In 2008, the West End production surpassed its nine thousandth performance. In 2004, the musical was made into a film, directed by Joel Schumacher, and produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. ![]() The production was directed by Hal Prince, choreographed by Gillian Lynne, designed by Maria Björnson, with lighting by Andrew Bridge. The Phantom of the Opera opened in London's West End in 1986. 2 Original West End and Broadway productions.According to its official website, it is the most successful entertainment project in history, grossing more than US $5 billion worldwide by 2007. Phantom is the most popular, most seen musical ever and is now one of the longest-running musicals in history - surpassing Cats as the longest running Broadway show. The musical focuses on a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius known as "The Phantom of the Opera". The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Charles Hart and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. ![]() The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux. Oliver Award for Best New Musical Tony Award for Best Musical (August 2009)Ĭharles Hart Richard Stilgoe (additional)Īndrew Lloyd Webber Charles Hart Richard Stilgoeġ911 book Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Lerouxġ986 London 1988 Broadway, Vienna, Japan Tour #1 1989 Los Angeles, Stockholm, Toronto 1990 Melbourne, Chicago, Hamburg 1991 US Tour #1 1992 US Tour #2 1993 San Francisco, Sydney, Scheveningen, Manchester 1995 Edinburgh, Basel, Singapore, Hong Kong 1996 Australia/New Zealand Tour 1998 UK Tour 1999 Antwerp, Mexico City 2000 Copenhagen 2001 Japan Tour #2, Seoul 2002 Stuttgart, Madrid 2003 Copenhagen, Budapest 2004 Cape Town, Pretoria, Shanghai 2005 São Paulo, Tokyo, Essen 2006 Las Vegas, Taipei 2007-2009 Australia/New Zealand/Taipei 2008 Warsaw 2009 Buenos Aires ![]() Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ![]() Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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