Muppets Meet the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera

"The mash-up is a fun, unexpectedly gripping meld of the Muppets' sensibility with an engrossing tale of love and jealousy." —Entertainment Weekly

"There’s no bones about it: young readers will get a taste of the classic in a fun and humerus way (wocka wocka)." —Kirkus

"The fabulous wardrobe. The glorious sets. The hordes of back-up singers. The sheer grandeur and over-the-top theatricality of opera. It’s the perfect setting for moi . . . and it’s a gangbuster story, too." —Miss Piggy for InStyle

What do you get when you cross the Muppets and the classics? A monster hit! Join Kermit, Miss Piggy, Uncle Deadly, and the other Muppets as they bring this gripping tale of mystery and suspense to life in their own hilarious way.

This classic tale of love, intrigue, and jealousy at the Paris Opera House, which has thrilled readers, musical lovers, and movie goers for more than a century, has now been reimagined with the cast of the Muppets. Readers will gasp, cry, laugh, and laugh again as Kermit (as Raoul), Miss Piggy (as Christine), Uncle Deadly (as the phantom), and the chickens (as the ballet corps) give a whole new meaning to the word "classic." This imaginative tale is sure to win the hearts of all Muppets fans, as well as fans of literary classics.

Erik Forrest Jackson is an author, playwright, and longtime entertainment journalist who has spent his career celebrating the stories, stars, and fandoms people love most. <i>People Magazine</i> has called him "a pop-culture expert," and after years as an executive editor at <i>Entertainment Weekly </i>and<i> InStyle</i>, he's written and edited books and special magazine editions devoted to everyone from Taylor Swift and <i>Wicked</i> to <i>Saturday Night Live </i>and<i> Mission: Impossible</i>. Erik is the creator of Penguin Random House's POP! Playbooks series of interactive activity books and the author of <i>Taylor &amp; Travis: A Love Story Album</i> as well as Disney and Penguin's <i>Muppets Meet the Classics</i> series. When he's not dreaming up new books for pop-culture superfans, he writes plays and musicals, including <i>Christmas in Connecticut</i>, adapted from the beloved Warner Bros. film. Whether he's covering celebrities, creating interactive books, or telling stories for the stage, Erik loves exploring the joyful intersection of entertainment, nostalgia, and fandom, and he firmly believes there's no such thing as knowing too much about your favorite star.