11, the most recent figure available – receipts for the long-running show could be as low as half (or less) of what could be earned at the Majestic, and certainly lag behind more recent musicals such as Hamilton, Into The Woods, MJ, Moulin Rouge! and Six, and even behind other Broadway stalwarts as The Lion King and Wicked. While the musical still grosses hundreds of thousands of dollars per week – $867,997 for the week ending Sept. Related video: Jane Lynch denies early 'Funny Girl' exit is due to Lea Michele Reported estimates of the Broadway productions grosses over the years exceed $1 billion. Among the records set by the musical over the years is first Broadway production to hit 10,000 performances (in 2012). The musical made stars of, or at least cemented the theater legacy, of stars Michael Crawford, as the Phantom, and Webber’s then-wife Sarah Brightman as Christine. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group, Phantom opened in London’s West End in 1986 and, two years later, on Broadway, with direction by Harold Prince. The musical has long played at the Shubert Organization’s Majestic Theatre. The news comes as the musical, known for its falling chandelier, its half-masked title character and its most famous song “The Music of the Night,” has become an icon of Broadway over the decades but has been as susceptible as other productions to the soft Covid market and weak tourist climate. “Tickets are currently on sale for performances through January 22nd, 2023, and we expect the final block of tickets to be placed on sale shortly.”īlack Theatre United Inaugural Gala Postponed To 2023 - UpdateĬommon To Make Broadway Debut In Pulitzer-Winning Play 'Between Riverside And Crazy'īill Heck Joins Broadway's 'Take Me Out' Revival In Role Originally Played By Patrick J.

“We are sad to confirm that after 35 years on Broadway, Phantom will play its final performance at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday February 18th, 2023,” the show has announced on its website. The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest running show, will close in February following its 35th anniversary in January, producers have announced.

Who wrote the phantom of the opera book