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The Phantom Of The Opera Broadway Movie Will Close After 35 Years – Deadline

The Phantom Of The Opera Broadway Movie Will Close After 35 Years - Deadline

phantom of the operaAnd the BroadwayThe producers announced that C’s longest-running show will conclude in February after its 35th anniversary in January.

“We are sad to confirm that after 35 years on Broadway, ghost The last show will be presented at the Majestic Theater on Saturday, February 18, 2023,” the show announced on its day website. “Tickets are currently on sale for shows through January 22, 2023, and we expect the final batch of tickets to go on sale soon.”

The news comes as the musical, known for its falling chandeliers, half-disguised character, and most famous song, “The Music of the Night,” has become a Broadway icon over the decades but has been as vulnerable as other productions to the Covid’s soft market and poor tourist climate.

The musical has long been shown at Schubert’s Majestic Theatre.

With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, script by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilljoy libretto, produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group, ghost It opened in London’s West End in 1986, and two years later, on Broadway, under the direction of Harold Prince. The music made stars, or at least cemented the theater’s legacy, to stars Michael Crawford, as Phantom, and Webber’s then-wife Sarah Brightman as Kristen. Among the musical’s records over the years, its first Broadway production hit 10,000 performances (in 2012). Stated estimates of Broadway’s production totals over the years have exceeded $1 billion.

Among her Tony Awards in 1988 were Best Music, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Crawford), Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Judy Kay), Best Musical Direction (Harold Prince), Best Landscape and Costume Designs ( Maria Bjørnson) and Best Lighting Design (Andrew Bridge).

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While total music earnings are still hundreds of thousands of dollars a week — $867,997 for the week ending 9/11, the latest number available — long-running receipts can be as low as half (or less) than what can be earned at Majestic, sure. lag behind from modern musicals such as Hamilton, Into the Woods, MG, Moulin Rouge! And the sixand even behind other Broadway fans like the king lion And the evil. Average ticket price for ghost Last week it was around $83, which is a bargain compared to the average prices charged by such musicals funny girl ($175), Hamilton ($197), Into the forest ($112) and MG ($152), among others.

West End production from ghostwhich closed during the Covid lockdown in 2020 and returned with a slim orchestra, are still open.

purr about ghostThe New York Post first announced its closure today, sparking great speculation online. According to the New York Times, the cast, crew and orchestra have been notified of the closure today.