Inside this rock opera hybrid Phantom of the Opera and Faust, fledgling singersongwriter Winslow Leach finds himself double crossed by the mysterious music producer Swan, who enjoys both his music and also the girl Leach wants to sing , Phoenix, to your grand opening of his own rock palace, The Paradise. After Swan sends Leach to prison for trespassing, Leach endures a freak accident which leaves him disfigured and plans his revenge both Swan and The Paradise, becoming the Phantom of the Paradise.