Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical about a masked composer and his protégée.
For the Phantom's haunting appeal, 'The Music of the Night' says it all. 'All I Ask Of You' gives you the other side of that story.
The show opened in London in 1986 with Michael Crawford as the Phantom and Sarah Brightman as Christine. Songs like 'The Music of the Night' became theater staples almost immediately. It's still staged internationally, drawing crowds with that familiar dramatic score.
The musical faced some production challenges early on but maintained a strong audience following from the start. Various performers have taken on the central roles across different international runs over the years.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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