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.
I’m waiting or CHICAGO to announce Sarah Brightman as Velma & Michael Crawford as Billy starting February 19th.
Now I am just going to hope we don't have a blizzard come February 18th.
This is insane. I guess the theatre will get a make over then it’s time for a dream coat
Broadway Star Joined: 4/30/16
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.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
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.
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.
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?
I wouldn't expect tickets for the closing show to be available for the public. Will likely be alumni by invite only.
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/12/14
Definitely setting aside February 18 so I can try to make it to closing, I wonder when tickets will go on sale
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
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.
The timing does give another show a chance at a spring opening.
Understudy Joined: 9/12/22
I think that would very much depend on the amount of renovations needed in there.
To quote Granda Joe from Derry Girls… “Struck down in her prime.”
RippedMan said: "The timing does give another show a chance at a spring opening."
The theater desperately needs to be renovation.
RippedMan said: "The timing does give another show a chance at a spring opening."
I think they may opt for a reno first.
Can Merrily transfer? Hehe
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.....
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/17/07
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!
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.
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.
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You defintely need to see it before it closes. It is a classic, even with all of its flaws.
Understudy Joined: 3/19/06
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.
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