The French Quarter, where New Orleans is not only known as America's most haunted city, but the music, French Creole culture, the voodoo mystique, masquerade pageantry of Mardi Gras, just lent itself to a natural adaptation of the Paris setting, and a story that has revenge, unrequited love and mystery." "I have long wanted to explore The Phantom of the Opera in a contemporary and new way and in a French Quarter setting," Fusco said in a statement obtained by THR.Īdditionally, Fusco told Deadline, "This is set it in the sultry nightlife scene of modern day New Orleans, the world of jazz, R&B, neo-Soul and funk.
RELATED VIDEO: John Legend Announces 24-Date Las Vegas Residency for 2022: 'Beautiful Show, Magical Night' A film adaptation of the musical was released in 2004 starring Gerard Butler as the Phantom and Emmy Rossum as the understudy, Christine. The story was later adapted into the 1986 musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber and is the longest-running show in Broadway history.
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Terry O'Neill/Iconic Images/Getty Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera
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