The Show

• Created by the writers of Les Miserables
• Loosely based on Giacomo Pucini's opera Madame Butterfly
• Opened in the West End on September 20th 1989 at the Theatre Royal, and closed after 4,264 performances on October 30th 1999
• Opened on Broadway on April 11 1991 and closed after 4,092 performances on November 28th 2001
• It is the 10th longest-running Broadway musical in musical theatre history
• The original Broadway production tok in $24 million in ticket sales before opening night
• Nominated for 11 Tony Awards in 1991
• Winner of over 30 major Musical Theatre awards