How long will Phantom run???

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How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 9:58pm

Ok, its pretty obvious that TPOTO will most likely become the longest running show in Bway history as it still manages to pack houses after nearly 18 years. So how much longer will it really last? I say 3 to 5 more years.

Updated On: 6/1/05 at 09:58 PM

#2

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:10pm

I second three to five years.

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#3

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:25pm

Well, Phantom is a pretty popular show....However, I agree with what you said. I'm pretty sure they're going to keep it on until it beats Cats at least. I'm pretty sure Andrew Lloyd Webber and his fans will feel satisfied at having the top two longest running shows on Broadway history be Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals.

#4

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:29pm

They already are.

#5

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Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:32pm

Phantom is an unpredictable show. It's great, but it really doesn't work without a great cast.

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#6

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:32pm

forever.


or until everyone in the entire world has seen it twice: the thing is "Remember your first time" implying that there will be a second time.

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Updated On: 6/1/05 at 10:32 PM

#7

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:34pm

as long as it outruns Cats.

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re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:45pm

And as long as we're in the topic of Cats, I was just wondering. How long will it be until they decide to do a revival of that show?

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re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:48pm

I heard that they were in talks to get alot of the OLC to reprise their roles for a London revival.

I know nothing about a Broadway revival, but don't see one in at least five or ten more years.

[sorry for the threadjacking]

Updated On: 6/1/05 at 10:48 PM

#10

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 10:55pm

Until the second coming...

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re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:06pm

"And as long as we're in the topic of Cats, I was just wondering. How long will it be until they decide to do a revival of that show?"

probably not for a long time. im one of the few people who actually liked cats, everyone i know hates it. its the very first broadway show i saw, and it got me into theatre. i wish they would do a revival.

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#12

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:08pm

How long did Cats run?

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Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:08pm

How long did Cats run?

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#14

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Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:10pm

at this rate 150 years

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Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:36pm

cats ran 7393 performances. it ran about 20 years. (no i didnt know that by heart, i looked it up. haha)

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re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/1/05 at 11:41pm

yeah POTO is gonna run until it at least outruns cats. i hope it does. i never liked cats and i think its weird having that be the longest running show lol. ALW must be very pleased with himself.

#17

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/2/05 at 12:42am

Any revival of Cats before I'm dead is too soon.

#18

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Posted: 6/2/05 at 2:48am

lvpblues -I'm totally with you on that.

Phantom is planning on holding out till they beat Cats, and trust me when I say that when they announce a closing date it won't be a month in advance, they'll announce it like a year before it happens. It won't be one of those "OMG LITTLE WOMEN'S CLOSING IN A WEEK" type of things, but something that they'll pretend to close and pretend to close until they've milked everything out of it they can :0)

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#19

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Posted: 6/2/05 at 3:30am

Yeah, they will make the closing of Phantom into a big event.

#20

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Posted: 6/2/05 at 3:36am

It will definitely be as big or bigger than Les Miserables,I'll bet.

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#21

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Posted: 6/2/05 at 7:52am

How long will Phantom run?


TOO LONG (just like the duration of the overblown show itself...).

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#22

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:13am

Like sands through the hour glass...so are the chandeliers of our lives.

It'll probably outlive the cockroaches and Cher.

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#23

re: How long will Phantom run???

Posted: 6/2/05 at 10:42am

I hope only until it outruns Cats. It is to the point where it need to end soon, at least in my opinion. All this said, I still love Phantom.

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#24

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Posted: 6/2/05 at 11:27am

I agree with Scooter - too long, but then it already has run too long.

#25

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Posted: 6/2/05 at 5:49pm

Till the day i die....I CANNOT IMAGINE LIVING LIFE KNOWING PHANTOM IS OFF BWAY!
If it does happen, i'll just have to go with it.

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