|
|
||
|
The Novel
The Musical
The Movies
Prequels, Sequels, and Knock-Offs
This Site
|
Behind the Phantom's Mask by Roger Ebert  Make A Review Annotation Following the formula of Victorian novelist Wilkie Collins, Ebert penned a newspaper serial that was enjoyed by readers of newspapers all over the world. Now he has revised his outrageous weekly cliffhanger into a funny, free-wheeling thriller that reflects the dizzying imagination of the Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic. From Publishers Weekly Mason Devereaux, a hard-drinking London stage actor of faded reputation, is given the chance to revitalize his career by assuming the title role in a West End production of The Phantom of the Opera . When his first performance is interrupted by a murder onstage, Devereaux is thrust into the unfamiliar spotlight of international celebrity. Soon, showbiz and media types from Tinseltown to Bucharest are clamoring to see and be seen with the world's reigning drunken thespian. This crush sweeps the hapless actor halfway across the globe, stopping along the way at Cannes, Disney World, the Betty Ford Clinic, the Oprah Winfrey Show and the broadcast booth at Wrigley Field. In the course of a mishap-plagued odyssey, he is twice kidnapped, drugged, cryogenically frozen and, finally, married. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Thanks to Barnes & Noble.com for being so accessible. |
Angel of Music Angel of Music: Giselle Angel of Music: Tales The Angel of the Opera Behind the Phantom's Mask By Sarah Russell Canary Trainer Christine Darkness Brings the Dawn Deception Le Fantome Into the Light Journey of the Mask Maskerade Murder at the Met Night Magic Phantasy Phantom The Phantom Cat of the Opera Phantom in Time Phantom of the Auditorium The Phantom of Manhattan The Phantom of the Old Opera House Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Operetta The Phantom of Paris Phantoms Don't Drive Sports Cars Progeny Stagestruck Vampires and ... Trap-Door Maker Unmasqued You Are Not Alone |
