``PHANTOM'' DELIVERS, SPECTACLES AND ALL ON THE STRENGTH OF ITS SUCCESS HERE, MUSICAL RETURNS FOR MONTHLONG RUN.(LOCAL)

From: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) | Date: April 4, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: MAL VINCENT, THEATER CRITIC

That masked man is loose in downtown Norfolk again, but the only one to feel like the lone ranger will be those who miss it.

After the triumphant run in 1995-96 that virtually redefined the meaning of touring shows locally, ``The Phantom of the Opera'' is back.

Suffice it to say that it is as spectacular in look and as soaring in melody as ever. Set to stay through May 1, a shorter run than in '96, it cannot possibly hope to surpass the $6.5 million record it set back then. That's a record that is likely to remain unsurpassed for a ...

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