One of the most successful musicals of all time Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" has delighted over 100 million people in 22 countries. The Phantom of the Opera Companion is the definitive account of the award-winning masterpiece tracing the phantom legend from its' origins in historical fact through numerous artistic incarnations to the present-day theatre production and film. Paperback
Divided into three parts the first section introduces the reader to Gaston Leroux's classic story based on the Paris Opera House during la belle époque the second section provides a unique insight into the renowned theatre production with backstage pictures and enlightening interviews with the director designers and crew. The final section covers the making of Joel Schumacher'sWWWW 2004 film production. As the authorised volume book to accompany the film The Phantom of the Opera is a lavish insight into this classic story and its' modern-day reincarnation.