Broadway finally arrives in Baltimore; Andrew Lloyd Webber mega-musical a perfect fit for Hippodrome

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From: Baltimore Afro-American
Date: 20040827
Author:Warren, Marc

Warren, Marc
Baltimore Afro-American
08-27-2004
Broadway has finally arrived in Baltimore!

After a 16-year wait and a search for a suitable theater, Andrew Lloyd
Webber's spectacular musical, "The Phantom of the Opera," has set up house
in the newly renovated Hippodrome Theater, where it will be thrilling
theatergoers in its eight-week run through Oct. 3.

"Phantom of the Opera" is based on the Gaston Leroux's novel, Le Fantome de
l'Opera. Directed by Tony Award- winning director Harold Prince, the
musical features a book by Webber and Richard Stilgoe, music by Webber and
lyrics by Charles Hart and ...

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