Who’s that masked man?

Beauty and the half-masked phantom.

Beauty and the half-masked phantom.

Photo courtesy of California Musical Theatre

He’s baaaack. Or, maybe, he never left. That mysterious masked figure who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House returns in a new national touring production of The Phantom of the Opera. Based on the classic novel of the same name (except in French), the show details the terror wreaked by the Phantom until he falls in love with the innocent young soprano Christin. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, May 18, 8 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 20, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, and Wednesday, May 24; $25-$128; Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street; (916) 557-1999; http://broadwaysacramento.com.