Dates: March 23 1995 – January 1 2003
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Originally starring Michael Crawford
Then David Cassidy, Tommy Tune, Rick Springfield
Director: Scott Faris
Choreographer: Anthony Van Laast
Designer: David Mitchell
Costume Designer: Theoni Aldredge
Lighting Designer; Natasha Katz
Sound Designer: Jonathan Deans
Epic production which redefines the excesses of Las Vegas productions.
- $40million production budget
- 11 month technical rehearsal
- 70 performers
- 70 crew
- 2 Dragons cost $1million each
Sound
- 300 speakers
Lighting
- ETC Obsession 3000 Control
- 3000 dimmers
- 2300 lanterns
- 336 moving lights (including 175 Vari*Lites and 125 High End Cyberlights)
Scenery / Automation
- 102 tons of stage scenery
- 85 tons of flown scenery and lighting
- 2700 amp 3 phase power for scenic automation