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About Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera is the longest running Broadway production. Many don’t realize that the story of Phantom of the Opera was first a series of short stories based on real events at the Paris Opera House. Gaston Leroux was the original writer of The Phantom of the Opera. It was not a very popular story when it was first released in 1909. It was not adapted to English until 1911, but even so the book was out of print several times during the 20th century. There have been several film adaptations of the novel and of course the Broadway production. The character Phantom of the Opera is based on tales that a true opera house ghost existed in the Paris Opera House. The Phantom of the Opera was named Erik in the book a man disfigured since birth that was a little mad despite his musical genius.

Dressing up as Phantom of the Opera

To truly be the Phantom of the Opera you must display a bit of madness in your character. The Phantom of the Opera is a popular story making the man with the mask one of the most popular costumes for theatre as well as costume parties. The costume of the Phantom of the Opera is rather simplistic depending on which affectations you would like to have. There is the regular costume you see the character in for most of the play and then of course the Masquerade costume. There are also several different masks you can choose from when creating the Phantom of the Opera costume. If you are part of a couple you may choose to have Christine as part of the nightly events. Another character from the play is Raoul. With Christine you have several costume changes to choose from.