Hang onto the chandelier! The Phantom of the Opera is headed back to Cincinnati. One of the most popular musicals of all time moves into the Aronoff Center for a two-week run (April 30-May 11) courtesy of Broadway in Cincinnati. Getting its start in London in 1986, the show conquered Broadway two years later — and with nearly 11,000 performances there, it’s the longest-running show of all time by a big margin. The story of a disfigured musical genius who becomes obsessed with a beautiful singer never seems to grow old, and the spectacular production is a favorite of many.
Through May 11. $33-$80. Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St., Downtown, 513-621-2787, cincinnatiarts.org.
This article appears in Apr 23-29, 2014.
