Inspired by Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, Le Fantôme de L’Opéra, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a mysterious masked figure who lurks beneath the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with a young soprano, Christine Daaé, and devotes himself to nurturing her extraordinary talents, employing all of the devious methods at his command.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is widely considered one of the world’s most beautiful and spectacular musicals. Since 1986, it has played to over 160 million people in 205 cities, 58 territories and 21 languages. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score includes ‘The Music of the Night’, ‘All I Ask of You’, ‘Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again’, ‘Masquerade’ and the iconic title song.
The original London production, produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company (now LW Entertainment), continues to break its own records at His Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket. In November 2025, Cameron Mackintosh’s new revitalised production, based on the brilliant original, will begin a multi-city tour of the US, co-presented with The Really Useful Group / LW Entertainment.
Inspired by The Phantom of the Opera, the entirely new immersive experience, Masquerade, produced by Randy Weiner and directed by Diane Paulus, is now previewing to huge acclaim in New York on 57th Street.
In 2026, The Phantom of the Opera will celebrate four decades of global entertainment. With more activity on and off the stage than ever before, next year is set to be Phantom’s biggest year yet!
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