Happy 34th Anniversary, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!

It's simply remarkable that The Brilliant Original has been on Broadway - and in the same theatre - for this long, and counting. I can't believe I haven't seen it live yet (as remarkable as the 25th anniversary London proshot is).

New B-roll and production photos were released yesterday... starting tonight, Emilie Kouatchou becomes the first black woman to take on Christine Daaé full-time on Broadway!

Updated On: 1/26/22 at 12:14 AM

This anniversary boggles the mind due to the sheer passage of time alone! I worked at the Majestic Theatre when Phantom first opened.  I will always associate this show with me being very new to NYC.

I will be there this evening also. I had planned for Phantom to be the first show I saw when shows reopened, had planned on going the opening night, but I was just getting back to work and trying to get back in the swing of things. Then I was going to go to Emilie's first night and It also slipped my mind. 

I saw the show on Broadway about two years after it opened and it was not the best performance. Didn't see it again until the tour in 2009 (Which was wonderful). I have been wanting to see it again on Broadway for a while now, tonight will be a nice night to revisit it. 

I’ll also be there tonight. The last time I saw it was when Ali Ewoldt was Christine, and I thought she was wonderful. So glad I’ll be there to ring in the first Black full-time Christine on Broadway!

May you last forever, you absolute masterpiece!

Happy to see all the positive feedback for Emilie, I haven't seen her in the role yet but excited to be back soon!

A wonderful evening. Great performances all around. Emilie was in tears at the curtain call. There was a short speech at the end and tv cameras were there for it. We got anniversary playbills and a nice pin as we entered.