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.