Following its triumphant season in London’s West End, the acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical will open in Sydney before touring to Hobart, Melbourne and Brisbane.
It’s one of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, premiering at the New London Theatre in 1981 where it played for 21 record-breaking years and almost 9,000 performances. The ground-breaking production was the winner of the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Musical. In 1983 the Broadway production recieved seven Tony awards including Best Musical.
Since its world premiere, it’s been presented in over 30 countries and has been translated into 15 languages. Both the original London and Broadway cast recordings won Grammy Awards for Best Cast Album.
The 2015 Olivier award nominated revival was reworked for the most recent season in the West End by the original creative team.
