starring in "The Phantom of the Opera"

The DVD also showcases for the very first time the stars of the follow up to Phantom of the Opera - Love Never Dies - filmed at the home of the musical The Adelphi Theatre in London the stars Ramin Karimloo (Phantom) Ms Celia Graham (Christine) & Liz Robertson (Madame Giry) tell all about the enduring love story between the Phantom & Christine.

These never before seen interviews are due to be released on "The Phantom of the Opera: Unmasked" DVD on October 24, 2011. To pre-order, click here. 

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA became the longest running show in Broadway history on 9 January 2006 when it celebrated its 7,486th performance, surpassing the previous record holder "Cats". This coincided with the Broadway and the US national touring company celebrating an unprecedented 20,000 performances in the United States. In October 2010 the London production celebrated its 10,000th performance.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has won over 50 major theatre awards, including seven Tonys on Broadway and three Olivier Awards in the West End. It won the ‘Most Popular Musical Audience Award', voted by the public, in the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on 9 October 1986 starred Michael Crawford as 'The Phantom' and Sarah Brightman as 'Christine.' It is produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company Limited.

Worldwide, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has grossed over £3.2 billion. The box office revenues are higher than any film or stage play in history, including "Titanic", "ET" and "Star Wars". It has been seen in 145 cities in 27 countries and played to over 100 million people. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is currently showing in London, New York, Budapest, Las Vegas, and Kyoto.