The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway)
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The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway)
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The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets

89%
(11121 Ratings)
Positive
93%
Mixed
6%
Negative
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Enchanting, Great singing, Entertaining, Absorbing, Great staging

This classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is the longest running in Broadway history.

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51 Reviews | 1 Follower
100
Intense, Great staging, Great singing, Enchanting, Absorbing

See it if you are looking to watch a classic with a full orchestra and amazing staging and singing before it ends.

Don't see it if you don't like opera or want to understand every word of a musical. The audio was hard to hear when multiple people were singing at once.

63 Reviews | 10 Followers
100
Riveting, Romantic, Indulgent

See it if you've never seen it before...

Don't see it if you live in a major city where it might come through on tour. You can see this in almost any major city when the tour comes through.

60 Reviews | 13 Followers
100
Absorbing, Ambitious, Entertaining

See it if A true Broadway spectacle

Don't see it if There's no reason not to see it

84 Reviews | 1 Follower
100
Entertaining, Enchanting, Delightful, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You love a good love story and gorgeous music

Don't see it if You don’t like theater

752 Reviews | 145 Followers
100
Great music, Masterful, Romantic, Great staging, Great singing

See it if This is a classic with dancing and singing, the stage is wonderful, the costumes, everything about this show is great.

Don't see it if If you want to laugh and dislike singing. Read more

62 Reviews | 18 Followers
100
Masterful, Great staging, Great singing, Exquisite, Absorbing

See it if you are a fan of big production and large ensemble cast.

Don't see it if There is no reason you should not see this.

115 Reviews | 19 Followers
100
Must see, Great writing, Great staging, Great singing, Great acting

See it if A must see, a great production, saw the play 3 times, my daughter saw the play over 5 times, will Reese the show, a great production!

Don't see it if A must see, no issues

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68 Reviews | 9 Followers
100
Stunning, Great staging, Great singing, Exquisite, Enchanting

See it if you want beauty. I will never tire of the Overture or Finale. This production is FAR better than the new tour/UK versions. In every way.

Don't see it if Operatic/classical music isn't your cup of tea. Also, the whole show is sung, including "dialogue." That can be tough for some.

Critic Reviews (10)

The New York Times
August 17th, 2014
For a previous production

"I found my expectations upended, my jaded armor melting away...I found myself with a new appreciation for this beloved show’s gothic theatricality; the waltzing sweep of Harold Prince’s direction; the grandly soaring melodies of its most celebrated songs...It may or may not be a great musical, according to your tastes, or even a good one, but 'Phantom of the Opera' certainly remains a grand, lavishly decked-out galleon of a show, surging on into the 21st century showing few signs of decay."
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New York Daily News
January 27th, 1988
For a previous production

"To say the score is Lloyd Webber’s best is not saying a great deal...What sets ‘Phantom’ apart is the extraordinarily imaginative work of Bjornson, whose sets and costumes are a breathtaking, witty, sensual tribute to 19th century theater...The characters are not fleshed out, the lyrics are forgettable and the melodramatic plot is not as evocative as it might be. Nevertheless, that master conjurer Hal Prince has woven these seemingly outmoded materials into a grand evening of theater."
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Variety
January 26th, 1988
For a previous production

“Andrew Lloyd Webber has taken the Gaston Leroux potboiler about the love-crazed disfigured genius who lives in the catacombs of the Paris Opera and fashioned it into a thrilling and musically rich mass legit entertainment. The 19th century period spectacle, scenic legerdemain, soaring melodies and exceptional singing are at the service of an involving and piquantly offbeat love story, all of it staged with brilliantly organized flair by Harold Prince, back in top form.”
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The Washington Post
January 27th, 1988
For a previous production

“It is a thrilling show -- as sumptuous as any on Broadway. And it touches the heart in odd and unexpected ways…If you put aside all preconceived notions and let the spell happen, I don't see how you can be disappointed…’Phantom’ follows an insinuating tack -- luring the audience into a luxurious world of gaslight and dark shadows, caressing it with soaring melodies...Buoyed by the strains of Lloyd Webber's lush score, 'Phantom' shimmers with true romanticism."
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New York Post
February 4th, 2004
For a previous production

“Harold Prince’s powerful operatic-style staging is terrific, remaining taut and shipshape, while the show still acquires just the right style, ornate but quaint, from the late Maria Bjornson’s wonderful production design. Add to this Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sweeping and lush pastiche of a score, and you’ve got a blockbuster…This is not simply one of the longest-running Broadway musicals – it is, more important, one of the all-time best Broadway musicals. It delivers."
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New York Stage Review
September 13th, 2018
For a previous production

"There are Broadway shows and Broadway shows—and then there is the incomparable 'Phantom of the Opera': Awesome in scale. Luscious with melody. And it’s kinda crazy, too...A recent visit reveals that the production remains in tip-top performance shape, populated by actors whose faces recall Victorian-era daguerreotypes and whose voices do justice to Lloyd Webber’s romantic tunes."
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New York Stage Review
September 13th, 2018
For a previous production

"I went to the Majestic last week to find out what it’s like all these years, and millions, later. It turns out: Kind of a blast...The sets are towering, the costumes lush, the orchestrations overwhelming (in a good way). By setting the show in the world of opera, there are perfectly good reasons for the over-the-top sets, overwrought performances...Hal Prince’s direction remains both overwrought and sensitive, with some truly lovely moments...As good as it is, it is stagnant."
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C
August 17th, 2014
For a previous production

"'The Phantom of Opera' not only looks as good as it did in 1988, but still holds the same thrills for audiences as the day it first bowed...'Phantom' will never be my favorite musical; stretches of it drag and the plot remains remarkably simple-minded. But should Prince and the producers continue to make such smart casting decisions, there’s more than a ghost of a chance that this legendary musical will stay on Broadway for another 26 years."
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