In both the novel and the musical, the plot revolves around Christine Dáae, a young opera singer and muse of the Phantom of the Opera, a mysterious being who rules the famous Garnier Theater in Paris from the shadows. For 34 years, The Phantom of the Opera has been presented in 181 cities around the world, being seen by 135 million viewers and winning more than 70 awards. This particular twist to the play was well received by Webber, fully involved in this dark version of his musical, one that since its first performance in 1988 has become the longest-running performance on Broadway, a mecca of world theater.
Now the directors, production staff and actors will be forced to give the best show of their lives live, while trying to escape the mysterious killer who haunts behind the scenes and threatens to make them the next victim. Production problems, ego struggles in the cast, delays in setting up the scenery and, to make matters worse, the brutal (and untimely) death of one of the protagonists. Produced by Austin Winsberg and Andrew Lloyd Webber himself, author of the successful musical The Phantom of the Opera Live, the series will show us a “behind the scenes” of the arduous task of bringing the famous work to perform its first live performance for millions of viewers around the world and the mishaps to which it is usually subjected.
As one of the recent adaptations of the Phantom of the Opera, the first season of The Show Must Go On on the Peacock platform will heighten the intrigue of Gastón Leroux’s famous work, after turning its musical performance into a matter of life and death.
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