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1986 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best New Musical. 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical. 1988 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Broadway Musical. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe.
- Gaston Leroux
- 1986
May 25, 2024 · The Phantom of the Opera, award-winning stage musical by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricists Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, adapted from Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel of the same name. A romantic melodrama, The Phantom of the Opera premiered in London’s West End on October 9, 1986, and began its Broadway run on January 26, 1988.
- Meg Matthias
The musical opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 1986, and at the Majestic Theatre in New York on 26 January 1988 with Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton in the leading roles.
Jan 26, 2024 · Learn how the legendary composer adapted the novel into a tragic love story with a rich and passionate score. Discover the show's global impact, record-breaking achievements, and cultural legacy.
A thrilling and romantic musical based on the 1910 horror novel by Gaston Leroux. The Phantom, a musical genius with a deformity, falls in love with Christine, a young soprano, and terrorizes her and the opera company.
Watch videos of the Broadway and West End productions of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in history. Enjoy clips from the original cast, the 25th anniversary concert, the film adaptation and more.
- Gaston Leroux
- 1986
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Dec 26, 2018 · Learn about the plot, lyrics and songs of the 1986 musical based on a French novel by Gaston Leroux. Find out how the Phantom, Christine and Raoul became famous on stage and screen.
