 The Ahmanson also has served in the capacity of co-producer for a number of Broadway productions, including "Amadeus", "Smokey Joe's Cafe", "The Most Happy Fella", and "The Drowsy Chaperone".It was also home to the Los Angeles production of The Phantom of the Opera which ran at the theater from 1989 to 1993.It opened with the original London and Broadway Phantom Michael Crawford as the Phantom.