Mark Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is marking its 40th anniversary, with the Guardian looking back at the musical that has proved remarkably durable. The piece, referencing producers Cameron Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber, describes a show audiences return to repeatedly, drawn back by its spectacle and famous score despite decades of predictions that its run would end.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera is to be filmed live at its London home, His Majesty's Theatre, as the West End musical marks its 40th anniversary. The show, which opened in 1986 and made a star of original Phantom Michael Crawford, remains the longest-running musical on the West End. The filming gives fans who cannot reach London a chance to see the current production.

Formula 1 fans are recalling the moment Fernando Alonso picked up stranded Mark Webber at the end of the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix. Webber's Red Bull had run out of fuel, and Alonso gave his fellow driver a lift back to the pits on the side of his Ferrari, creating one of the sport's memorable 'taxi' images. The throwback is being shared warmly by motorsport followers.

The Phantom of the Opera is marking its 40th anniversary, with London's theatre community celebrating the milestone of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical. The show, which opened at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End in 1986, remains one of the most successful musicals in history, and tributes and retrospectives are highlighting its enduring popularity and cultural impact.