phantom of the opera started on broadway in 1986.
phantom of the opera started on broadway in 1986.
when did phantom of the opera start on broadway?
1986
after "the phantom of the opera" became a smash hit in london in 1986, lloyd webber announced a broadway production, and yeston's broadway investors backed out. yeston, kopit and holder reluctantly shelved their plans for "phantom" and went their separate ways for a time. when kopit saw the lloyd webber version of "the phantom of the opera" on broadway, he realized that the approach he and yeston had taken was fundamentally different and that it could still work on the musical stage. a few years later, kopit wrote the nbc miniseries "hands of a stranger", which was successful enough that nbc approached kopit again. kopit rewrote the script outline of his unproduced musical "phantom" into a teleplay for a four-hour two-part miniseries entitled "the phantom of the opera" and sold it to nbc, with yeston's blessing. it was filmed at the "opera garnier", and the only music used was opera music. it starred charles dance, teri polo and burt lancaster and premiered on television in 1990. kopit said, "i told maury to hold on. maybe someone would see the miniseries, think it would make a good musical we'd be ready."
phantom (musical)
bullet::::- ben lewis in love never dies australian production - may 2011, as well as phantom of the opera in london until september 2018









































bullet::::- peter jöback previously played the phantom in the west end and broadway. took over on broadway in 2018 for the 30th anniversary.









































bullet::::- hugh panaro previous phantom had portrayed both raoul and the phantom. and played the phantom in the 25th anniversary production on broadway









































bullet::::- norm lewis played the phantom until february 2015 becoming the first african american phantom on broadway









































bullet::::- james barbour played the phantom until december 2017.
erik (the phantom of the opera)