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Phantom by the numbers

100 million: reported number of people who have seen a staged version of the musical

$40 million: cost of the theater at the Venetian

$35 million: cost to mount the production

$5 million: cost of the chandelier

$4.25 million: cost of lavish costumes

100,000: weight, in pounds, of scenery hanging above the stage

29,444: individual crystals in the chandelier

2,000: weight, in pounds, of the chandelier, named Maria

1,800: number of seats in the theater

666: lot number, in the opening sequence, of the chandelier in pieces, up for auction on the block

500: number of costumes

32: number of winches used to operate the chandelier

222: number of candles that rise from the Phantom’s lair

250: number of automated effects

95: length, in minutes, of the Vegas spectacular

80: number of life-sized, front-of-house mannequins filling the opera boxes

41: number of cast members

22: number of life-sized mannequins on the “Masquerade” staircase

11: number of costume changes for Christine

5: number of theater box to be reserved for the Phantom

2: number of A’s in Christine Daae’s last name

0: number of intermissions, thankfully

Tuesday-Friday, Sunday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Monday, 7 & 9 p.m. $69-$150. Venetian, 414-7469.

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