Welcome to the 25th anniversary of the musical, The Phantom of the Opera, based off of a novel of the same name! Quite a beautiful advertisement of the customary celebration of its time on Broadway at the Royal Albert Hall, built by Prince Albert for promoting the understanding and appreciation of the arts. The placement of the images and text are masterful, utilising the photographer’s rule of threes. The mask, the very symbol of the musical, is centerpiece, in front of the falling chandelier in a full-house opera house, giving just a taste of the scenes within the musical to be seen. The name and setting of the musical are depicted in shattered glass words, which, if one knows the storyline of the musical, fits perfectly. If not, it draws upon the ideas of shattered glass and realities, drawing from the emotions associated with them. The actual Royal Albert Hall is wreathed in light, almost as if to draw in the viewer to come see the musical. The reason for the event is written in elegant script at the mid-bottom left corner, the 25 looking like diamonds. The whole advertisement is shrouded in dark clouds and nightfall, conveying the mystery of musical, that shrouds and highlights the plot of the musical. Surely, many who know this musical and even those who do not, were drawn in by this beautiful advertisement to come see the celebration of 25 years of song, darkness, love, and mystery.
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