Phantom of the Opera enjoying sell-off performances at Her Majesty's Theatre London

(prHWY.com) March 4, 2013 - london, United Kingdom -- The 'persuasive powers' of Phantom continue to keep the auditorium of Her Majesty's Theatre London jam-packed night after night. Currently in its 26th year, the musical's popularity still seems to be unmatched than any other West End show. In 1986, the show made its London premier here and has been running at the same venue running for sale of performances. The musical is the adaptation of the gothic novel by Gaston Leroux.

The Phantom of the Opera show is a Harold Prince directorial and the ensemble cast of the includes Marcus Lovett (The Phantom), Simon Thomas (Raoul), Lara Martins (Carlotta), Sofia Escobar (Christine), Cheryl McAvoy (Madame Giry), Jeremy Secomb (Piangi), Barry James (Monsieur Firmin), Gareth Snook (Monsieur Andre) and Anna Forbes (Meg Giry).

The musical brings before the audiences the love saga of the Phantom who resides beneath the stage of Her Majesty's Theatre London and the stage of the Opera Houses in Paris. Smitten by the charms of young soprano singer Christine Daae, he befriends her. But the moment the girl gets to catch Phantom's glimpse, the two friends turn fiends.

The tale of love has been complimented by Andrew Lloyd Weber's music and features songs like All I Ask Of You, Think Of Me and The Point Of No Return. The show attained the milestone of 10,000 performances at Her Majesty's Theatre London and has been winner of numerous awards.

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