The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (in the title role) won the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical. It is the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, and celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 February 2012, the first production ever to do so. It is the second longest-running West End musical, after "Les Misérables", and the third longest-running West End show overall, after "The Mousetrap". With total estimated worldwide gross receipts of over $5.6 billion and total Broadway gross of $845 million, "Phantom" was the most
Kevin Gray (actor) Kevin Gray (actor) Kevin Gray (February 25, 1958 – February 11, 2013) was an American actor who worked primarily in musical theater. Gray, a graduate of Duke University, played Kayama in the 1985 Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Pacific Overtures". He was the youngest actor to play the title role in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway and in the U.S. national tour, and received The Carbonell Award for his portrayal. Gray played the King of Siam in the 1996 Broadway revival of "The King and I", and in the UK touring production. He played Pontius Pilate in the