1. Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Charles Hart
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

2. Andrew Lloyd Webber March 22, 1948 -
Born in London, England
He is an English composer and impresario (a producer)
He has composed 13 musicals

3. Andrew Lloyd Webber Awards: 7 Tony Awards (Excellence in Theatre)
3 Grammy Awards (Outstanding Achievement in the music industry)
1 Academy Awards (Oscars – Excellence of Cinematic achievement)
7 Olivier Awards (Excellence in Professional Theatre in London)
1 Golden Globe Award (Excellence in Film and TV)
Kennedy Centers Honors in 1968 (Lifetime of contributions to American Culture)

4. Andrew Lloyd Webber
This musical is based on the French novel, Le Fantome de l’Opera (1910) by Gaston Leroux
It opened in West End (London) in 1986, and on Broadway (New York) in 1988.

5. Andrew Lloyd Webber
It won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical
Actor Michael Crawford won the same awards for Best Performance by an Actor in Musical.

6. Andrew Lloyd Webber
This is the longest running Broadway Show (by a wide margin!), celebrating its 10,000th performance on Broadway in February 2012.
It holds a record setting Broadway gross of $845 million, and is the highest grossing entertainment event of all time, as well as the most financially successful theatrical show in history.

7. Central Plot
Christine Daae’ is a beautiful soprano, and is the object of the affection of the musical genius, known as the Phantom of the Opera.

8. Setting Paris Opera House 1919 (initially), then back to 1870
Conflict: Christine’s love for Raoul, her childhood sweetheart, and fascination and pity for the Phantom.

9. Main Characters
The Phantom
Christine Daae’
Raoul
Carlotta