This article originally appeared on NorthJersey. Ticket prices range from $29 to $169, with premium tickets also available. The New York production currently stars Ben Crawford as The Phantom and Emilie Kouatchou as Christine. Antonio Banderas wants to create a Spanish language production, the release added. A production recently appeared at the Sydney Opera House, and the first Mandarin language version of the show will open in China in 2023, the release said. national tours combined grossed over $1.5 billion, playing 216 engagements in 77 cities to 31 million people.Īs Broadway bids farewell, the show is still playing in London. The musical changed the landscape for touring across the country, inspiring the renovation of theaters and opera houses. In New York, the show employed an estimated 6,500 people (including 450 actors) during its more than 30-year run. Representatives say it has been seen by 19.5 million people and grossed $1.3 billion. 9, 2006 - when it surpassed the nearly 18-year run of "Cats," another musical featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom of the Opera, Cameron Mackintosh produced a unique, spectacular staging of the. So it was kind of a phenomenon."īoggess will play Christine for a limited time, during February and the beginning of March."Phantom" became the longest-running show in Broadway history on Jan. And back when it opened, things like a boat gliding across the stage and the chandelier falling, had never been seen before had never been done before. "And then along with that, the lyrics, the story – it's such heightened romance – the costumes, the set. It feels like a comfortable armchair, honestly," she said. "The score is one of the most gorgeous scores that Andrew Lloyd Webber has ever written.
I love it."īoggess said the score and the many innovations of the production can be credited for "Phantom's" longevity. "It's this incredible journey that I go on through there, and a lot of the times I'm just like, 'This is "The Music of the Night" from 'The Phantom of the Opera," and this phantom is singing to me on Broadway. During 'Music of the Night,' which is just gorgeous – it's one of my favorite songs in the show, and I don't sing in it, but I'm there," she said. "Especially with 'Phantom,' I feel that constantly. She made her Broadway debut in 2007 as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid," and first starred as Christine in the "Phantom" sequel, "Love Never Dies," at the Adelphi Theatre in London in 2010.īut she said she sometimes still can't believe it. I like feeling the closeness with the audience that I haven't had before."īoggess is no novice to Broadway, nor to the role of Christine. So this actually feels – the Broadway production – feels more intimate to me, actually, which is really nice," she said. The Royal Albert Hall is a gigantic place to perform, and Vegas, the theater was constructed for the show. The Mayor of New York's Office of Media and Entertainment has also declared Saturday "Phantom of the Opera Day," the publication reported. Due to a medical issue, Webber will not be in attendance, the publication reported. Broadways longest-running show Phantom of the Opera is set to close on February 18 The show will celebrate 35 years on January 26, 2023, just a few weeks before it shutters The iconic show will be. Producer Cameron Mackintosh, director Harold Prince, original star Sarah Brightman, and current stars Hugh Pannaro, Sierra Boggess and Kyle Barisich – who play the Phantom Christine Daaé and Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny respectively – will be in attendance at the black-tie event. On Saturday, the cast and will celebrate the milestone with a special curtain-call, followed by an after-party at the New York Public Library, according to. The show has held court at the Majestic ever since. The Andrew Lloyd Webber adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1911 novel debuted at the Majestic Theater, 247 W.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - "The Phantom of the Opera" celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Broadway debut Saturday, in its continuing run as the longest-running show in Broadway history.
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