The Northwest Drama Program is continuing to push itself with more beautiful and challenging shows with this years musical-The Phantom of the Opera! The Phantom of the Opera is an award-winning stage musical by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricists Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, adapted from Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel of the same name. A romantic melodrama, The Phantom of the Opera premiered in London’s West End on October 9, 1986, and began its Broadway run on January 26, 1988. The passionate audience reaction to the production, stemming from both stages, has been described as “Phantom-mania.” In 2006 The Phantom of the Opera earned the title of Broadway’s longest-running production. It celebrated its 35th anniversary on Broadway in 2023 and closed later that year. With one of our largest productions, casts, production plans, and musical pits, this will be the show of the decade for the Canal Fulton community!