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Hi, I'm Christopher Rokosz, actor, director of both stage and screen. I want to tell you
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a little bit about who composed the Phantom of the Opera. Actually there were actually
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two composers, one is Ken Hill with the Ken Hill version of Phantom of the Opera. And
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also the very popular Andrew Lloyd Webber, who, well produced the Andrew Lloyd Webber
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version musical of the Phantom of the Opera. Both adapted from the 1909 novel by Gaston
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Leroux. Originally published in French, translated into English in nineteen-eleven. Andrew Lloyd
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Webber, a prolific composer. He won seven Tony awards, three Grammy awards, an Academy
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Award, a Golden Globe award. In nineteen-ninety-two he was knighted. He also got the Kennedy Center
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Honor Award. There may be other awards that I'm even forgetting. So he's well renowned,
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also, his London based theater company, one of my favorite names for theater companies,
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the Really Useful Theater Company as opposed to the Not Useful at All Theater Company.
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I think I worked with them in Tampa. But seriously, Lloyd Webber did an excellent job. He has
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a knack for putting together very popular musicals, sometimes not as critically acclaimed
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as, you know, as other composers. Now you're saying to yourself, well Chris, you've listed
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those litany of awards, sure, but we know sometimes awards don't necessarily mean directly
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to critically acclaimed talent. I enjoy, I enjoy almost all of his musicals but specifically
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the Phantom of the Opera holds a special place in my heart, those powerful driving beats
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of the main overture and the title score, to the very high tubular bells inside of it.
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It's an absolutely wonderful show, so if you like Phantom of the Opera, check out Lloyd
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Webber, check out his other work and give Ken Hill a try too. I'm Christopher Rokosz.