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
Bellissima Opera racial issues. 2006: "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi, the Village Players Theatre, Oak Park, Illinois, May, 2006. 2007: "Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini, the Village Players Theatre, Oak Park, Illinois, June, 2007. 2008: "La Traviata" by Verdi, the New Buffalo Performing Arts Center, New Buffalo, Michigan, July 26, 2008. "Caroline Myss' Voices of the Sacred", songs of the world's most famous and beloved sacred music, recorded in partnership with Sounds True©. The CD release concert was held at Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois, Sept. 6, 2008. 2009: "The World's Greatest Arias" a concert including songs from "La Traviata, Madame Butterfly,