...of the Opera is gone, replaced by Las Vegas Spectacular as a subtitle, which can only mean...even grander and looser lighting fixtures. When that chandelier appears, it's like Close Encounters: Live!, and the inevitable crash is the near-death experience any orchestra-seater could hope for. Even Phanatics might have trouble picking out trims in this 95-minute abridgment, and getting through the gothy hokum faster ain't bad. But the cast is caught in a sprint, and one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's better scores, Phantom, like the dude under the mask, wants a bit more breathing room.

