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Published on

April 16, 2023

The Phantom Of The Opera closes on Broadway tonight

By

douglasmayo

After thirty-five years of haunting the Majestic Theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera will close tonight - Saturday 16th April 2023.

Phantom Broadway

The Phantom Of The Opera is Broadway's Longest Running Musical seen by an audience of over 20 million people over nearly 14,000 performances, that's an incredible 35 years! The acclaimed musical was created by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Music, Book, Orchestrations), Charles Hart (Lyrics), Richard Stilgoe (Additional Lyrics and Book) and was was directed by Harold Prince, with musical staging and choreography by Gillian Lynne and production design by Maria Bjornson. The production also features sound design by  Martin Levan and Mick Potter, and lighting design by Andrew Bridge.

To celebrate the closing of this phenomenal musical we're accumulating some of the coverage from Broadway to show what it is like to close a hit musical after 35 years.

https://youtu.be/0jEd0ZMxNYc

 

https://youtu.be/-NpaLkWipDw

https://youtu.be/0imXYF5TANE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbOKSMn8iow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94gi_US6qbw

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ABOUT BRITISHTHEATRE

BritishTheatre.com
Opening Night Media Ltd
3rd Floor, 80 St. Martin’s Lane
Covent Garden
London WC2N 4AA

The British Theatre website has been established to celebrate the rich and diverse theatrical culture of the United Kingdom.  Our ethos revolves around encouraging and nurturing the performing arts in all its forms. The spirit of theatre is very much alive and the British Theatre website is at the forefront of delivering news and information to audiences and enthusiasts everywhere. Our team of theatre journalists and reviewers are working hard to cover productions and news.


We are constantly developing the site and are always open to receiving feedback from our readers. Join our mailing list to be kept informed of all the latest news that is of interest to you..