Phantom Broadway 30th? — Page 2

mozgrrl said: "I also have a hunch that there is going to be that cast change that occurs first...well, at least for the Phantom. It seems like JB is planning ALOT of other things in the next few months (i.e concerts etc)...that's just my thinking...who really knows, but the waiting is KILLING me."

The imminent departure of Mr. Barbour is fairly certain.

PM me about the 30th.

I'm curious as well. I went to the theater to purchase tickets for the 26th (I want to be there on the actual anniversary regardless of any special performances) and the man at the box office said "that's right around the 30th anniversary!" but didn't say anything more... Was a little perplexing as that IS the actual anniversary...

Also please don't bring over Ramin, I know he is "just up the block" as someone said earlier but Im really not a fan, although it would be nice to see him in the US style mask, will probably have to get new costumes too as he has bulked up. The fan girls would love that tho......

I am thinking that James B is staying in until December. I originally thought it was October, but he has since said he's in NY until Dec. on his FB Live videos. It looks like there will be a new Phantom for the Anniversary, though. I really think it's so anti climatic to have the anniversary show on a date other than the 26th...that kind of makes me feel like they think its no big deal...personally, it's a HUGE deal for me.



labellaragazza1 said: "Justin D said: "Also please don't bring over Ramin, I know he is "just up the block" as someone said earlier but Im really not a fan, although it would be nice to see him in the US style mask, will probably have to get new costumes too as he has bulked up. The fan girls would love that tho......"



Agree. I'm praying it's not another Ramin + Sierra fest. Would love to hear even just a tidbit of info at this point, especially if Barbour is supposedly leaving in October. We're half way through with no news on that front either."

It would seem logical to do a big 30th celebration. While it’s certainly possible the show will get to 35 or 40 (or beyond), it’s not guaranteed, and 30 is a huge number. What did London do for the 30th?

It’s also a milestone for the creative team which (not to be morbid) is not getting any younger: Webber is 69, Mackintosh is 71, Prince is 89, and Gillian Lynne is 91.



Pipe dream: re-name the Majestic Theatre after Hal Prince or Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Justin D said: "Also please don't bring over Ramin, I know he is "just up the block" as someone said earlier but Im really not a fan, although it would be nice to see him in the US style mask, will probably have to get new costumes too as he has bulked up. The fan girls would love that tho......"

If it helps, he's not the person I think it might be.

And to another point, I'd hate to see the Majestic renamed for anyone except Hal. If it ever became the Prince, I would love that. He deserves it, preferably while he's still around to see it.

For the 30th in London, they had a lot Phantom alumni performing in Masquerade and a special after curtain call performance of a few songs, with appearances by Sierra Boggess and Gardar Thor Cortes of the cancelled Paris production. It should be on Youtube.

They held the 30th on the anniversary date despite Sarah Brightman and Hal Prince not being there/available.

Ramin has said that after the 25th anniversary in London "it doesn't get better than that" and he doesn't want to reprise the role, and I believe him. I'm sure he's been offered London, Paris, Love Never Dies in Germany, blah blah blah. If he wanted to, he'd be back. He's not going to. Same with Valjean.

Here's my prediction: a performance of the title song with like five Phantoms and one Christine. Some other songs. Cake and champagne wheeled out, confetti blasted. Congratulatory wishes from the various productions currently running (probably including the LND tour). Sierra Boggess will be there. Ramin will be there despite never performing in the Broadway production. Tickets will be expensive. Ultimately overwhelming, very on par for the production as of late. Hopefully there's a big cast change. Carlotta and the Christine alternate are confirmed leaving, the creeper in the mask is rumored to leave.

Not that I can remember.

Cant remember what was in the theatre right before Phantom, but The Wiz was there for a while as well as 42nd street, which might have been what was in at the time, i believe it transferred across the street to st. james but I honestly dont have a clue.

Here's my theory. I think the special 30th anniversary performance will be on Wednesday night, January 24. There is no performance listed for that day on telecharge. The matinee the next day is cancelled, presumably because the cast will still be wrecked from the festivities the night before. There is a Friday matinee added, but that still only adds up to 7 performances currently on sale for that week (Monday night, Tuesday night, Thursday night, two on Friday and two on Saturday). I would imagine that once they arrange seating for all the VIPs they want there, then they can open seating up to the unwashed masses, just like they did for the 25th. According to my Facebook On This Day app, it was this week in October 2011 when they announced the 25th anniversary celebration details, so I hope that the 30th anniversary details will be out within days.

Justin D said: "Also please don't bring over Ramin, I know he is "just up the block" as someone said earlier but Im really not a fan, although it would be nice to see him in the US style mask, will probably have to get new costumes too as he has bulked up. The fan girls would love that tho......"

I think he is such a terrible singer and ruins the entire 25th anniversary recording. I get that he is a handsome guy, but he does not have the chops to play the Phantom. His fans are exhausting.

Well, that's a little upsetting, but nothing new for the producers. They definitely tend to treat Broadway as the second-string production that gets the big events if we're lucky. Oh well. At least we're used to it by now.

mozgrrl said: "What did Broadway do for the 25th? I'm assuming ALW and Hal Prince showed up, but was Michael Crawford or Sarah B there? Or any other original cast members?
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This is basically what they did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef0MAV8kEWA (It's a 30 minute video of the curtain call event)

Apart from that curtain call, they invited tons of old cast members from Broadway, tours, and Vegas, which had just closed a few months before, some of whom were brought on stage, and some of whom were there to watch the performance. Somewhere around 100 seats were given to fans in an online lottery, and any remaining seats were sold to the general public, but these were pretty limited. I think less than thirty popped up originally, and maybe 45 ended up being sold total.

Quick edit to add that they also held a gala at the New York Public Library after the performance for the creators and all invited cast members.

Updated On: 10/23/17 at 03:28 PM

As of about a week ago apparently he wasn't even sure when he's leaving. Something must have changed not sure why.