Tony Award for Best Musical

The iconic musical "The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber is heading to Sofia for an enchanting series of performances. BG Sound Stage, the organizers, announced six shows scheduled at Sofia's National Palace of Culture from April 11 to 14.

The final curtain came down on April 16 on New York's production of "The Phantom of the Opera," ending Broadway's longest-running show with thunderous standing ovations, champagne toasts and gold and silver confetti bursting from its famous chandelier.

What are we to make of the strange gravitational pull that empty boxes have on cats?

  Broadway may have seen the longest shutdown in its history but it has lined up new investors and made big plans for its grand reopening, determined to prove that there is no business like show business.

The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) will make the premiere of its musical 'Man of La Mancha' on May 24 at the Zorlu PSM. Composed by Mitch Leigh, the musical was first performed in Broadway in 1965. It will also be on the Turkish stage on May 25, 28, 29 and 30.

‘Fiddler on The Roof,’ based on the ‘Tevye and his Daughters’ tale written in the Yiddish language and one of the shows running on Broadway, will make its premiere at Zorlu PSM on Jan 2, 2018. The show will continue on Jan 3, 25 and 26.

"Dear Evan Hansen," a musical about teen angst that focuses on a high school outsider, won the top prize at the Tony Awards, Broadway highest honors, on June 11 while J.T. Rogers' Mideast peace accord drama "Oslo" was named best play.

On May 11th, 12th, 13th ( two performances) and 14th (two performances), 2017, CATS will be on stage at hall no. 1 of the National Palace of Culture (NDK).

A team of more than 100 dancers, actors, technicians and managers will be coming to Sofia for this one. Seven trucks will drive all the way down here, transporting the décor and costumes.

Helen Mirren won her first Tony on June 7 for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in ?The Audience,? while the lesbian-coming of age story ?Fun Home? and its lead actor, Michael Cerveris,  respectively earned best musical and best actor in a musical awards at the 69th Tony Awards.