The phantom of the Opera , occurred to us from England .,musical Andrew Lloyd Webber based on the eponymous novel by the French writer Gaston Leroux . The music was written by Lloyd Webber, the main part of the lyrics — Charles HART, some fragments of poetry — Richard . The plot tells us about the talented singer Christine Dae, which becomes the obsession of a mysterious, a reworked musical genius.Premiere of the musical «the Phantom of the Opera» took place in the West end in 1986 and on Broadway in 1988. This show was the most долгоиграющим musical in the history of Broadway, overtaking on the shows of a musical of «Cats» in 2006. This is the most long lasting musical and third most long lasting performance in the history of the West End. «The phantom of the Opera» won the prize of «Oliver» in 1986, and awarded the «Tony» in 1988, in the category «Best Musical» . The first performer of the role of the Ghost — Michael Crawford won the prize of «Oliver» in 1986, and awarded the «Tony» in 1988 in the nomination «the Best chief actor in a musical.» The show was delivered in 149 cities of the 25 countries that have seen more than 100 million people. With international charges in 5,1 billion dollars (3,5 billion pounds) , «the Phantom of the Opera» — the most cash entertainment event of all times. Only one new York staging brought together 800 million dollars, which makes this show the most financially successful in the history of Broadway.
