PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Murder Mystery Anthology Series in the Works

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 9/9/22 at 12:34pm

https://deadline.com/2022/09/phantom-of-the-opera-murder-mystery-anthology-series-peacock-austin-winsberg-robert-greenblatt-andrew-lloyd-webber-1235110809/

"The Show Must Go On is a darkly comedic murder mystery anthology series. Each season would take place in the days leading up to a big, live, televised event and would tackle a new murder with a refreshed cast.

Season 1 is set behind the scenes during the making of a fictitious version of Lloyd Webber’s worldwide mega-hit: The Phantom of The Opera Live! As if putting on a giant, live, beloved musical isn’t enough of a challenge, imagine how hard it will be with endless production problems, warring stars, mounting network pressures, and, oh yeah, the gruesome and untimely death of one of the leads. With a murderer on the loose, and a Phantom to contend with, the whole cast and crew will have to come together to put on the greatest show of their lives… that is – if they can live long enough to make it to the final curtain…

While Phantom of the Opera will not be performed in its entirety as the season will follow the musical coming together in the background, many of its famous scenes and hits beloved by theater fans the world over, including “The Music of the Night”, will be featured on the show, sources tell Deadline. And we hear that Lloyd Webber may even be part of the cast."

 

Updated On: 9/9/22 at 12:34 PM

[Globefan]

Posted: 9/9/22 at 12:46pm

I love this idea 

Updated On: 9/9/22 at 12:46 PM

[Fosse76]

Posted: 9/9/22 at 3:55pm

Isn't this the plot to Curtains?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/9/22 at 5:57pm

Fosse76 said: "Isn't this the plot to Curtains?"

It’s also very similar to “Phantom of the Auditorium” a Goosebumps book about a murder mystery occurring  during a rehearsal process for a high school production of Phantom. The book was adapted into a musical as well.

[Elibal]

Posted: 9/9/22 at 6:18pm

It is also the plot to Stage Fright

 

[Plannietink08]

Posted: 9/9/22 at 6:39pm

It’s also the plot of the Cold Case episode called “Willkommen”