Difference between Phantom and Phantom of the Opera!?

Question:They're actually two different musicals. Phantom was the musical that Maury Yeston wrote and produced before Andrew Llyod Webber started the Phantom of the Opera. Phantom by Yeston actually inspired ALW to read the book and compose the music for the Phantom of the Opera.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: They're actually two different musicals. Phantom was the musical that Maury Yeston wrote and produced before Andrew Llyod Webber started the Phantom of the Opera. Phantom by Yeston actually inspired ALW to read the book and compose the music for the Phantom of the Opera.

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The Phantom is a comic strip hero created by Lee Falk in 1936 and is also noted for being the very first costumed superhero to be printed, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating in the African jungle. The series began with a daily newspaper strip on February 17, 1936, followed by a color Sunday strip in May 1939; both are still running as of 2007.. The Phantom of the Opera is a French novel by Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois from September 23, 1909 to January 8, 1910. It is believed to have been inspired by George du Maurier's Trilby.