Feature Article
This Page: The custom-built $40 million
Venetian Theatre was created by David
Rockwell, one of the most renowned and
celebrated theatrical designers working
today. The theatre itself will transport you
to the Paris Opera House —with detail,
design and action surrounding the
audience—creating a Phantom experience
like no other. Photo by Joan Marcus.
Facing Page: Backstage before a Phantom
performance, Siena alum Michael Lackey ’77
undergoes the detailed transformation into
The Phantom. This summer, Lackey is getting
several opportunities to play the lead role as
the “man behind the mask.”
BEING BOLD. THINKING HIGHER.