"I remember it being a whirlwind and being extremely tired by the end, ready to drop. The musical a fixture on Broadway since 1988. The legendary show will celebrate its 35th anniversary in January, and then. “I remember feeling like, ‘OK, no matter what happens, the people out there have me and the people backstage have me and are supporting me,'" Kouatchou said. The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest-running show, is scheduled to close in February 2023. 'The Phantom of the Opera,' the longest-running show in Broadway history, is closing after 35 years, TODAY has confirmed. The show is running at the Majestic Theatre and enjoyed brilliant. The show announced Friday it will commemorate its 35th. The show has been transferred to Broadway and is currently the longest running musical. China will also open its own production next year and Andrew Lloyd Webber and Antonio Banderas are working on a Spanish version for their new company, Amigos Para Siempre.Įmilie Kouatchou, who in January became the first-ever Black woman to play the lead role of Christine Daaé, told Today about the audience's support when she first appeared onstage as an understudy. NEW YORK (WABC) - 'Phantom of the Opera,' Broadways longest-running show and an icon of New York City theater, will close early next year. A spokesperson for the musical did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the Associated Press reported that revenues had also been fluctuating, which likely didn't bode well for such an expensive production.Īudiences can still see the show in London and Australia. The show eventually reopened to an excited crowd, but that enthusiasm didn't translate to a surge in attendance, with 2022 seeing smaller audiences compared to prepandemic years. Read full article September 16, 2022, 2:21 PM NEW YORK (AP) Phantom of the Opera, Broadways longest running show in history, scheduled to close in early 2023, reports say.
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