Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, currently the longest-running show in Broadway history, will see production this fall at the Cadillace Palace Theatre, under the direction of Harold Prince. The show will run a limited eight-week holiday engagement, Wednesday, October 21—Saturday, January 5, 2008.
Based on Gaston Leroux'a novel,
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, the now legendary story of the masked figure living beneath the Paris Opera House won seven 1988 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and has grossed over $3 billion in worldwide box office sales. The show surpassed
Cats' record of the longest-running Broadway show on January 9, 2006. The second national tour of
Phantom played
Chicago in 1990, 1993, and 1998, and the third national tour enjoyed a six-week engagement there in 2004.
The Cadillac Palace Theatre is at 151 W Randolph St. Performances are as follows:
October 31 - November 4: Wednesday 7:30 p.m., Thursday 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 & 8 p.m., Sunday 2 & 7:30 p.m..; November 6 - January 5: Tuesday 7:30 p.m., Wednesday 2 & 7:30 p.m., Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 2 & 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.; Exceptions: Additional performances on Friday, November 22 at 2 p.m., Sunday, December 30 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, January 4 at 2 p.m. No performances on Thursday, November 22 (Thanksgiving), Tuesday, December 25 (Christmas Day) or Tuesday, January 1 (New Year's Day).
Tickets are currently on sale to groups of 20 or more by calling (312) 977-1710. Individual tickets will go on sale to the general public on Sunday, June 17.
For more information, log onto
www.broadwayinchicago.com or visit the official
The Phantom of the Opera website at
www.thephantomoftheopera.com.
