The Music of the Night The Music of the Night "The Music of the Night" (also labeled as just "Music of the Night") is a major song, as a male solo, from the 1986 musical "The Phantom of the Opera". The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart. It has appeared on multiple soundtracks of the musical, such as the original cast version in which English actor Michael Crawford sings the song. Initially made famous by Michael Crawford, the actor who originated the role of the Phantom both in the West End and on Broadway, the song has sold millions
The Bat (play) and hole-proof". With a multi-year Broadway run, over nine months on the West End and several road companies touring concurrently, "The Bat" was a financial success. In his 1946 profile of Rinehart, "Life" magazine writer Geoffrey T. Hellman estimated that the play had earned over nine million dollars. It was the most successful play for both its writers and its producers, and was the second-longest-running Broadway production in history at the end of its initial stint. The original Broadway production of "The Bat" received positive reviews praising its writing and performances. In his "New York Times" review, Alexander Woollcott described