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Forty years of the Phantom of the Opera - the show that wouldn’t die: ‘People come back to hear the impossible’
Source: The Guardian · Published

<p>As Andrew Lloyd Webber’s enduring gothic melodrama celebrates its 40th birthday, producer Cameron Mackintosh and cast members from down the years recall what makes it so special</p><p>There is…
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