The chandelier starts in 4 separate segments in this production, the beginning overture they all hover around in circles then join into one large piece. You can't see this part in this video, but the entire theater walls around you looks decrepid and old, and right as the chandelier joins together and begins to ascend upwards the old walls transform to look brand new. No other production did it this way. Freaking amazing to see in person. It's a shame the show is no longer running in vegas

This is what phantom-phans live for! This is the TRUE Chandelier of Phantom of the Opera!! The line, "Chandelier in pieces", Fianlly has a true meaning!!!! If you ask me this is what ALL Phantom Chandeliers should look like, and do!!!

This is the best chandelier raise EVER. I love how the pieces come together.

Now this. *This* is how you do special effects. Imagine all the hidden mechanical devices needed to operate this kind of scenery. Absolutely incredible.

I remember as a child watching this. My eyes would not move from that chandelier. The most magical thing i had ever encountered and i am in love with theater to this day.

This beautiful chandelier just assembled for the very last time about 8 minutes ago. And...that's the end of it. I'm just so sad :(

The Overture & the chandelier coming together was spectacular! Got goosebumps & chills the second the music started & the pieces started to rise & come together. And when it came down? Let's just say I'm glad I was off to the side & not sitting under it! Lol. It was excellent! The whole show was great. Glad I decided to go. I saw it Sat. Too bad it's gone now.

When Vegas has magicians. This is the chandelier opening you get, YOU GET FRAGMENTS OF IT FLYING IN

Footage like this must be treasured, in case the arts are unable to come back. Good work.

I love the way the lights are flashing, and the chandelier- it reminds of the first time I saw the Phantom of the Opera. So beautiful. :)

I saw the show at the Veneitian in Vegas last Thursday night, not a big fan of operas I was blown away, This is a must see in Vegas, its worth every penny! The music was Awesome, the theatrics were great, and it even had some humor in the show, A+++ from me! Can't wait to go see it again!

0:29 when that drum machine kicks in and all the pieces of the chandelier start dancing around in the air... I doubt I'll ever again witness anything that magical in a theater... :-(

my 1st visit to Vegas was 2009 and so much miss the campy things about Vegas back then.

To die for! Have seen several Phantoms, but never Vegas... maybe it will come back-- and I WILL BE THERE!

Saw it for my Sweet 16 the year it closed. Before that I saw it every time my family came to Vegas (which was a lot lol) so you can bet I was crying my eyes out on my birthday knowing it was the last time I would see the Vegas version. I still have my ticket from it for memories :)

I saw Phantom in Begas with my friend Frankie the year before she died. We saw it for our join birthday celebration. I have very fond memories of seeing this with her. I hold it dear to my heart. I watch this video all the time and relive the fantastic experience.

My first phantom theater experience was Vegas and I could only ever be underwhelmed by every other chandelier scene. This one was mind boggling and even better when they dropped it.

I love this play! Everytime my family goes to Las Vegas I beg them to let me see Phantom again. I still can't get over how amazing the chandelier sequence is. The show is amazing itself and I think that no matter how many times you see the show you still have the same expierience as when you first saw it. Thanks for posting!

I heard the chandelier is still hung up in the Venetian - They need one like this in New York and London So Glad the Straight down fall was brought back for the US And UK Tour

Core childhood memory for this phan.

i wish i could've seen this.. this is so cool! what a perfect way to start phantom

I saw a stage production in San Francisco circa 1987. The chandelier was modest compared to this. What blew me away was the boat ride. I’ve searched KZfaq for boat rides and none equal the boat ride I saw.

Phantom, I'll miss you forever. I've seen it on Broadway... but nothing will ever compare to this again. :'(

I almost shitted my pants when I saw this in Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas. Spectacular show!

I'd never seen Phantom live before I attended a showing at the Venetian for Spring break...gonna go again, taking Mom for her 50th, she loved it as did I :) Vegas did a quite smashing job with this production! Bravo! *claps*

Loved phantom Las Vegas ,

I'm so excited to be able to see one of the final shows of Phantom The Las Vegas Spectacular and I'm going to sit almost under the chandelier! I absolutely love this part of the show with the chandelier coming together!!! AMAZING!!!

Yes, you are right. I was looking at the wrong portion of the Chandelier. In New York, they were placed along the rim of the middle tier, but now that you point them out, they are as bright as day. Thank you.

