During the 1990s, English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera enjoyed a lengthy run at Melbourne's Princess Theatre. (Photo, circa 1990s.)
The godfather of musical theatre has seen several of his works staged for more than a decade, in both London's West End and on Broadway in the U.S.
**This photograph is part of an IA series that looks at Australia through the lens of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.**
Bill McAuley's 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a cadet photographer at 'The Age' in Melbourne.
He has several published collections, including 'Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley'. To see more from Bill, click here.
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