The part of the female lead, Christine, was initially played by Sarah Brightman who was married to Andrew Lloyd Webber at the time. Fifteen actors have portrayed the Phantom beginning with Michael Crawford. Over 400 actors have appeared in the NY production.
The Broadway opening was in 1988 and cost over $8 million to stage today the expense would be about $20 million to produce. Here are some facts about the production as noted by Playbill Magazine. Webber asked a friend what he thought of the novel and the answer was that it was one of the great love stories ever written.
The genesis of the musical play was that Webber found a used copy of the 1910 Leroux story in a second-hand New York bookstore. The story line is based upon a novel by Frenchman Gaston Leroux, known mainly for his detective novels. The music is by Andrew Lloyd Webber with book and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. In addition, touring groups are presenting the play world-wide. It is the longest running musical in the history of Broadway … eight shows per week for 29 years … over 12,000 presentations and still going. In the realm of musical theatre, Phantom of the Opera is the all-time leader in performances and income.
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