My brother an I were directly under the chandelier! So when they all formed together, it was right above us! It was awesome! At one point, the phantom goes "Drop the chandelier!" and it drops, like, 15 feet. I nearly pissed myself. I had a small heart attack having a gigantic prop drop to 3 feet above our heads. But it was awesome!

The most incredible Phantom moment I’ve ever experienced. It was absolutely outstanding in Vegas. This is truly what the chandelier should be. I honestly can’t express how amazing this was and will forever be grateful I got to see it. To see the chandelier come together was magical. We sat right under it as well so when it fell, you felt the rush of air and slid down into your seat!

If Lord Andrew Loyd Weber had any common sense he would have video taped the Las Vegas version instead of throwing somehting togeather at Prince Albert Hall.

I miss this production sooo muuch! Vegas local and i had been a Phantom phan long before going. this was my first time seeing it on stage. and my love for stagecraft only grew.

This is my second time seeing Phantom, first in Vancouver about 15 years ago, 2nd time a week ago at the Venetian in Las Vegas, and I have to say, So Awesome!!!! It was so intense, I had to fight tears the whole time, the singers, the orchestra, the set changes, were just amazing, truly beautiful, if you have a chance to see it before it finishes in September, do it! You won't be sorry!

The floating pieces remind me of ufo's :) Lovely, lovely, lovely!!!!

Incredible. I am gutted I never got to see it.

Best opening sequence ever!!

I ❤ the chandleier it,s amazing I just ❤ it so cool

this is definitely something i have to see in person before i die :)

i like this song ALOT

This is my favorite and my sisters favorite movie and one of my sister is only 13 and the other 9 and when we went to see it we loved it so much this was amazing to see i suggest to everyone that hasn't seen it GO SEE IT!!!!!!! YOU WON'T REGRET IT & I think the best place is either the balcony or underneath the chandelier because the first time we saw it i was underneath the chadelier and when it drops its a rush and the second time when we were on the balcony I saw EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

holy hell this is my new favorite overture chandelier raising WOW !!!

Oh, absolutely! You are right on, my friend!!!!

How they got an actual chandelier in pieces to assemble is beyond me. Bravo👏🏽

The introduction to this Chandelier is much more elaborate than what Broadway performed, but one thing I missed from this model is the harp-like decor lined along the tiers (the figurines that resemble hair picks).

I saw this in Friday. I went with my school choir! I eant to watch it again. We got to meet the cast! Friday was the best day ever!

Love the "I got it all on video!" at the end. Bravo!

my very first time seeing Phantom was at the Venetian and OMG, best chandelier opening act.

Thanks for the heads up! I was in Row J so I had to turn around to see the chandelier come together. It was great!

I saw the vegas show in the summer. Before the shopw I was confused until I saw the pieces being pulled together. It was great. I wasn't right under it, but I was close.

Got tickets 4 center orchestra. Taking dad and he's never seen a musical b4. Excited!!!

I went to see Phantom in Las Vegas for the second time for FREE. The awesome part was I sat in Side Orchestra the first time and this time was upgraded to Golden Circle and sat below the Chandelier. I was suprised when the chandelier fell really fast. I was so excited for the overture. Really great show!!! Want to see it again!

Now that's a sexy Phantom chandelier

was under the chandelier in Vegas, glad i knew it had a lot of testing, delayed opening for a while

Oh my god....I saw the show last night and my jaw was literally agape as I saw the chandelier being pieced together!!!! There are no words to describe the sheer awesomeness! It looked sooooo cool with the light affects and the pieces flying around in the air like that...I have to say much cooler than on Broadway or London where the chandelier simply flies slowly to the ceiling to be mounted.

the chandelier "literally" in pieces.

I come here 'cause Sierra started her phantom journey from here...and I love Sierra ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ And I m awestruck to see the chandelier assemble....wow..... 🔥🔥 She mentions it in an interview though

The Chandelier Crash in Vegas is different than any any of the current shows or the Movie. The Chandelier comes straight down and the lights go out with it about 15 feet above the heads of the audience (I know I have sat right under it) and the there is the sound of the chandelier crashing and the auditorium rumbles. and it comes down pretty fast. Almost at free fall but it is under the control of the computer the whole time.

The best special effect of any production of The phantom of the opera anywhere. So sad it closed.

this was the greatest thing i have ever seen the chandelier was the coolest thing ever holy god words cant describe the feeling you got when watching this chandelier was being pieced together.....AMAZING

I miss this so much.

Yo, this is epic! Four chandeliers forming into one big chandelier!

