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Forty years of the Phantom of the Opera - the show that wouldn’t die: ‘People come back to hear the impossible’

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Forty years of the Phantom of the Opera - the show that wouldn’t die: ‘People come back to hear the impossible’”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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As Andrew Lloyd Webber’s enduring gothic melodrama celebrates its 40th birthday, producer Cameron Mackintosh and cast members from down the years recall what makes it so special There is something about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterly musical The Phantom of the Opera – celebrating 40 years on the West End this…
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