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There's life in the old 'Phantom' yet; Singing, design still impressive

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 20071105
Author:Hedy Weiss

'THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA'

Recommended

When: Through Jan. 5

Where: Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph

Tickets: $28-$85

Phone: (312) 902-1400

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More than two decades after its premiere, "The Phantom of the Opera" has racked up some pretty spectacular statistics. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, based on Gaston Leroux's beauty-and-the beastlike 1911 novel, has been seen by more than 80 million people in 124 cities, with Chicago -- where the show first arrived in 1990 - - now hosting its fifth go-round of the still dazzlingly opulent production.

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