![]() Andrew Lloyd Webber's lavish songs include Masquerade, Angel of Music, All I Ask of You and The Music of the Night. Last week, it hit $867,997.īased 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. The theatergoing audience has been slow to return after the pandemic lockdown, and the show hasn’t been selling well enough to defray its running costs. Ben Crawford as 'The Phantom' takes his curtain call at The 34th Anniversary Performance of Andrew Lloyd Webbers 'Phantom of The Opera' on Broadway at The Majestic Theater on Jan. Box office grosses have fluctuated since the show reopened after the pandemic - going as high as over $1 million US 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. The closing will come less than a month after its 35th anniversary. 18, a spokesperson told The Associated Press on Friday. ![]() Salt), the titular character in Shrek The Musical, Big Fish (Edward Bloom u/s, Don Price), Les Misrables (Javert/Valjean u/s) and On the Twentieth Century (Bruce Granit u/s). His Broadway credits include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Mr. The musical - a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts - will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb. Ben was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and received a BFA in Music Theatre from The University of Arizona (BEAR DOWN). ![]() The Phantom of the Opera - Broadway's longest-running show - is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theatre attendance in New York. Danieli Solo Dancer Joseph DePietro Performer Sara Esty Meg Giry Kanisha Marie Feliciano Page Jason Forbach Performer David Michael Garry Joseph Buquet Don Attilo. We are also delighted to confirm that Josh Piterman, Amy Manford and Blake Bowden will be playing the roles of the Phantom, Christine, and Raoul for the production’s Sydney and Melbourne seasons next year. He joins Holly-Anne Hull (Christine Daa), Rhys Whitfield (Raoul), Saori Oda (Carlotta Giudicelli), Adam Linstead (Monsieur Andr), Matt Harrop (Monsieur Firmin).
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