Events in Music
Phantom of the Opera
1986-10-09 Stage musical "Phantom of the Opera" premieres in London, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman; runs for 13,629 performances
- 1988-01-26 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC ; runs for 13,981 performances, winning 7 Tony Awards, and becoming Broadway's longest-running shows
- 1988-06-04 42nd Tony Awards: "M. Butterfly" (play) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (musical) win
- 2012-04-09 "The Lion King" becomes highest grossing Broadway show, overtaking "The Phantom of the Opera"
- 2023-04-16 Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13,981 performances and 7 Tony Award wins [1] [2]
Birthdays in Music
- 1868-05-06 Gaston Leroux, French writer (The Phantom of the Opera), born in Paris (d. 1927)
- 1894-06-16 Norman Kerry, American actor (Phantom of the Opera), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1956)
- 1926-02-20 Dame Gillian Lynne [Pyrke], British dancer, choreographer and actress (Cats; The Phantom of the Opera), born in Bromley, Kent (d. 2018)
- 1942-01-19 Michael Crawford [Michael Patrick Smith], British Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Andrew Lloyd Webber (76 years old)
1948-03-22 British theatrical composer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Phantom of the Opera; Cats), born in London, England
Sarah Brightman (63 years old)
1960-08-14 British stage actress and singer (Phantom of the Opera), born in Berkhamsted, England
Deaths in Music
- 1927-04-15 Gaston Leroux, French writer (The Phantom of the Opera), dies at 58
- 1951-09-09 Gibson Gowland, British actor (Greed, Blind Husbands, The Phantom of the Opera), dies at 74
- 1956-01-12 Norman Kerry, American actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of the Opera), dies at 61
- 1967-03-06 Nelson Eddy, American baritone (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65
- 1969-03-15 Miles Malleson, British stage and screen actor, and writer (Kind Hearts and Coronets; Postman's Knock), dies at 80
- 2018-07-01 Dame Gillian Lynne [Pyrke], British dancer, choreographer and actress, known for Broadway work on "Cats" and "The Phantom of the Opera," dies at 92