Alan Lampel has had an orchestra-level seat at “Phantom” for more than 13,000 shows, and the only thing stopping him from more is the show’s upcoming closing date
By Ben Cohen | Photographs by Vincent Tullo for The Wall Street JournalAlan Lampel has done the same job in the same place for the same production from the very beginning of its existence. He takes a seat in a rolling chair at his desk in the back of the orchestra section of the Majestic Theater and plays the most important role that nobody should notice: He is the head electrician for “The Phantom of the Opera.
Mr. Lampel, who is 66 years old and spent 5% of his life taking in Mr. Lloyd Webber’s musical, grew up around Broadway. His grandfather acted in a 1942 production of “Porgy and Bess” in the venue now occupied by “Phantom,” and his mother worked at the theater magazine Playbill and had access to the hottest shows in town.
The show no longer demands his undivided attention. “Phantom” isn’t the only theatrical production he watches from his desk. With headphones in one ear, he also watches the New York Mets. During the show itself, he’s pushing the buttons on his light board, following the cues and constantly finessing the show’s visual appearance. Even when there are mistakes, the show must go on. A mistake today is what Mr. Lampel fixes tomorrow—and there has always been a tomorrow.
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