To put its staying power in perspective, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods opened during the same season as Phantom. In terms of grosses and media coverage, it was the Hamilton of its day. The international hit musical is closing its doors because it has been unable to meet its weekly running costs since it returned following the pandemic. However, Phantom was the top box-office draw for years.
Prior to closing, the production, which resumed performances October 22, 2021, following the pandemic, will celebrate its 35th anniversary January 26. The famed chandelier will descend for the last time when the Tony-winning musical plays its final performance (its 13,925th) at the Majestic Theatre February 18, 2023. Breaking even usually requires a steady stream of tourists, especially for Phantom and visitors to the city haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels.Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history, will play its final performance next year. Some of the most popular shows - Hamilton, The Lion King and Wicked - have rebounded well, but other shows have struggled. The Lion King is next, having begun performances in 1997.īroadway took a pounding during the pandemic, with all theaters closed for more than 18 months. The closing of Phantom would mean the longest running show crown would go to Chicago, which started in 1996. On Broadway alone, the musical has played more than 13,500 performances to 19 million people at The Majestic Theatre. The first production opened in London in 1986 and since then the show has been seen by more than 145 million people in 183 cities and performed in 17 languages over 70,000 performances. 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.
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