Posted: 4/16/23 at 5:40pm
Dylan Smith4 said: "Oh those alone will be worth something one day! Hope she frames them!"
They'll be on ebay tomorrow.
Posted: 4/16/23 at 5:46pm
Now if anyone finds a place, other than eBay, to get the final souvenir program, post it here! ☺️
Posted: 4/16/23 at 5:58pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Playbill Store Link"
They are available to buy now
Posted: 4/16/23 at 5:59pm
Just ordered it!
Posted: 4/16/23 at 6:02pm
I’m looking for the final souvenir program that was available only at today’s performance. Not the final playbill. Thanks though!
Posted: 4/16/23 at 6:02pm
Does that picture on the playbill have some significance?
Posted: 4/16/23 at 6:07pm
BoringBoredBoard40 said: "Does that picture on the playbill have some significance?"
It’s a great photo. One of the most iconic street views of a theatre in the history of Broadway. It’ll be torn down tomorrow and never seen like that again.
Posted: 4/16/23 at 6:41pm
Tonite's playbill looked like this - from my daughter's posting. I don't know what the gold seal is:
Updated On: 4/16/23 at 06:41 PM
Posted: 4/16/23 at 7:01pm
^^ It's an embossed sticker that says FINAL PERFORMANCE with today's date and the mask.
Posted: 4/16/23 at 7:08pm
ggersten - Thank you for sharing these photos - will be eager to hear any information your daughter shares with you!!
Posted: 4/16/23 at 7:22pm
Lot 666 rises for the final time to Lloyd Webber’s glorious score:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrHXLOvMz57/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Posted: 4/16/23 at 7:22pm
Looks like Ben Crawford and his wife are at the final performance.
(Although according to some people here, he was fired. Gotta love the rumors!)
Posted: 4/16/23 at 7:35pm
jacobsnchz14 said: "BorisTomashevsky said: "Can something be called a performance if you can’t actually buy tickets to it (aside from some lottery seats)? Sounds more like a closed, private, corporate event.
Last night’s crowd who went with their hearts and memories completely bared were at the final performance more than today’s inner circle of invites and people who “happen to know someone who was slightly involved and got invited last minute."
No different than an opening night performance."
LOL sure but different from every other closing night of anything in history.
Updated On: 4/16/23 at 07:35 PM
Posted: 4/16/23 at 7:48pm
April 16, 2023, 7:49 p.m. ET . It’s over now, the music of the night…
Posted: 4/16/23 at 7:49pm
Defenses - exactly. Gotta love the rumors. For him to be fired, and then attend makes no sense whatsoever. Yet, there are those who want to believe non-truths.
Posted: 4/16/23 at 8:01pm
There was a color insert in the Playbill saying that Ben is on vocal rest per doctor’s orders. He was not fired. The insert reads:
We regret to announce that our wonderful leading man, Ben Crawford, has been put on vocal rest, per doctor's orders. We are assured he'll be well soon, but, unfortunately, not in time for tonight's closing performance.
In his absence, we are delighted that Laird Mackintosh has agreed to step in and perform the title role of The Phantom tonight.
And then it’s Laird’s headshot and bio.
Posted: 4/16/23 at 8:12pm
HeyMrMusic said: "There was a color insert in the Playbill saying that Ben is on vocal rest per doctor’s orders. He was not fired. The insert reads:
We regret to announce that our wonderful leading man, Ben Crawford, has been put on vocal rest, per doctor's orders. We are assured he'll be well soon, but, unfortunately, not in time for tonight's closing performance.
In his absence, we are delighted that Laird Mackintosh has agreed to step in and perform the title role of The Phantom tonight.
And then it’s Laird’s headshot and bio."
Thank you for sharing! I was at Ben’s final shows, and it was obvious he wasn’t well because he was losing his voice. But because Phantom has been quiet about his health situation, some people have claimed that illness wasn’t the real reason he hasn’t been on in two weeks.
Updated On: 4/16/23 at 08:12 PM
Posted: 4/16/23 at 8:20pm
Some photos from those in attendance show Ben onstage after curtain call
Posted: 4/16/23 at 8:26pm
After curtain call? Wasn’t it a seven o’clock show?
Posted: 4/16/23 at 8:29pm
willep said: "After curtain call? Wasn’t it a seven o’clock show?"
No. 5:00.
Posted: 4/16/23 at 8:52pm
Posted: 4/16/23 at 8:57pm
TaffyDavenport said: "Curtain call:
https://twitter.com/MrDavidGordon/status/1647751957115699201?s=20"
Anxiously waiting for the full video with speeches, etc. Looks like Cameron Mackintosh spoke and there was a projector onstage as well.
Still doesn't feel real.
Posted: 4/16/23 at 8:59pm
Someone please tell me that Cam Mack was booed...... it will really help me sleep tonight to know that he was
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