I saw this is Vegas a dew nights ago and, my god, it truly was spectacular. When the chandelier begins to move I was positively in awe. I hear a lot of people saying that this show pales in comparison to the original Broadway-and maybe it does-but I have never seen the Broadway show (only the film) and I thought it was positively fantastic. It's an expensive show, but it's worth every penny!

AMAZING!!!! just got back from Vegas and Phantom was one of the shows that we saw truly an unforgettable experience I wish I could get the whole thing they should make a whole video of it and sell it to the people who can go to Vegas, is something that everybody has to see!! thanks for uploading it.

@spratzern you're a fucking hero for posting this, and if you filmed it, evenmoreso. Thank you so much.

I saw this recently, about a couple of weeks ago. Just like you did, I didn't want to see this show at first because I had wanted to see Blue man show instead. However, the show was fantastic, and I never regret watching this show. And YES! The Overture is my favorite!

Whoa....just EPICNESS. I mean I really enjoy this becuase I saw Phantom on Broadway in May AND being the phan-girl I am I was so excited and then when we found our seats it was like row D or something and we were close to the center and then BOOM the chandelier was like 5feet away from us. So awsome

That is awesome! I wish every production did that!

Pull up the legendary and infamous chandelier OVER the audience is a chad move :D

@BroadwayKidNamedJosh Broadway show tickets are much cheaper in the Fall. I went last fall to see Phantom and my ticket cost me $35 for the front of the balcony seats, amazing view of the whole stage and the off-stage action

God it's so awesome I WANT TO GO TO THERE

I you say this isn't epic... you have no idea what you're messing with.

You are so right! Anthony and Kristi were really good! It's so sad that it closing. The theatre is absolutely beautiful!

Saw the phantom two weeks ago in vegas, this was by far my favorite part

This is amazing

Waiting for the day I win the lottery, and bring back this fantastic version of the show back to Vegas. Really miss it, by far the best show in vegas

this was truly amazing, its totally worth flying to vegas and see it!!

I cried when the chandelier was being assembled. I only wish I could see it in NY. It's so short here. :/

That is amazing!!!! I'd probably cry when I see it in person.

see pieces of show is to like to see it in real and i think this kind of video promoted the show actualy and this is exactly how i went to see so many shows from what i found on youtube...

I saw it in London... the music gave me chills!

No more expensive than any other Vegas show. Discount codes for the show, through Ticketmaster, were readily available as well.When I saw it, the place was packed. Admittedly, the closing had been announced by then, which may have had an effect.

Row P seats 30-32 are the best to be right under the chandelier. It literally drops right on you there.

I saw this in vegas, fucking amazing

Watched this show it was amazing!!!!

absolutely!! And get the seats in the balcony -NOT THE STALLS... you see it ALL!

I honestly agree with everyone here, I don't understand why they would just throw all of the work and detail away, Phantom theater is amazing, I have never seen such a beautiful space. And if they can't afford to run it so much why not do it every other night or something instead of Monday - Saturday with 2 shows on some days?!? Like honestly! Anthony Crivello is the BEST Phantom I have ever heard or seen... just sayin.

i know what i want as a birthday present now! FLY TO VEGAS JUST FOR PHANTOM THEN GO HOME LOL!

Love it!!! Goin' to see in for 3rd time next year for my birthday. Hope to tKe everyone I know. ;)

I love the Phantom of the opera show in Las Vegas

Better than Broadway's chandelier by FAR.

My goodness. O_O I may be going to see this over Spring Break, due to the fact that the touring cast doesn't come to California anymore. It looks spectacular.

They replaced this with… Rock of Ages… No words.

I went & saw the 7:00 show on Saturday, 09/01/12! It was great. I noticed the differences & changes made to show, but still enjoyed myself. First time seeing it live. Overall had a great experience. Wanted to record some, like the chandelier, but was chicken. Paid $108, traveled over 300 miles, didn't want to risk getting booted, lol. Brava to this show! :)

I love phantom of the opera in Las Vegas good job filming it and making the title

Wooooooow!!!!!!!!!!!

Why couldn’t the Royal Albert Hall production use this kind of chandelier? The drop for it is TERRIFYING!

i know it's awesome i saw the whole show in las vegas, great special effects

Wow thats a good shot! I saw it too last year ( I was in row A ;-P)

Too bad some people won't be able to see the spectacle that is Phantom, I would've loved to go see the show before it closed down. The chandelier would have been breathtaking to see, in real life, assemble itself.

This theater in vegas was built exclusivly for this show.