andrew lloyd webber the phantom of the opera lyrics

It’s so joyful and unique we can’t wait to share it!” Schwarzman commented, “We are honored to be introducing this modern Cinderella story to Broadway, and it is a dream come true to work with Andrew Lloyd Webber, especially on a score that sits among his very best.” She added, “Working with this extraordinary creative team, we’ve created a new Cinderella for today’s audience. And we wouldn't have it any other way.The musical is produced on Broadway by No Guarantees (Christine Schwarzman, President Darren Johnston, Executive Vice President) and Really Useful Group, with Wagner Johnson Productions serving as Executive Producers. Much of the music – especially the operas-within-the-musical – mimic the grand operas of the 19th century in their orchestration and style.īut the music makes completely different demands of its singers and the blockbuster songs of Phantom are custom-made for the powerful singers of the West End. It’s the longest-running show on Broadway, and in 2012 it celebrated its 10,000th performance! The Phanton of the Opera won a strong of awards including the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1988. The musical opened on London’s West End in 1986 and then on Broadway in New York in 1988. The original cast of the 1986 West End production included Sarah Brightman (Andrew Lloyd Webber’s then wife) as Christine and Michael Crawford as the Phantom. In fact, the story includes a number of made-up operas called Hannibal and the Phantom’s masterpiece Don Juan Triumphant. The style of Lloyd Webber’s music is deliberately operatic in style, while still remaining committed to its West End/Broadway origins. Lloyd Webber said: “I was actually writing something else at the time, and I realised that the reason I was hung up was because I was trying to write a major romantic story, and I had been trying to do that ever since I started my career.

There had already been two film versions of the novel, but never a musical.

The idea for Phantom came from Lloyd Webber, who contacted legendary producer Cameron Mackintosh and suggested creating a musical based on Leroux’s novel.

Andrew lloyd webber the phantom of the opera lyrics