Come and hear “The Music of the Night” when Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic show visits a theater near you, or see Broadway’s longest running musical on its original New York stage.
When The Phantom of the Opera debuted in 1986 at the historic Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End, no one could have predicted the massive worldwide success the show would enjoy. No one, that is, but the fans and critics who attended! The show won the 1986 Olivier Award and Michael Crawford, who played the title role, won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. This feat was repeated when the hit show was brought to Broadway in 1988, winning the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical and, again, Michael Crawford won the top honor for his performance as well.
Additionally, the original cast recording immediately became a bestselling album, and “The Music of the Night” one of the most popular songs of the decade, used for Olympic medal-winning figure skating routines and recorded by artists ranging from Barbra Streisand to Andrea Bocelli.
