Approximately "The Phantom of the Opera" Harmonious Publisher
"The Phantom of the Opera" is the longest-running melodic on Broadway, having opened in Jan 26, 1988. Air and lyrics were written by Andy Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart, respectively. Hal Prince directed the harmonious. "Phantom of the Opera" won the Tony Award for Prime Mellifluous in 1988. The publishing and Industry corporation owned by Andy Lloyd Webber, The De facto Applied Party, continues to create, designate and licence "The Phantom of the Opera."
History
The Really Useful Group was founded in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Webber, a British composer and producer. Originally created to preserve the rights to his productions, The Actually Applied Assemblage has expanded into managing and producing theatrical productions, West-End theatres, movies and albums. The Absolutely Beneficial collection has been partly owned by stockholders, PolyGram and Regular, on the contrary Webber has in that bought absent the shares these companies had and is the Individual owner.
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The De facto Great Theatre Gathering is single one quota of the Really Useful Chain. The convention owns many Andy Lloyd Webber-composed Broadway shows and productions, including "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Joseph and the Incredible Technicolour Dreamcoat," "Evita," "Tell Me on a Sunday," "Cats," "Starlight Express," "Aspects of Love," "Sunset Boulevard," Whistle Down the Wind" and "The Woman in White." The Really Useful Theater Company also owns several productions that Webber did not compose, including "Bombay Dreams" and "Lend Me a Tenor."
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Really Useful Films, another portion of the Really Useful Group, was responsible for the 2005 film version of "The Phantom of the Opera," very as filmed versions of several of Webber's Broadway shows, including "Cats," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Really Useful Records is the producer of the cast albums of most of the Really Useful Theater productions, also as solo albums by theater performers, including Marti Webb, Sarah Brightman, Michael Ball and Andrea Ross.
Benefits
The name "Really Useful Group" is thought to pay homage to the "Thomas the Tank Engine" books written by Rev. W. V.
In 2007, The Really Useful Group revived "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in the West End to benefit the Children in Need foundation. Really Useful Group launched the reality TV show "Any Dream Will Do!", where viewers voted for Lee Mead to take over the role of Joseph in the production. The Really Useful Group raised 500,000 pounds for the Children in Need foundation.
