"Masquerade is one of the most coveted and expensive tickets in New York theater right now. It re-envisions The Phantom of the Opera as an immersive, romantic experience in a random building in midtown - with a secret password required to enter the venue to thwart interlopers. You're ushered from room to room as the performance unfolds, and, if you're lucky enough to avoid a rainy day, you also get a showstopper of a number on the roof."
"Multiple artists, including Marina Abramović, are credited as fine-arts collaborators for Masquerade,all of whom allowed the production to feature their thematically appropriate work. That list also includes a new piece from Bob Dylan, who was commissioned to weld ironwork gates specifically for the show. We're surprised that Dylan didn't tweet the news out himself but rather relied on a small note in the playbill to confirm his involvement."
Masquerade reimagines The Phantom of the Opera as an immersive, romantic experience staged in a random Midtown building that requires a secret password for entry. Audience members are masked, served Champagne, and are guided from room to room as the performance unfolds, sometimes culminating in a rooftop musical number. The production features fine-arts collaborations, including work by Marina Abramović and a commissioned ironwork gate by Bob Dylan. Creative director Shai Baitel curated contributions that align thematically with the Phantom and emphasized an intimate, audience-oriented experience influenced by Parisian and Sleep No More aesthetics.
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