But all shows do finally close,” 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. Based 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. Last week, it hit $867,997 and producers may have seen the writing on the wall.Ĭreated by three musical theater legends - composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Hal Prince and producer Cameron Mackintosh - “Phantom” premiered on London’s West End in October 1986 before opening on Broadway on Jan. 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.

Ben Crawford as 'The Phantom' takes his curtain call at The 34th Anniversary Performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of The Opera' on Broadway at The Majestic Theater, in New York, on Jan. The show will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances.

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