who wrote the phantom of the opera?
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Phantom was inspired by a different musical version of the same story, by Ken Hill, which Andrew Lloyd Webber saw at the Theatre Royal Stratford East in 1984. The music for Lloyd Webber's own version was composed specifically for the voice of his wife at the time, singer Sarah Brightman. The original creative team included Andrew Lloyd Webber (music and book), Richard Stilgoe (book), Charles Hart (lyrics), Hal Prince (direction), Gillian Lynne (choreography) and Maria Bjornson (production design). Around the same time, many other rival productions of the Phantom story were started, which had not occurred in any other stage show since the early 20th Century. [2][3]\n\nThe musical was produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group and opened at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, on October 9, 1986, where it still runs as of 2006. It was taken to Broadway in 1987 and premiered at the Majestic Theatre on January 26, 1988. The three original London leads, Michael Crawford (the Phantom), Sarah Brightman (Christine) and Steve Barton (Raoul), reprised their roles on Broadway. [4]\n\nThe Phantom of the Opera was part of the major British influence on Broadway in the 1980s along with Cameron Mackintosh productions such as Cats, Miss Saigon, and Les Misérables.
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I love Phantom of the Opera also! My fave besides that is Singin' in the Rain and Chicago! oops cant forget Moulin Rouge!
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LES MISERABLES (?)\nVIVA LA REVOLUTION!\n\nafter that, phantom, then fiddler.
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Sure; it's "In the Hall of the Mountain King"; part of Edvard Grieg's "Peer Gynt" suite. There are two suites, both written by Grieg circa 1876 to musicalize Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" play. The one containing the piece you're interested in is the first one (Op.46), consisting of four parts:  Morning, Death of Ase, Anitra's Dance and In the Hall of the Mountain King. Should you want to purchase a CD, both suites are usually available in a single disc. You can also purchase a single track online through several sites.
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Text of the play:\nhttp://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/beggar.html\n\nWikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beggar's_Opera\n\nSummary and discussion:\nhttp://www.contemplator.com/history/johngay.html
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honey,that's a bit too hard.Is that really your homework?? gee..who wrote it? John Ashberry.Please tell us who wrote it.
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I like it. who wrote it?
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Kristin Chenowith was originally trained in opera, so she has more control over her voice that most people could even dream of.  Myself included!  :)
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The phantom was known for using the punjab lasso, a strangling device from India. Some sources tie it to the famous magic trick in which a rope seems to stand on end.  \n\nIn any case, by keeping your hands at the level of the eyes, one could possibly avoid being strangled as the arm would block the noose.
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famous opera singer \ngreat great voice
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Thank you. That should be printed in every newspaper in the USA on Christmas Eve day. Very somber. Very true.\nWho is the author?
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I started getting into musicals at a very young age. The first time I saw Phantom of the Opera I was 10 and the second time I was 16. Now I'm 25 and still very much in love with it. Have you seen Miss Saigon? That is my absolute favorite.\n\n-I'm not talking about the movie(s). Broadway performances.
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Edgar Allan Poe wrote on both. ;)
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i LOVE RENT! my old roommate was a broadway fanatic. she recommended to me "Phantom of the Opera" (which i love!) and also "Little Shop of Horrors".
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While there are many critics to choose from, my two choices are Lionel Charles Knight and George Wilson Knight because, although they criticized the same play and theme, they have different points of view.\n\nOr you could break it into two sentences:\n\nThere are many critics to choose from and my two choices are Lionel Charles Knight and George Wilson Knight.  These two men criticized the same play and theme and had different points of view that are worthy of discussion.\n\nUse your commas and re-phrase just a little but I think the sentence still works for you.  The rest of your paragraph will decide on the "flow" of your sentence(s).\n\nGood luck!
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Bizet. That's the guy who wrote the music for the Opera called Carmen.
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Yes I loved The phantom of the Opera it was so Romantic and sexy I liked how they portrait the phantom mysteriously looking and desirable...I also liked the music lol