Show History
History
Inspiration
Phantom Of The Country Opera is a Country Western send up of the story told in the French novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
Productions
Phantom Of The Country Opera opened at the Marriott s Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago in June of 1994, where it received positive reviews. It was also featured in the in the Festival of New Musicals, sponsored by the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), in 1994.
Following that, since 1995, Phantom Of The Country Opera has had more than 80 productions in the United States, and has been produced internationally in Australia, Canada, England, Kuwait, and Russia.
Cultural Influence
- The title and story of Phantom Of The Country Opera are a spoof reference to the very popular musical The Phantom of the Opera, which has been running on Broadway for 26 years.
- Leroux's novel, The Phantom of the Opera, which is the show's source material has also been adapted many other times for stage and screen, including notably in a 1925 film featuring Lon Chaney.
Trivia
- Phantom Of The Country Opera bookwriters Sean Grennan and Kathy Santen are husband and wife.
- The show was titled Phantom Of The Country Palace when it premiered at the Marriott's Lincolnshire Theatre in 1994.
- NAMT has nurtured the creation, development, production, and presentation of new musicals since 1985.