The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart with additions from Richard Stilgoe. Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe also wrote the musical's book together. Based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux, its central plot revolves around a beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius.

With total estimated worldwide gross receipts of over $5.6 billion (the highest in history) The Phantom of the Opera is the most financially successful entertainment event to date.

It is the second longest-running West End musical, after Les Misérables, and the third longest-running West End show overall, after The Mousetrap.

It is the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, and celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 February 2012, the first production ever to do so.

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