The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway: Tickets, reviews and video
The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s thrilling Broadway megamusical, has been haunting New York theater since the '80s and shows no sign of stopping.
Tourists in search of lavish musical-theater spectacle need look no further than The Phantom of the Opera—and often don’t. By far the longest-running Broadway show of all time, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s opulent bodice-ripper began haunting the New York City stage way back in 1988. It still draws audiences by the score, clamoring for Broadway tickets. The plot, borrowed from a 1910 potboiler by Gaston Leroux, tells of Christine Daaé, a naïve young soprano whose secretive voice teacher turns out to be a deformed musical genius who inhabits a candlelit lair beneath the Paris Opera House. (Although the Phantom is serial killer, extortionist, kidnapper and probable rapist, Christine and audiences are mysteriously drawn to him. Who doesn’t love a bad boy?) While the epic synth-rock chords of the title song may ground Phantom in the 1980s, the show’s Puccini-inflected airs are far grander than most of what one hears elsewhere on Broadway. And although there may not be much depth to the musical’s story (by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe) or lyrics (mostly by Charles Hart), the production—directed by the legendary Hal Prince—has been carefully maintained and refurbished over the years, and remains a marvel of sumptuous surfaces.—Adam Feldman
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The Phantom of the Opera cast & crew
• Hugh Panaro as The Phantom
• Sierra Boggess as Christine Daaé
• Kyle Barisich as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny
• Jim Weitzer as Monsieur André
• Tim Jerome as Monsieur Firmin
• Michele McConnell as Carlotta Giudicelli
• Ellen Harvey as Madame Giry
• Christian Šebek as Ubaldo Piangi
• Kara Klein as Meg Giry
• Harold Prince - Director
• Andrew Lloyd Webber - Composer, Book, Co-Orchestrator
• Gillian Lynne - Musical Staging & Choreography
• Charles Hart - Lyrics
• Richard Stilgoe - Book & Additional Lyrics
• Maria Björnson - Production Designer
• Andrew Bridge - Lighting Designer
• Mick Potter - Sound Designer
• Martin Levan - Original Sound Designer
• David Cullen - Co-Orchestrator
• Cameron Mackintosh, The Really Useful Theatre Company - Producers
The Phantom of the Opera awards
1988 Tony Awards
- Best Musical
- Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical - Michael Crawford
- Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Judy Kaye
- Best Direction of a Musical - Harold Prince
- Best Scenic Design - Maria Björnson
- Best Costume Design - Maria Björnson
- Best Lighting Design - Andrew Bridge
1988 Drama Desk Awards
- Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Michael Crawford
- Outstanding Director of a Musical - Harold Prince
- Outstanding Music - Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Outstanding Orchestrations - David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Outstanding Set Design - Maria Björnson
- Outstanding Costume Design - Maria Björnson
- Outstanding Lighting Design - Andrew Bridge
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