"Widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, the musical set the bar with its lavish sets and costumes, large cast and Broadway’s largest orchestra-a perfect match for its sumptuous score and classic love story." "As much a part of the city landscape as the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, the blockbuster phenomenon has long been a New York City landmark," the show wrote in its closure news release. 'As much a part of the city landscape as the Empire State Building' The show has played at the resplendent Majestic Theater since the beginning of its run. Before it closes, it’ll celebrate its 35th anniversary.
The closure date was originally set for Valentine's Week 2023, but now the theater plans to delay the closing until Apbecause ticket sales are booming, the New York Times reported today.Īs Broadway’s longest-running show, Phantom has delighted audiences with more than 13,500 performances since it opened on January 26, 1988. "Gaston Leroux's opera ghost may be disappearing for now, but there is no doubt that Andrew Lloyd Webber's masterpiece will continue to enchant audiences in London and around the world - and one day will return to Broadway," Mackintosh said.The Broadway show The Phantom of the Opera will soon close after 35 years, but the curtain will stay open a bit longer than expected.
He praised everyone who has been involved with the show over the course of the three-plus decades. "Our gratitude to American audiences falling in love with 'The Phantom' is infinite." "That this legendary show has thrilled New York for nearly 35 phenomenal years is quite astounding to me," Mackintosh said in a statement. Once the curtain comes down on "Phantom" for the last time, the title of Broadway's longest-running show will shift to "Chicago," which started in 1996.Ĭameron Mackintosh, the show's producer, said that he, the theater owner The Shubert Organization, and Webber himself decided close the show after "considerable discussion." The Broadway production has played more than 13,500 performances to 19 million people at The Majestic Theatre. Since the mid-1980s, more than 145 million people in 183 cities have seen the show performed in 17 languages. Other international productions are also expected to move forward. The flagship London production, which debuted in 1986, will keep going "with no end in sight," according to a spokesperson for the show.
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