But all shows do finally close,” producer Cameron Mackintosh said in a statement. Indeed, my production of Andrew’s ‘Cats’ proudly declared for decades ‘Now and Forever.’ Yet ‘Phantom’ has surpassed that show’s extraordinary Broadway run. “As a producer you dream that a show will run forever. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lavish songs include “Masquerade,” ?Angel of Music,” ?All I Ask of You” and “The Music of the Night.” Last week, it hit $867,997 and producers may have seen the writing on the wall.īased on a novel by Gaston Leroux, “Phantom” tells the story of a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House and falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine. 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. It is a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets and costumes as well as a large cast and orchestra. It will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances. Meet the Current Cast of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA on Broadway Ben Crawford (The Phantom of the Opera) Kaley Ann Voorhees (Christine Daa) Eryn LeCroy (Christine Daa at certain performances) Jay Armstrong Johnson (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) Laird Mackintosh (Monsieur Andr) Craig Bennett (Monsieur. The closing will come less than a month after its 35th anniversary. The 'Phantom of the Opera' announced Friday its last performance will be on Feb.
18, a spokesperson told The Associated Press on Friday. The musical _ a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts _ will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb.
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