The Phantom of the Opera is a stage musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber (who co-wrote the libretto alongside Richard Stilgoe) and lyrics by Charles Hart. It is based on the 1910 eponymous French novel by Gaston Leroux.
The plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daae, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, masked musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Paris Opera House.
The musical opened in London's West End in 1986 and on Broadway in 1988. It won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (in the title role) won the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical. It is currently the longest running show in Broadway history, and celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 February 2012, the first production ever to do so. It is the second longest-running West End musical, after Les Miserables, and the third longest-running West End show overall, after The Mousetrap. A film adaptation directed by Joel Schumacher was released in 2004.
With total estimated worldwide gross receipts of over $6 billion and total Broadway gross of over $1 billion, Phantom was the most financially successful entertainment event until The Lion King surpassed it in 2014. By 2011, it had been seen by over 130 million people in 145 cities across 27 countries.
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Olivier Awards
Best New Musical (1986)
Best Actor in a Musical - Michael Crawford as The Phantom (1986)
Most Popular Show - (2002)
Magic Radio Audience Award - (2016)

Tony Awards
Best Musical (1988)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical - Michael Crawford as The Phantom (1988)
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Judy Kaye as Carlotta Giudicelli (1988)
Best Direction of a Musical - Harold Prince (1988)
Best Scenic Design - Maria Bjornson (1988)
Best Costume Design - Maria Bjornson (1988)
Best Lighting Design - Andrew Bridge (1988)

Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Best Musical - (1986)