{"id":12260,"date":"2012-04-12T10:06:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T14:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=12260"},"modified":"2021-09-10T13:49:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T17:49:25","slug":"follow-the-phantom-part-1-auditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/04\/12\/follow-the-phantom-part-1-auditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow the Phantom: Auditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Go behind-the-scenes of Wright State University\u2019s production of <em>The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the first episode of the Follow the Phantom series, director W. Stuart McDowell discusses the popularity and plot of <em>The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>. We also introduce you to Casey Jordan, the junior musical theatre major tackling the show\u2019s title role. He gives us an insider\u2019s look at the audition process and show us a sneak peek of the production\u2019s first rehearsals.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s gothic musical tells the story of a twisted musical genius and his dangerously obsessive love for young soprano capable of giving life to his songs. Winner of seven Tony Awards, the <em>The Phantom of the Opera<\/em> is currently the longest-running show on Broadway.<\/p>\n<p>Wright State\u2019s production runs May 10-27, 2012. For tickets or more information, call the Box Office at (937) 775-2500.<\/p>\n<p>Look for future Follow the Phantom episodes to join Casey as he becomes <em>The Phantom of the Opera.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Casey Jordan, the junior musical theatre major tackling the title role in Wright State&#8217;s production of &#8220;The Phantom of the Opera.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/04\/12\/follow-the-phantom-part-1-auditions\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":12263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,729,725,727,747,715,719,720],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-around-campus","category-home-news-sidebar","category-homepage-photos-and-video","category-liberal-arts","category-news","category-special-categories","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12260"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112019,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12260\/revisions\/112019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}