The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
The musical opened in London's West End in 1986, and on Broadway in 1988. It won the 1986 Olivier Award and the 1988 Tony Award for Best Musical, and Michael Crawford (in the title role) won the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical. It is the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, and celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 February 2012, the first production ever to do so. It is the second longest-running West End musical, after "Les Misérables", and the third longest-running West End show overall, after "The Mousetrap".
John Owen-Jones
In 2000, he was part of that year's season at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. He played roles in "The Pirates of Penzance" and "Much Ado About Nothing". In 2001, he was chosen to succeed Scott Davies in the title role in "The Phantom of the Opera". He left the role on 26 February 2005, after three and a half years and nearly 1,400 performances, making him the longest running London Phantom. His last performance in this run was with Rachel Barrell. In 2015 he agreed to play Phantom for a limited period of time - September 7, 2015 until Saturday January 30th 2016.