
‘Phantom of the Opera,’ Broadway’s longest-running present, proclaims closing curtain name
The closing efficiency will happen on Saturday, February, 18, 2023, at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre, Michael Borowski of The Publicity Office mentioned in an electronic mail.
Prior to the Broadway present’s conclusion, “Phantom” will have fun its thirty fifth anniversary on January 26 with director Seth Sklar-Heyn on the helm, Borowski mentioned.
Ticket gross sales had slowed for Broadway reveals throughout the pandemic and “Phantom” was no exception, not too long ago dropping from 255,000 weekly attendees in May to about 180,000 attendees in September, in keeping with The Broadway League.
International productions of the present will proceed, Borowski added. The present’s flagship London manufacturing will have fun its thirty sixth 12 months on October 9 and the not too long ago premiered Melbourne model will likewise proceed.
Phantom’s Mandarin-language model is slated to debut in China in 2023 and a Spanish-language enterprise with Antonio Banderas has been introduced.