The Greatest Broadway Musicals Ever Performed on Stage

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera is another musical sensation, which hit Broadway in 1986 and now holds the title of the longest running production on Broadway. The music has been masterfully created by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the resonating lyrics are by Charles Hart.

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The story has been adapted from a French novel by Gaston Leroux and the plot centers around Christine Daae. Christine is a beautiful soprano who becomes obsessed with a mysterious musical genius who is also disfigured and lives underneath the Paris Opera house. The musical continues to get standing ovations night after night.