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Lloyd Webber's fears haunt `Phantom'

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 19960725
Author:Ed Siegel, Globe Staff

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Musical in two acts. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. Book by Stilgoe and Lloyd Webber, based on the novel by Gaston Leroux. Directed by Harold Prince. Sets, Maria Bjornson. Lighting, Andrew Bridge. Sound, Martin Levan. Choreography, Gillian Lynne. At: the Wang Center for the Performing Arts, through Sept. 15.

Before getting to why "The Phantom of the Opera" is the perfect metaphor for Andrew Lloyd Webber's career, let's state several positive things about the production at the Wang Center.

It's good to see professional theater ...

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