January 9, 2006 :When PHANTOM becomes Broadway's longest-running musical

[jo]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:00pm

Liz Smith writes about some of the buzz she picked up from her European trip --

https://www.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm

"In London, a friend told me that Andrew Lloyd Webber is now obsessed by the fact that his "Phantom of the Opera" will surpass "Cats" as the longest running Broadway musical on Jan. 9, 2006. I'm told he will have the original star, Sarah Brightman, once his wife, back for that big event. The original Phantom, Michael Crawford, may not be available."


Wishing I were somehow there ( Broadway - January 9, 2006) again



Updated On: 7/5/05 at 06:00 PM

[morebroadwayplease]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:03pm

omg, I'm sooo excited

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:07pm

YAY!!!! I LOVE PHANTOM!!! IT MY FAVE MUSICAL EVER!!!! ...i wish i could go.
iS IT ALREADY the longest running london show?

go phantom!

ps- when is hugh leaving it?

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:08pm

Why does January 9th sound so familiar?

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:08pm

I wonder if Michael Crawfords' "not being available" has something to do with the "supposed" fallout during WOMAN IN WHITE.

[Pinguin]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:09pm

We all knew this day would come :0) I'm not a huge Weber fan but I'd rather have Phantom have the title than Cats, certainly.

But Sarah Brightman? I think I can skip out on that one...

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:12pm

Wait, she'll attend or be IN it?

[RuprechtJr.]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:12pm

Who agrees with me that the show should be a live televised event (no commercials except during the intermission). I have seen the show, so I'm not just trying to get a 'free' show. I think that niether Micael Crawford or Sara Brightman should reprise their roles. Both of them (and I don't mean any offense) are too old for the roles now. Maybe, they could do something like the Les Mis concert, with all the Phantoms in the world be on stage...after curtain call, and have MC and SB sing a song after the main performance. Whadaya think?

[babygiraffeboots]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:14pm

I will be dancing in the streets and mocking the legacy of Cats.

[Pinguin]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:25pm

HAHA, on baby giraffe I hope you do.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:32pm

I just thought about this today. 2 am today, matter of fact. Earlier in the year I thought it would happen in December. Nope - Jan 9.

I'm excited CATS will no longer be #1...but saddened that PHANTOM is the show to do it.

RENT, BEAUTY/BEAST, etc. are still running. We'll see how it turns out 5-10 years from now.

[gavrochegirl]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:35pm

I am definately going to be rallying in my house for this. CATS is going DOWN!

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 6:39pm

What's with all the CATS hate? It's one of my favorite musicals. I like it a hell of a lot better than PHANTOM.

[Shelley_is_batty]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 7:12pm

January 9th is also my birthday, and I can think of no better present than the downfall of CATS! (unless perhaps the song "Memory' was completely erased from my mind)

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 8:45pm

cats is random things going on with a dumb plot and odd msuic, IMO. Though, i know ppl that loved it.

[Aigoo]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 8:47pm

Wasn't January 9th Idina's last show or something? Sorry to threadjack but it just sounds SO familiar.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 9:03pm

The music in Cats is great.

An the original poems have more meaning than anything.

yes, it's one of my least favorite shows because I don't thrill for the music as much as other shows - but I think it is a lot of fun to watch.

It's better than Movin' Out....which is dance...Cats is dance, with a plot you have to look for. It isn't spelled out..THINK JEESUS THINK!

[sassypanz]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 9:14pm

Yes. January 9. WAS Idinas last day. And one of the days Taye performed as Fiyero.

[One Song Glory]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 9:43pm

Phantom being the longest running broadway show, sounds cool.

[Juliet2170]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 10:24pm

babygiraffe i am totally going to do that too!! oh Phantom my love, what a glorious day that will be!!!! i am DYING to hear what official special thing they are going to do. i like all the suggestions here, i'm sooo excited!!!

[jasonf]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 10:38pm

I was disappointed when Les Mis decided not to chase that record. It's such a superior show to Phantom or Cats (though I actually do LIKE Phantom...)

[hyperchet]

Posted: 7/5/05 at 10:42pm

Yes, I think that Phantom is the more deserving musical, it is much better. I don't care what anyone says, Phantom is the best musical ever.

[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 9/11/05 at 1:33pm

i see that they are not selling tickets to this performance! why?

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 9/11/05 at 3:00pm

It's invitation only.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/11/05 at 3:06pm

As Bebe Neuwirth pointed out, on January 9, 2006, Phantom becomes the longest running British musical. The longest running Broadway musical remains A Chorus Line.

Updated On: 9/11/05 at 03:06 PM