Phantom Closing?- Page 4
Phantom Closing?
#75Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:28pm
This one hurts. This show has been on Broadway prior to my birth. I will miss it so dearly, but will always cherish my many visits to the Majestic.
#76Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:28pm
I’m waiting or CHICAGO to announce Sarah Brightman as Velma & Michael Crawford as Billy starting February 19th.
Huss417
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#77Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:29pm
Now I am just going to hope we don't have a blizzard come February 18th.
#78Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:29pm
This is insane. I guess the theatre will get a make over then it’s time for a dream coat
OhHiii
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/16
#80Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:34pm
Something's up...I can't be the only one questioning this looking at the grosses since they reopened, they're essentially on par with what they were running at pre-shutdown. Count me among those who think they're just closing to reopen a cheaper version in a smaller house, because it doesn't add up that they've been struggling that much unless we're about to see an insane drop-off in their grosses, indicating a dwindling advance.
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#81Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:35pm
This show and this production is such a huge part of my identity, as possibly pathetic as that may sound. Everybody who knows me knows I go see Phantom on Broadway every 5 minutes. Everybody always asks me when was the last time I saw it, and when will I be seeing it again. Often when people tease me about seeing it so often, I say that it's because it won't be there forever especially with a cheapskate like Mackintosh who is 100000% going to replace this show with the cheap new tour and crown himself the savior of NY Phantom. My bedroom has 5 Phantom NY posters in it. Ugh. I am so glad the show 5 times this year, including twice in the same day this past August. Little did I know that it would be last time ever seeing it. I hope you all get your renovated theater with projections and video screens.
#82Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:37pm
I mean, I bit the bullet and bought tickets for myself and my parents for January 18th. They saw it waaaaaaaaaay back in the early 90s before I was born, and I have refused to see it because I’m not a fan of the score/content, but also the fact that I thought it would exist forever.
Better bite the bullet now than get effed over later on.
#83Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:38pm
Phantom4ever said: "Cancelling my New York trip for December. Luckily all I bought was hotel and airfare. Was planning on seeing Phantom at least twice during that trip. It will be a while before I can be in New York again."
Why are you cancelling?
#84Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:43pm
I wouldn't expect tickets for the closing show to be available for the public. Will likely be alumni by invite only.
chrishuyen
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/12/14
#85Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:43pm
Definitely setting aside February 18 so I can try to make it to closing, I wonder when tickets will go on sale
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#87Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:44pm
The show is so near and dear to me that I could not imagine sitting through it knowing that it's going to be gone soon. And I don't want to give Cameron another penny. I'd rather start moving on now and come back to New York some day when it's a more distant memory.
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#88Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:45pm
The timing does give another show a chance at a spring opening.
Chase Miller
Understudy Joined: 9/12/22
#90Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:50pm
I think that would very much depend on the amount of renovations needed in there.
#91Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:51pm
To quote Granda Joe from Derry Girls… “Struck down in her prime.”
#92Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:51pm
RippedMan said: "The timing does give another show a chance at a spring opening."
The theater desperately needs to be renovation.
#93Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:51pm
RippedMan said: "The timing does give another show a chance at a spring opening."
I think they may opt for a reno first.
#94Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:54pm
Can Merrily transfer? Hehe
#95Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:57pm
Wow. Never thought I would see the day. My first Broadway show I saw that got me hooked. The weekly sales are around $900k. You would think they would be fine on those sales. My guess is there is more to the story.....
Phantom4ever
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
#96Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 4:58pm
The show is doing well financially. This is only to have a reason to replace it with the cheap tour oops I mean the new modern Phantom for the 21st century!
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#97Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:00pm
The NYT article seems more definitive (at least enough for the nervous Board Admins to promote the story). The Post article was suspicious to me - especially where it said "the right show" would gross over 3M a week - which seems, highly highly doubtful. Hamilton and the current Music Man revival have done so - and there may be others - but it's few and far between.
And I thought I'd read here that Phantom had no "stop" clause in its lease - such that this closing decision is not by Shubert - but by ALW/Prince Estate/Mackintosh. Which suggests, there might be a buy-out of some kind by the Shuberts to free up the theatre.
So, having never seen Phantom on Broadway - because it was "always there" - I guess I may have to make a special trip. But, I do wonder if closing date will get extended the way the original run of Cats had its closing date extended.
#98Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:03pm
ggersten said: "The NYT article seems more definitive (at least enough for the nervous Board Admins to promote the story). The Post article was suspicious to me - especially where it said "the right show" would gross over 3M a week - which seems, highly highly doubtful. Hamilton and the current Music Man revival have done so - and there may be others - but it's few and far between.
And I thought I'd read here that Phantom had no "stop" clause in its lease - such that this closing decision is not by Shubert - but by ALW/Prince Estate/Mackintosh. Which suggests, there might be a buy-out of some kind by the Shuberts to free up the theatre.
So, having never seen Phantom on Broadway - because it was "always there" - I guess I may have to make a special trip.
"
You defintely need to see it before it closes. It is a classic, even with all of its flaws.
singerunlimited
Stand-by Joined: 3/19/06
#99Phantom Closing?
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:03pm
Nothing about this makes sense.
For one, isn't Phantom paid off? The conversations about it not selling don't make sense to me, especially looking at the grosses. It's not doing any worse than pre-Covid.
Second, just a few weeks ago, they were accepting video submissions to be the next Raoul on Broadway, with a potential start date of mid-October.
What seems more likely is that the show will shut down for Cameron's "updated" version. I don't know that I can ever forgive him for what he's doing to this property. The "updated" London version is Phantom-lite in every way, and the most recent national tour was completely inferior to the Broadway production.
Absolutely crushed at this news.
Videos