Today the Empire State Building light-show suits in honor of the phantom of the Opera

Today the Empire State Building light-show suits in honor of the phantom of the Opera

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the musical «the phantom of the Opera» skyscraper Empire State Building will give new Yorkers a special gift, a spectacular light and music show in the true spirit of Broadway.

The musical, songs from which is known worldwide, was first shown on the stage of the Majestic theatre on 26 January 1988, this means that this week he will be 30 years old. Such enviable anniversary must be celebrated with a special scale.

The official anniversary of one of the longest-running Broadway show is scheduled for Friday. And today, January 24, the famous Empire State Building will suit a magnificent light show for all fans of the cult musical. The building will be lit blue and white lights all night, and holiday music will start at 23:00. If you do not see the Empire State Building out the window (well, life happens), watch the light show will be online — it will be broadcast live to Twitter.

The musical «the phantom of the Opera» based on the novel by French writer Gaston Leroux. The story of his rather simple — it has a talented singer Christine Daaé , becomes the object of obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius that is the Phantom of the Opera. The play became the longest running musical in history of Broadway, he passed on the shows of the musical «Cats» in 2006. This is the second «Rejected» the long-running musical and the third most long-running play in the history of the West End.

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