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This is a rare ticket stub from the February 13th, 1993 evening performance of the National Tour engagement of the KEN HILL musical "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" at the Mark G. Etess Arena in the Trump Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. ( The American premiere took place on March 18th, 1987 at the Repertory Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri. This ambitious tour kicked off August 29th, 1989 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. and ran for almost three years. ) ..... Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera premiered on July 26th, 1976 at the Duke's Playhouse in Lancaster, England with a book by KEN HILL and a modern score by IAN ARMIT. In 1984, Hill revised the show, discarding the modern score and writing original English lyrics backed by 18th, 19th and early 20th century opera arias, creating a musical that reflected the era in which the original novel was written. This updated version was first produced jointly in Newcastle, England and London in 1984 .... . The musical starred TODD ALAN JOHNSON in the title role, LISE BROWN as "Christine Daae", MICHAEL F. PARK as "Raoul" and FRED FOSTER as "Richard" and featured JOSEPH T. ANNESE, Jr., ARIANNA, CYNTHIA DONALDSON, VINCENT HARDY, JOHN LYNCH, JACK A. MATTER, PHILIP PETERSON, TIMOTHY RIGGS, MICHELLE ROSEN and LUCY SORLUCCO ..... Side note: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, his wife SARAH BRIGHTMAN and producer CAMERON MACKINTOSH attended a performance of Ken Hill's Phantom of the Opera at London's Theatre Royal Stratford East in May 1984. Prompted by the good reviews, they approached Hill about the possibility of collaborating on a grand scale version of his Phantom of the Opera in the West End. But in the end, Lloyd Webber chose to pursue the musical on his own, and the rest is history ..... Another side note: The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City was inaugurated by its owner DONALD TRUMP on April 2nd, 1990. The hotel came to the brink of closure in 2014 when Trump went through bankruptcy and was fined $10 million (the largest fine ever levied against a casino) by the federal government after the Trump Organization admitted to having "willfully violated anti-money-laundering regulations for years". On August 3rd, 2016, it was announced that the Trump Taj Mahal would close after Labor Day because the casino was losing millions of dollars every month. It closed on October 10th, 2016. On March 10th, 2017, the Seminole Tribe of Florida through its Hard Rock International brand announced the acquisition of the property. It reopened on June 27th, 2018 as the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. (Wikipedia) ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by KEN HILL based on the original novel by GASTON LEROUX; Music by VERDI, GOUNOD, OFFENBACH, MOZART, WEBER, DONIZETTI and BOITO; Sets and Costumes designed by SARAH-JANE McCLELLAND; Directed by KEN HILL; Produced by ALLEN SPIVAK and LARRY MAGID in association with JONATHAN REINIS, INC., BRAD KRASSNER and MAGIC PROMOTIONS ..... DETAILS: This February 13th, 1993 ticket stub measures approx. 3 3/8" X 2" inches ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare ticket stub is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.