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The Phantom of the Opera – 13.370 shows
‘The Phantom of the Opera’, featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber plus lyrics from Charles Hart, is the longest-running musical and show on Broadway. Inspired by Leroux’s novel, ‘Le Fantôme de l’Opera’, the plot details the tragic story of a macabre musical genius whose one obsession, and musical inspiration, is a beautiful young soprano. Since opening in 1986 with Michael Crawford in the principal role, the show has continuously broken performance records and scooped prestigious awards. ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ delivered its 10,000th Broadway performance in the spring of 2012 – and so far remains the only musical to have achieved this feat.
