Video: 'Phantom of the Opera 1988 Tony Awards'

(Tuesday, January 26, 1988, 6:30 p.m. EST) — The Phantom of the Opera, a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe about a beautiful soprano who becomes the obsession of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius living in the subterranean labyrinth beneath the Opera Populaire, opened tonight on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre in New York City.

The musical, which opened in London’s West End on Oct. 9, 1986, would win the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical.

With 12,470 performances as of Jan. 7, 2018, it is the longest-running show and musical show in Broadway history.

Video: 'Phantom of the Opera, Original Cast (correct order)' (19 videos)