The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera is the longest running Broadway show in history, breaking the record which 1) … (hold) by Cats. It 2) novelist Gaston Leroux, It 3) … (base) on the novel by the French (compose) by Andrew loyd Webber in 1986. The story is about a beautiful singer, Christine Daae. Christine becomes the obsession of a brilliant but terribly disfigured composer, known as the Phantom of the Opera' , who terrorises the Paris Opera House. The Phantom of the Opera 4) … (translate) into several languages. It 5) (show) in more than twenty countries and 6) … … (also/see) by more than 53 million people around the world! The show has won seven Tony Awards including one for best costume design. The costumes 7) (design) by Maria Bjornson. A film version of The Phantom of the Opera 8) (release) by Warner Bros in December 2004. The show 9) … (always/ remember) for its beautiful songs, great orchestrations, nice mixture of drama and light comedy, as well as for its stunning sets. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical that 10) … … (must/see) by everyone.