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