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".
KOSEKI Aquila Raphael
Koseki began his career as a stagehand for "the Phantom of the Opera" when it was first performed in Japan by the Shiki Theatrical Company. In 1990, Koseki became the technical director of the show. At the meantime, he decided to study graphic design abroad at the Académie Julian/ESAG (Ecole Supérieure d'Art Graphique) in Paris, France for two years. For the next few years, he backpacked through Europe, crossing Spain and the Sahara Desert, as well as the United States.