The musical “Phantom of the Opera” stopped showing on Broadway
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In New York, on April 16, the last showing of the musical “Phantom of the Opera” in 35 years was held at the “Majestic” theater on Broadway. This is reported by the Associated Press.
The premiere of the musical took place on January 26, 1988, since then the performance has been performed almost 14 thousand times. In the last show, both the current cast and former participants were involved, among them British singer Sarah Brightman, who won the Drama Desk Award for her role as Christina Dae in “Phantom of the Opera”.
The musical is based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, which was published in 1909. The author of the production is the British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. He dedicated the final show to his son, composer and music producer Nicholas Lloyd Webber, who died of cancer in March at the age of 43.
Theater producer Cameron McIntosh did not rule out that in the future the musical will be shown again on Broadway. “I’ve worked as a producer for more than 55 years, I’ve seen the return of all the great musicals, and “Ghost” is one of the greatest. So it’s only a question of time,” he said.
The “Majestic” Theater has announced the imminent end of “Phantom of the Opera” performances in September 2022. This was explained by the fact that the musical failed to recover after the pandemic. The flow of viewers has decreased, and the income does not cover the expenses for the shows.
Almost 20 million people watched the show on Broadway since its premiere, it collected one billion three hundred million dollars.
The musical continues to play in London, where it was first shown in 1986. Since then, “The Phantom of the Opera” has been staged in 17 languages.
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