songs from phantom of the opera broadway

Riddle grew up near Oberlin, Ohio and knew nothing about musicals until his father brought him to see The Phantom of the Opera in Toronto. Phantom was the first show he ever saw, he said to Beth Stevens on #LiveAtFive. The dangerous love triangle sets a thrilling experience for the audience.John Riddle, The Phantom of the Opera’s newest Raoul, has been singing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s songs of love and loss for 25 years.

The masked man who hides an awful deformity behind competes with Christine's childhood sweetheart Raoul to earn her affection. Considered one of the most iconic musicals, it continues to entice the spectators with its grand setting and iconic music. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a phantom, a veiled musical genius, who haunts the Paris Opera’s underground and falls in love with a charming soprano Christine Daaé. The perfect blend of horror and romance, The Phantom of the Opera is a timeless musical that has won seven Tony Awards, including one for Best Musical. It also came to be the first musical to exceed 10,000 performances in 2012. The recipient of several awards including the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award, it is the longest-running show in the history of Broadway. It first premiered in Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, in 1986 and in Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York in 1988.

Based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, Phantom of the Opera is a musical show with delightful compositions by Andrew Llyod Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart.

Songs from phantom of the opera broadway