This might not be the last you see of the Phantom and Christine Daae. “The number of losing weeks was rising even before COVID.” “There comes a tipping point in the life of any show,” he added.

“The 35-year run is even more miraculous when you consider how huge it is,” Mackintosh said. And that increase arrives during an extremely challenging time for Broadway. “Everyone thinks these shows can go on forever, but you can’t run a big show at these margins anymore,” the producer said, adding that the pre-pandemic running cost of “Phantom,” $800,000, has ballooned to $950,000 today.

18, shortly after a lavish bash for its 35th anniversary. Still, “Phantom” is definitely coming to an end in New York on Feb. The producer is pleased with the box office boom and outpouring of affection from fans around the world, even though The Post scuttled his announcement plans (the news was set to drop next week.) “The tills are alive with the sound of the music of the night!,” Mackintosh said on a phone call from London. To quote Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Evita,” “and the money kept rolling in!”Īfter The Post first reported on Friday that the composer’s “The Phantom of the Opera” would close on Broadway this winter after 35 years, the show took in $2 million in ticket sales by 8 p.m., producer Cameron Mackintosh told The Post. 'My Neighbour Totoro' review: Bring this Miyazaki stage show to Broadwayįace it, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is a terrible actor Stratford Festival shows Daniel Craig how it's doneĮlton John's lacking 'Tammy Faye' musical needs a prayer

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