Broadway’s longest-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera, closed on Sunday night. The Phantom of the Opera had run for 35 years, playing 13,981 shows and grossing more than $1.3bn (£1bn/€1.1bn) while on Broadway. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical first debuted on January 26, 1988 at New York’s Majestic Theatre, and it stayed there for over …
Broadway witnesses second-best week of 2022-23 season
Broadway has witnessed its second-best week of the 2022-23 season in terms of box office sales, following a post-Thanksgiving dip in the US. According to figures from Broadway News, for the week ending December 11, 35 productions on Broadway grossed $37,217,001 (£30m/€35m), up 10% from the week before. This has pushed the box office to …
The Phantom of the Opera to close on Broadway next year
Broadway’s longest-running show The Phantom of the Opera is set to close in February 2023 after 35 years. The musical has been a key fixture on Broadway since 1988 and its final performance will be February 18. The final performance will round-off 13,925 shows across more than three decades. Since the show reopened after the …