| This is the story of a hideously deformed Phantom, | | | | 26, 1988. It won seven out of the eleven nominations |
| lurking in the misty catacombs beneath the Opera | | | | for Tony Awards for: |
| House. Hence the title - Phantom of the Opera. The | | | | Best Musical |
| Phantom, who has been terrorizing people, falls in love | | | | Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Michael Crawford |
| with Christie - the young soprano. With all the skills at | | | | Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Judy Kaye |
| his command, he nurtures her talents, and teaches her | | | | Best Director - Hal Prince |
| to sing. The Phantom declares his love for her. Christie, | | | | Best Sets - Maria Bjornson |
| who is in love with her childhood friend - Raoul - | | | | Best Costumes - Maria Bjornson |
| rebuffs the Phantom's advances. The Phantom seeks | | | | Best Lighting - Andrew Bridge |
| revenge, and in the climax, offers Christie a choice: | | | | The Phantom of the Opera also won the 1988 Drama |
| either she stays with him, or he kills Raoul. | | | | Desk Awards in seven categories. |
| The Phantom of the Opera needs no introduction. It | | | | The Tickets |
| has performed in more than a hundred cities in over | | | | This is one show people come back again and again |
| 22 countries. It has been seen by over a 100 million | | | | to watch, and every time they are enchanted by it. |
| people, and has grossed over US $ 3.3 billion! In | | | | The show has been on the stage of Broadway for |
| Broadway alone, more than 11 million people have | | | | over 18 years, and the Phantom of the Opera show |
| attended its performances, and it has grossed over | | | | tickets are always difficult to procure. The longest |
| $600 million. The Phantom of the Opera is the most | | | | running show on Broadway, the highest grosser on |
| financially successful show in the history of Broadway. | | | | Broadway, the most financially successful show on |
| On January 9, 2006, Phantom of the Opera surpassed | | | | Broadway, etc, etc, can add another adjective to it - |
| Cats to become the longest running show in the | | | | the Phantom of the Opera show tickets always at a |
| history of Broadway with its 7,486th performance. The | | | | premium and not easy to lay your hands on! |
| Phantom of the Opera is based on Gaston Leroux's | | | | For your Phantom of the Opera show tickets, you can |
| novel by the same name. Its music has been | | | | always try your luck at the box office of the theater, |
| composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. This Hal Prince | | | | provided you do not mind spending hours in the long |
| directed and Gillian Lynne choreographed show has | | | | lines there. If you wish to avoid this, your other options |
| had 7,893 performances as of December 31, 2006. | | | | for laying your hands on the Phantom of the Opera |
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| Theater on January 9, 1988, and opened on January | | | | York. |