Live Production from London's Royal Albert Hall
in Movie Theaters Nationwide

To
mark its 25th Anniversary year, Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd
Webber present "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" in a fully-staged, lavish
production, set in the sumptuous Victorian splendour of the Royal Albert
Hall with a cast and orchestra of over 200. Audiences are invited to
join the celebration when the event is beamed live via satellite to
cinemas across North America .

"THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" became the longest running show in Broadway history on 9 January 2006 when it celebrated its 7,486th performance, surpassing the previous
record holder "Cats". This coincided with the Broadway and the US
national touring company celebrating an unprecedented 20,000
performances in the United States. In October 2010 the London production celebrated its 10,000th performance.

"THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" has won over 60 major theatre awards, including seven Tonys on Broadway and three Olivier Awards in the West End . It won the 'Most Popular Musical Audience Award', voted by the
public, in the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards. "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA",
which opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on 9 October 1986 starred Michael Crawford as 'The Phantom' and Sarah Brightman as 'Christine.' It is produced by
Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company Limited.

Worldwide,
"THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" has grossed over £3.2 billion. The box
office revenues are higher than any film or stage play in history,
including "Titanic", "ET", "Star Wars" and "Avatar". It has been seen in
145 cities in 27 countries and played to over 130 million people. "THE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" is currently showing in London, New York , Budapest , Las Vegas , and Kyoto.

Live Broadcast in Cinemas

The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall event will be broadcast to select movie theaters for an exclusive four-night run beginning with the LIVE broadcast on Sunday, October 2 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT; followed by pre-recorded broadcasts on Wednesday, October 5 ; Thursday, October 6 and one final encore on Tuesday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m . local time. (Schedules will vary slightly per market, please visit