Celebrating 35 years of UNCSA connections to Andrew Lloyd Weber's "The Phantom of the Opera"

On Sunday, April 16, 2023, Broadway's longest-running show, "The Phantom of the Opera," took its final bow after 35 years, 13,981 performances and seven Tony Awards.

Over its record-breaking tenure on Broadway, "The Phantom of the Opera" grossed over $1.3 billion and employed an estimated 6,500 people — including many Fighting Pickles.

From the first production in 1988 to the closing run in 2023, Fighting Pickles have helped bring Andrew Lloyd Weber's iconic "The Phantom of the Opera" to life every step of the way. In the timeline below, explore all the UNCSA connections to "The Phantom of the Opera" in chronological order.