Phantom Milestones

1985 9 Oct 1986 26 Jan 1988 April 1988 Dec 1988 May 1989 Sept 1989 Oct 1989 June 1990 June 1990 Dec 1990 Dec 1992 July 1993 August 1993 Oct 1993 Feb 1995 June 1995 Oct 1995 9 Oct 1996 August 1997 26 Jan 1998 May 1998 Sep 1998 Oct 1999 Dec 1999 Andrew Lloyd Webber stages a performance of the first act in its early draft form at the private music festival held every summer at his country home Sydmonton THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA opens at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA opens at the Majestic Theatre, New York THE PHANTOM goes on tour in Japan, opening in Tokyo THE PHANTOM opens at Theater an der Wien, Vienna THE PHANTOM goes on tour in America opening with a 4 year run at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles THE PHANTOM goes on tour in Canada opening at the Pantages Theatre in Toronto THE PHANTOM opens at the Oscarsteatern in Stockholm The second PHANTOM US tour opens at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago THE PHANTOM opens at the Neue Flora Theater in Hamburg where it runs for 11 years until June 2001 THE PHANTOM opens at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne The third PHANTOM US tour opens at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, Seattle THE PHANTOM opens at the Theatre Royal, Sydney THE PHANTOM opens at the Circustheater in Scheveningen, Holland. It played for 1,094 performances and became the longest running show in the Netherlands The first PHANTOM UK tour opens at the Opera House, Manchester THE PHANTOM opens in Singapore THE PHANTOM opens in Hong Kong THE PHANTOM opens at The Musical Theatre Basel, Switzerland THE PHANTOM celebrates the 10th anniversary of its original opening in London THE PHANTOM opens in Auckland, New Zealand THE PHANTOM celebrates the 10th anniversary of its opening in New York The second PHANTOM UK tour opens at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth THE PHANTOM tour of Australia and New Zealand (opened 8 December 1990) closed in Perth after a record 3,073 performances THE PHANTOM opens at the Stadsschouwburg, Antwerp THE PHANTOM opens at the Teatro Alameda, Mexico City

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THE PHANTOM opens at the Det Ny Teater, Copenhagen THE PHANTOM opens at the Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan, Sendai THE PHANTOM opens at the LG Arts Center, Yoksam-dong, Seoul THE PHANTOM wins the Laurence Olivier Audience Award for the Most Popular Show THE PHANTOM opens at the Lope de Vega Theatre, Madrid THE PHANTOM opens at the Palladium Theatre, Stuttgart THE PHANTOM opens at the Madach Theatre, Budapest THE PHANTOM overtakes LES MISERABLES to become the second longest running show on Broadway PHANTOM: THE LAS VEGAS SPECTACULAR opens in Las Vegas PHANTOM London celebrated the 20th anniversary of its London opening