The final Broadway performance, will be its 13,925th show. “Yet “Phanton” has surpassed that show’s extraordinary Broadway run.”Īfter “considerable discussion” that involved Mackintosh, Lloyd Webber, the Shubert Organization, and producers The Really Useful Group, “we concluded that the right time for “Phantom” was after the show’s 35th birthday.” “Indeed, my production of Andrew ‘Cats’ proudly declared for decades ‘Now and Forever,’” he added. Listen to songs like the achingly beautiful Think of Me, the tender The Music of the Night, and the powerful titular number The Phantom of the Opera, which stir emotions and keep you on the edge of your seat. “As a producer, you dream that a show will run forever,” Mackintosh said Friday. Shortly before the COVID-induced lockdown, the show was averaging about $1 million per week. Last week, the show’s box office hit just over $865,000, filling 81% of its seats. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, which was devastating for the entire theater industry, proved to be too much for the dramatic love story. The Phantom of the Opera features some iconic numbers that have gained popularity over the years. As of September, it had been seen by 19.5 million people in nearly 14,000 performances, grossing $1.3 billion since it opened, according to numbers compiled by The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry.
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