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. The musical - a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts - will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb. Andrew Lloyd Webber's lavish songs include Masquerade, Angel of Music, All I Ask of You and The Music of the Night.NEW YORK - '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 theater attendance in New York. 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. 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.

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.

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