Her Majesty's Theatre, London

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Her Majesty's Theatre in London is a historic West End playhouse best known as a major venue for musical theatre and long-running productions such as Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf West End theatre
listed building
playhouse
address Haymarket, London
surface form: Haymarket, London SW1Y, United Kingdom
architect Charles J. Phipps NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
category West End theatres
city London, England
surface form: London
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance important site in British musical theatre history
major London West End venue
district St James's
hasAuditorium true
hasBackstageAreas true
hasBalcony true
hasBarFacilities true
hasBoxOffice true
hasFacadeOn Haymarket
hasFormerName His Majesty's Theatre
hasOrchestraPit true
hasRoyalCircle true
hasStage proscenium stage
hasStalls true
knownFor long-running production of The Phantom of the Opera
musical theatre
opera in the 19th century
locatedIn Haymarket, London
surface form: Haymarket, City of Westminster, London, England
longRunningShow The Phantom of the Opera
nameChangesWithMonarchGender true
near Piccadilly Circus
Trafalgar Square
notableEra Victorian era construction
notableProduction The Phantom of the Opera
notableProductionComposer Andrew Lloyd Webber
opened 1897
originalName Her Majesty's Theatre, London self-linksurface differs
surface form: Her Majesty's Theatre
ownershipType commercially operated theatre
partOf West End of London
surface form: London West End
primaryUse commercial theatre
musicals
plays
region Greater London
replaced earlier theatre on the same site destroyed by fire in 1867
seatingCapacity approximately 1200
usedFor live theatre
public performances

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Cause Célèbre firstPerformanceLocation Her Majesty's Theatre, London
West End theatres hasTheatre Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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West End (major part) hasLandmark Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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The Phantom of the Opera premiereLocation Her Majesty's Theatre, London
subject surface form: The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
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Haymarket, London hasBuilding Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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Haymarket (street) hasTheatre Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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Haymarket (street) hasNotableBuilding Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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Haymarket (street) hasNearbyLandmark Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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Her Majesty's Theatre, London originalName Her Majesty's Theatre, London self-linksurface differs
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West End of London hasLandmark Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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Pygmalion firstEnglishPerformancePlace Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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King’s Theatre, London predecessorOf Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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The Secret Policeman’s Ball notableVenue Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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Marie Taglioni performedAt Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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The Music of the Night premieredInTheatre Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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Think of Me premieredAt Her Majesty's Theatre, London
Masquerade firstPerformanceTheatre Her Majesty's Theatre, London
Michael William Balfe composedFor Her Majesty's Theatre, London
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