

Not only was I among the lucky crowd in attendance for the 25th anniversary gala of Phantom, but I was also able to sit next to my father for the special night and bring our story full circle. I wrote about that experience in a Playbill magazine piece that also appears on. The Phantom of the Opera was the first show my parents took me to see on Broadway – instilling in me a lifelong love of theatre.

The landmark evening was particularly memorable for me personally. 26, 2013, gala anniversary performance left no question as to why this musical, which floats on Andrew Lloyd Webber's lush score, has continued to enthrall audiences a quarter of a century after it was first unmasked. audiences, earning seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The romantic, Victorian-set melodrama would also capture U.S. It has been 25 years since The Phantom of the Opera celebrated its Broadway opening night at the Majestic Theatre on Jan, 26 1988, after taking London audiences by storm a year prior.
