In the novel, Erik often refers to himself in the third person, a detail that didn't make it into any subsequent adaptations. Most of the character's history is revealed by a mysterious figure, known through most of the novel as The Persian or the Daroga, who saved Erik's life in Persia, and followed Erik to Paris other details are discussed in the novel's epilogue (e.g., his birthplace is given as a small town outside of Rouen, France). Erik himself laments the fact that his mother was horrified by his birth deformity, and that his father, a true master mason, never saw him.
The novel confirms that Erik has traveled to multiple countries including France, Russia, Persia, and northern Vietnam, learning various arts and sciences from each region. As he stood up from a lobby chair to walk back into the house, he said, “I do always love to hear it.In the original novel, few details are given regarding Erik's past. I’d rather write another show, and get ‘Cinderella’ here.”īut first, he had “Phantom” to open the next day. It’s an ordeal that could make for a chapter of the awaited sequel to his memoir, “Unmasked,” which follows his life and work only until “Phantom.” “Oh, I’m not writing that,” he said in the interview between rehearsals, adding with a puckish grin: “There’s too much I know. And when “Cinderella” at last debuted in the West End, its opening night was also a milestone for being that musical’s first performance for a full-capacity audience. During that time - and throughout the shutdown - he was one of theater’s fiercest and most outspokenly frustrated advocates. Again, this is uncommon such attention from a composer is more likely to be given to a new show, such as Lloyd Webber’s latest, “Cinderella,” which opened in London this summer after a series of pandemic delays.
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