This book examines the themes and adaptations of The Phantom of the Opera exploring the story's appeal to multiple generations. Paperback
After discussing Gaston Leroux's original 1910 novel the work turns first to Phantom on film from Lon Chaney's 1925 Phantom through to Dario Argentino'sWWWW 1988 version. Then it takes to the stage looking at Andrew Lloyd Webber's spectacularWWWW 1986 production and its lesser known predecessors and competitors and those that followed.
