Charles Hart is an English lyricist, librettist and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his work on The Phantom of the Opera as well as a number of other musicals and operas for both stage and television. == Life and works == Hart was born in London in 1961, the son of George Wilson Hart, an antiquarian book dealer, and Juliet Lavinia Hart (née Byam Shaw), actress. His parents had met as actors through theatre but his maternal grand-parents,... [more on Wikipedia]