

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. Theater Categories, Theater Tickets By City, Popular Broadway Shows. It is a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets and costumes as well as a large cast and orchestra. The Phantom of the Opera is recommended for ages 8 and up. It will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances. The closing will come less than a month after its 35th anniversary. NEW YORK (AP) The Phantom of the Opera Broadway’s longest-running show is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theater attendance in New York. 18, a spokesperson told The Associated Press on Friday. This page was last edited on 23 September 2022, at 01:35. Michael Crawford in the original cast of the 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical in Londons West End, the 1988 cast on Broadway and the 1989 cast in Los Angeles. The musical - a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts - will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb. Buy The Phantom of the Opera Broadway tickets Book your New York theatre tickets in advance with and enjoy the best Broadway shows. Erik (also known as The Phantom of the Opera. NEW YORK (AP) - “The Phantom of the Opera” - Broadway’s longest-running show - is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theater attendance in New York.
