Outstanding Musical: Phantom of the Opera was nominated but ... Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Richard Stilgoe was nominated but did not win.
I’m not sure any show ‘deserves’ to be the most successful entertainment event of all time, but I’ll hand it current holder of that title, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ – it still works ...
They reflected on their connection to the character, how the role paved the way for their careers on- and offstage, and the legacy of “Phantom” in New York and the theater community.
"Phantom" was released in late 1925 (even if it didn't reach Memphis until early 1926), while the Wurlitzer debuted in 1928 in the newly reconstructed Orpheum, a palatial theater built on the site ...
Even after its enormously successful and hugely publicized eighteen-year run, "The Phantom of the Opera" is still worth seeing for the sheer dynamics of the staging and effects, the gothic story, and ...