Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask

2006•1h 30m•5.6/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.6/10(17)

This made-for-television documentary tells the story of the creation of the world's most successful musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

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Production

Brook Lapping Productions, BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Fay Ripley

Fay Ripley

Narrator (voice)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Self - Composer

Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman

Self - "Christine Daaé" - Original Cast

Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford

Self - "Phantom" - Original Cast

Cameron Mackintosh

Cameron Mackintosh

Self - Producer

Gillian Lynne

Gillian Lynne

Self - Choreographer

Hal Prince

Hal Prince

Self - Director

Steve Harley

Steve Harley

Self - Lead Singer, Cockney Rebel

Janos Kurucz

Self - "Joseph Buquet" - Original Cast

Christopher Tucker

Self - Make-up Creator

Charles Hart

Self - Lyricist

Richard Stilgoe

Richard Stilgoe

Self - Lyricist

Michael Reed

Self - Musical Director

Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard

Self

Don Black

Don Black

Self - Lyricist, "Tell Me on a Sunday"

Michael Le Poer Trench

Self - Photographer

Rosemary Ashe

Self - "Carlotta" - Original Cast

Claire Moore

Self - "Christine Daaé" - Original Understudy

Clive Barnes

Self - Theatre Critic

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Self

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