michael crawford played the phantom of the opera in 1986.
who played the phantom of the opera in 1986?
michael crawford
lloyd webber also premiered "the phantom of the opera" in 1986, inspired by the 1911 gaston leroux novel. he wrote the part of christine for his then-wife, sarah brightman, who played the role in the original london and broadway productions alongside michael crawford as the phantom. the production was directed by harold prince, who had also earlier directed "evita." charles hart wrote the lyrics for "phantom" with some additional material provided by richard stilgoe, with whom lloyd webber co-wrote the book of the musical. it became a hit and is still running in both the west end and on broadway; in january 2006 it overtook lloyd webber‘s "cats" as the longest running show on broadway. on 11 february 2012, "phantom of the opera" played its 10,000th show on broadway. with over 13,400 london productions it is the second longest-running west end musical.
andrew lloyd webber
the phantom of the opera (disambiguation)





























the phantom of the opera is a 1910 novel by gaston leroux.





























the phantom of the opera may also refer to:





























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bullet::::- erik ("the phantom of the opera"), the title character of the novel and its adaptations





























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bullet::::- "phantom of the opera" (1976 musical), adapted by ken hill





























bullet::::- "the phantom of the opera" (1986 musical), adapted by andrew lloyd webber





























bullet::::- "the phantom of the opera" (andrew lloyd webber song), a song from the 1986 musical





























bullet::::- "phantom" (musical), adapted in 1991 by maury yeston





























section::::film and television.
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