![]() ![]() Andrew Lloyd-Webbers production has been staged ove. ![]() Many expressed shock on social media, the show seemed like it would go on forever. The Phantom of the Opera, the longest running musical in Broadway history, is to have its final curtain call in February, after a 35-year run. A Spanish-language Phantomhas been announced in a partnership between Lloyd Webber and actor Antonio Banderas. International productions of the musical will continue, with the flagship London performance celebrating its 36th anniversary on Oct. Other productions of the show will continue around the world a stripped-down version debuted in London’s West End after the pandemic, and a new production debuted at the Sydney Opera House this summer. ![]() Ticket sales have slumped for shows across the board after an initial flurry of enthusiasm when theaters re-opened last year, and Phantom was no different. Phantom closed only for the pandemic, re-opening with a star-studded gala event in October 2021 which shut down 44th Street just off Times Square for a party where Lloyd Webber DJ’ed to re-mixed songs from the show. Since that year, it has occupied the same theater, the Majestic, drawing tourists and New Yorkers alike to hear its soaring melodies and catch its dark theatrical magic-which never seemed to dim over the decades. The Phantom of the Opera: 35th anniversary treat - See 6080 traveler reviews, 847 candid photos, and great deals for New York City, NY, at Tripadvisor. It arrived under the watch of two other Broadway legends as well, director Hal Prince, and producer Cameron Mackintosh. The sumptuous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical won seven Tony awards, including Best Musical, when it debuted in 1988. ![]()
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