Phantom Celebrates 30 Years

on London’s West End

 

Phantom of the Opera turns 30 today at London’s Her Majesty’s with a red carpet event and interviews with Sierra Bogess, Andrew LLoyd Webber, Cliff Richard, Michael Ball, John Owen Jones.

Phantom opened for previews on September 26, 1986 and opened on October 09, 1986 starring Michael Crawford and Sara Brightman.  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 the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, 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 Misérables, and the third longest-running West End show overall, after The Mousetrap.

With total estimated worldwide gross receipts of over $5.6 billion (the highest in history) and total Broadway gross of $845 million and still growing (surpassed only by The Lion King), Phantom is the most financially successful entertainment event to date. By 2011, it had been seen by over 130 million people in 145 cities across 27 countries, and continues to play in London and New York.

 

Tickets for Broadway, London, USA Tour

 

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Original 1986 Cast

Michael Crawford – Phantom
Sarah Brightman – Christine Daae
Steve Barton – Raoul
Rosemary Ashe – Carlotta Guidicelli
John Aron – Ubaldo Piangi
Janet Devenish – Meg Giry
Mary Millar – Madame Giry
John Savident – Monsieur Firmin
David Firth – Monsieur Andre
Peter Bishop – Slave Master
Justin Church – Flunky/Stage Hand
Barry Clark – Auctioneer
Mostyn Evans – Policeman
Sue Flannery – Page
Andrew Golder – Fireman/Porter
Paul Arden Griffith – Monsieur Reyer
Janet Howd – Page
David Jackson – Lefevre
Lynn Jezzard – Ballet Chorus
Dinah Jones – Ballet Chorus
Peggy Ann Jones – Wardrobe Mistress
Nicola Keen – Ballet Chorus
Maria Kesselman – Princess
Janos Kurucz – Joseph Buquet
Patricia Merrin – Ballet Chorus
James Patterson = Don Attilio Passarino
Patricia Richards – Madame Firmin
Naomi Tate – Ballet Chorus
Alison Townsend – Ballet Chorus
David De Van – Marksman/Porter/Fop
Jill Washington – Innkeepers Wife