History Franchise / ThePhantomOfTheOpera

* [[Series/ThePhantomOfTheOpera The 1990 NBC two-part TV miniseries]], starring Creator/CharlesDance as the Phantom....

* ''The Return of the Phantom'', a PC game created by Raymond Benson.

* [[VisualNovel/MazMThePhantomOfTheOpera A 2018 visual novel adaptation]] by [=MazM=].

* LoveTriangle: Depending on the version and/or the actors, this can be TriangRelations 4 or 7. In [[Film/PhantomOfTheOpera1943 the 1943 version]], oddly enough, it's not Raoul and Erik competing over Christine, but Raoul and a baritone Christine often stars opposite onstage. (The Phantom figure is Christine's ''father'' in this case, who wants her back after leaving her in her childhood.) In the end, Christine chooses her career over both of them.

* [[Theatre/ThePhantomOftheOpera The wildly successful musical]] by Creator/AndrewLloydWebber...

* GorgeousPeriodDress: Everywhere you look.

*** This is also now averted in the West End production -- Emmi Christensson, an alternate Christine, wears a blonde wig. This also counts for Meg, dark-haired in the book, but blonde in the musical, is now sometimes dressed in a dark wig.

-->Signora, no, the world wants ''YOU!!!''

* TorchesAndPitchforks: The mob that chases after Erik at the end of the 1925 film--and in the 2004 version.

** The Opera House set built for the 1925 film was an extraordinarily elaborate set for its day. It still exists today, and was used for, believe it or not, ''Film/TheMuppets2011''.

** Averted with the [[http://theuglybugball.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/lair-phantom-full-prosthetics-sm.jpg tragedy]] wrought upon the beauty that is [[http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/sites/broadwaymw/files/photos-artist/Ramin_photo_by_Phil_Griffin_008_Ret_Crop.jpg Ramin Karimloo]]

** [[http://unlimitedmusic.se/IMG/peterjoback.jpg Peter Jöback]] who plays the part on West End between March and September of 2012 originally auditioned to play the Phantom on Broadway but was rejected because he was considered too good looking for the part. He was offered the part of Raoul instead, turned it down and was then contacted by Andrew Lloyd Webber who asked him to come play the role in London.

** The Opera House set built for the 1925 film was an extraordinarily elaborate set for its day. It still exists today, and was used for, believe it or not, ''Film/TheMuppets''.

** This has also happened to Carlotta over the years. Originally she was part of a TechnicianVersusPerformer comparison, with Carlotta having a marvelous instrument but no soul in her singing as opposed to the more passionate (if rather more erratic) Christine. Over the years this has been simplified to Carlotta's voice being awful (or at least past its prime), to the point where the Schumacher movie depicts opera staff stuffing cotton in their ears when she prepares to sing (thus leading to InformedFlaw, as Margaret Preece's voice is one of the better ones in the film).
*** In fact a few swings in the stage show can cover both Carlotta and Christine. Also Carlotta is always played by someone who's been classically trained.

** In Creator/DarioArgento's film version, the Phantom has [[UpToEleven no facial disfigurement at all.]]

* [[Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1983 The 1983 film]], [[MadeForTVMovie made for TV]] and starring Maximilian Schell.

* [[Series/ThePhantomOfTheOpera An American television version]] starring Creator/CharlesDance aired in 1990. So yes, the same man played the Phantom of the Opera and [[Series/GameOfThrones Tywin Lannister]].

* ''The Canary Trainer'' by Nicholas Meyers sees Literature/SherlockHolmes investigating the mystery of the Phantom when he finds himself in Paris during the time he had faked his death following his battle with Moriarty.

* The Phantom is the main character and leader of the titular support group in ''Webcomic/UglyClub''.