The terrifically fun London Palladium revival of his “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” has New York in its sights after it plays Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre this winter.Īnd a revamped Broadway version of the composer’s musical “Cinderella” at the Imperial Theatre will be announced as soon as next week.įor now, though, it’s time to pack up the chandelier. Lloyd Webber may be back to Broadway soon enough. The theater that new show is currently going into, the Shubert, has about 350 fewer seats. In fact, Shubert chair Bob Wankel wanted the Majestic for the upcoming musical “Some Like It Hot,” but was reluctant to give “Phantom” the boot. The right show could be grossing $3 million a week there, rather than $1 million from “Phantom.” The Majestic Theatre, the best musical house on Broadway, has finally been freed up after nearly four decades. New director, slimmer set, more projections.įor now, the Shubert Organization will be pleased. Mackintosh pulled the same maneuver with London’s “Les Mis érables” at the Queen’s Theatre.
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. That could be a clue to the musical’s future. “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. The production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Actor for Crawford and Best Musical.īritish composer Andrew Lloyd Webber holds a “Phantom of the Opera” mask as he attends the 74th Annual Tony Awards on Sept. “Phantom” first opened on Broadway with its original London stars, Michael Crawford as the masked romantic and Sarah Brightman as his beloved soprano Christine. Lloyd Webber’s lush songs (with lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe), Harold Prince’s innovative staging, Gillian Lynne’s balletic choreography and the lavish set and costume designs by Maria Björnson are seared into the minds of generations of theatergoers. 26, 1988, the show, produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group, has played 13,733 performances over nearly 35 years.īroadway’s second-longest-running show, the revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s “Chicago,” is well behind in the race, having been running 25 years and playing 10,090 performances.
When reached by The Post, a “Phantom” rep denied that the musical is closing. “Phantom,” sources said, has struggled to recover since it reopened in October 2021 following the pandemic closure, and is losing some $1 million a month. Other sources claim the show will close in the spring after a large 35th anniversary bash.
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