The curtain will fall on ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ the longest-running Broadway show, after 35 years
“The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest-running show in Broadway history, will close after 35 years.
“The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest-running show in Broadway history, will close after 35 years.
The legendary show will celebrate its anniversary in January, and then say goodbye at a final performance Feb. 18 at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre, a show spokesperson said.
The show will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances.
It is a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets and costumes as well as a large cast and orchestra. Box office grosses have fluctuated since the show reopened after the pandemic — going as high as over $1 million a week but also dropping to around $850,000. Last week, it hit $867,997 and producers may have seen the writing on the wall.
Created by three musical theater legends — composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Hal Prince and producer Cameron Mackintosh — “Phantom” premiered on London’s West End in October 1986 before opening on Broadway on Jan. 26, 1988.
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