Broadway's 'Phantom of the Opera' Rumored to Be Closing After Nearly 35 Years

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first reported on Friday that the composer’s “The Phantom of the Opera” would close on Broadway this winter after 35 years, the show took in $2 million in ticket sales by 8 p.m., producer Cameron Mackintosh told The Post.“The hills are alive with the sound of the music of the night!,” Mackintosh said on a phone call from London.The producer is pleased the box office boom and outpouring of affection from fans around the world, even though The Post scuttled his announcement plans (the news was set to drop next week.) Still, “Phantom” is definitely coming to an end in New York on Feb. 18, shortly after a lavish bash for its 35th anniversary.“Everyone thinks these shows can go on forever, but you can’t run a big show at these margins anymore,” the producer said, adding that the pre-pandemic running cost of “Phantom,” $800,000, has ballooned to $950,000 today.

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PlayBill, Ben Crawford currently leads the cast as the Phantom. Emilie Kouatchou plays Christine, John Riddle plays Raoul, Nehal Joshi plays Monsieur André, Craig bennett plays Monsieur Firmin, Raquel Suarez Groen plays Carlotta Giudicelli, Maree Johnson plays Madame Giry, Calrton Moe plays Ubaldo Piangi and Sara Esty plays Meg Giry.

The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest running show, will close in February following its 35th anniversary in January, producers have announced.

flop movie version, starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum, was released in 2004.Lloyd Webber also put on an unsuccessful sequel, called “Love Never Dies,” in London in 2010 that toured but never made it to Broadway.“Phantom” continues to play in London at Her Majesty’s Theatre — soon to be renamed His Majesty’s Theatre following the death of Queen Elizabeth II — and recently had some of its original staging revised.That could be a clue to the musical’s future. While this “Phantom” will close for good in December, it would not be shocking to see it return in a much cheaper iteration in a few years.