He has a long history of working with Andrew Lloyd Webber and says although the current touring production has some differences from previous runs, the score remains untouched. Rigby prepped the current orchestra and cast for the tour, which will be unmasked at Bass Concert Hall April 19 for a nearly two-week run. The award-winning show that’s more than 30 years old has been reinvented and is touring with a cast of 50-plus people, including some extremely talented musicians. Phantom tells the story of a soprano singer who is the object of affection to a disfigured musical genius.
“I think his contribution to the world of musical theater can’t be understated - he’s one of the greatest living composers of musical theater.” Musical supervisor John Rigby is quick to extol the virtues of The Phantom of the Opera and its composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Not just because it broke all kinds of box office records in its time and is still the longest running Broadway show of all time, but because of the haunting score that propels its audiences into a deep cavern of emotions. I think it’s fair to say the phenomenon that is Phantom is unique and has never, nor will ever be, replicated. When it hit the stage in 1986, it set the bar extremely high. Decades ago, The Phantom of the Opera was my first exposure to high-quality musical theater.
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