Musical theatre responsible for "Les Misérables", which became the longest-running international musical hit in history. The team, in collaboration with Richard Maltby Jr., continued to produce hits, including "Miss Saigon", inspired by the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly". The British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber saw similar success with "Evita", based on the life of Argentina's Eva Perón; "Cats", derived from the poems of T. S. Eliot (both of which musicals originally starred Elaine Paige); "Starlight Express", performed on roller skates; "The Phantom of the Opera", derived from the Gaston Leroux novel, "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra"; and "Sunset Boulevard" (from the classic film of
Opera Bohemia the east coast, to the Scottish borders, to the Central Belt and to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Operas are adapted for a small stage and a small cast with no chorus. A piano and violin replace an orchestra. An exception to this is Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin which includes a string ensemble. Each new production leads to tours which include remote and small venues. Puccini's Madame Butterfly has featured around most of Scotland. It was also performed in London's Middle Temple. Madame Butterfly was most recently reviewed following the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 at which Opera Bohemia has performed a different