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Phantom Closing?
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Phantom Closing?#101
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:12pm
Yeah, I'm glad I went prior to the pandemic just to experience it in its home and see the Majestic, etc.
Phantom Closing?#102
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:15pm
What’s the betting Cameron will stick his terrible cheap version in there? I wouldn’t rule it out.
Or perhaps ALW is going to open his Cinderella there (before it closes 18 days later)
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Phantom Closing?#103
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:19pm
Someone posted the original Majestic marquee and it would be amazing if they reverted back to that. Granted it would outdo anything on that block so probably doubtful.
Phantom Closing?#104
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:23pm
The Post article mentioned that the Shubert's briefly considered kicking them out for Some Like It Hot. Could they be the ones who put the pressure on to leave?
Phantom Closing?#105
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:24pm
Jordan Catalano said: "Maybe it’ll transfer to New World Stages."
I actually heard from a friend on the marketing side of the industry that it will be moving to Stage 42. Kinky Boots is not selling well and they are going to likely post closing soon,
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
Phantom Closing?#106
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:25pm
Do we have any ideas as to when tickets will go on sale for the final weeks?
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Phantom Closing?#107
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:26pm
The show is the big, lavish production. I just don't see it doing well with less of all that.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
Phantom Closing?#109
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:33pm
At the final performance, I wonder if someone in the audience will try to out-bid Raoul for the Monkey.
Phantom Closing?#110
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:34pm
It'll transfer to any theater where Cameron and Seth can hack up the show and not pay royalties to Prince, Bjornson, and Lynne. I seem to remember Cameron has been dying to do this for years according to the rumor mill so the pandemic excuse seems perfect for his desire for cheapening his long runners. Either way, it will be so beyond devastating to know that this show is gone. It survived 9/11, Hurricane Sandy, the 2008 recession, the high crime of the late 80s/early 90s Times Square, I don't think it could handle losing Harold Prince. The show would never close as long as he was alive to protect it and take care of it as he so lovingly did every few months.
Phantom Closing?#111
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:36pm
Unless Cinderella transfers before February, it'll be the first time ALW hasn't had a show on Broadway since 1979.
Phantom Closing?#112
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:37pm
I've been planning a NY trip for November and had already purchased my ticket for a Thursday matinee, but after sharing this heartbreaking news with my husband (who knows how much this show means to me), he told me to buy tickets for the both of us for the Saturday evening performance, which I just did.
There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this is Cameron Mackintosh's doing. In London, the pandemic closed the show for him, allowing him to excise much of the original creative team's work and thereby fatten his wallet, under the guise of "We're taking this opportunity to tidy things up and put the shine back on the show".
In New York, no such opportunity has presented itself in a timely fashion, so he's closing it himself. I fully expect that he will eventually launch a replica of the cheap London production in NY, with the hope that it will sell to tourists who don't know what they're missing.
If I can get tickets, I will return for the anniversary and/or the final performance.
I am absolutely gutted.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
Phantom Closing?#113
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:38pm
Phantom4ever said: "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."
If I may offer a bit of unsolicited advise, don't hurt yourself just to hurt that S.O.B. If you don't see it again, you WILL regret it. When it's gone, it's gone.
"Michael Riedel...The Perez Hilton of the New York Theatre scene"
- Craig Hepworth, What's On Stage
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/20
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Phantom Closing?#116
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:42pm
It's confirmed on the website. Interestingly, it does not say its closing but says "Phantom will play its final performance at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday February 18th, 2023." I don't know if thats the way its usually said for closings, but it does fit in with the idea of the cheaper production re-opening in another theatre.
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/21
Phantom Closing?#117
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:47pm
"play its final performance" is pretty typical website language
Phantom Closing?#118
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:51pm
Lot666 said: "Phantom4ever said: "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."
If I may offer a bit of unsolicited advise, don't hurt yourself just to hurt that S.O.B. If you don't see it again, you WILL regret it. When it's gone, it's gone."
Ughhhhhhhh Lot666 you just made me cry at work! Dang! I haven't cancelled my December airfare but I did cancel my hotel. Maybe I could go see it again at Christmas, perhaps a couple times. I suppose for the rest of my life I will wish I could make such a trip.
Broadway will NEVER see a show with this amount of theatricality in terms of trap doors, actual set pieces, fly lines usage, etc.
Phantom Closing?#119
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:54pm
Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.
Phantom Closing?#120
Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:59pm
Jordan I hope you're serious with that sentiment because if you're mocking somebody over their love of a piece of art.........
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Phantom Closing?#121
Posted: 9/16/22 at 6:01pm
Phantom4ever said: "Lot666 said: "Phantom4ever said: "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."
If I may offer a bit of unsolicited advise, don't hurt yourself just to hurt that S.O.B. If you don't see it again, you WILL regret it. When it's gone, it's gone."
Ughhhhhhhh Lot666 you just made me cry at work! Dang! I haven't cancelled my December airfare but I did cancel my hotel. Maybe I could go see it again at Christmas, perhaps a couple times. I suppose for the rest of my life I will wish I could make such a trip.
Broadway will NEVER see a show with this amount of theatricality in terms of trap doors, actual set pieces, fly lines usage, etc."
Agreed. Miss these big lavish musicals.
Phantom Closing?#122
Posted: 9/16/22 at 6:02pm
Phantom4ever said: "Jordan I hope you're serious with that sentiment because if you're mocking somebody over their love of a piece of art........."
I’m 100% serious. The show is a huge part of MANY peoples lives and it’s a shock that it’s closing.
Phantom Closing?#123
Posted: 9/16/22 at 6:04pm
Add me to the "CamMack is doing this to put his cheaper production on Broadway" camp. The math ain't mathin for anything else but that.
Phantom Closing?#124
Posted: 9/16/22 at 6:13pm
Completely shocked and saddened by this news. Phantom of the Opera is what made me fall in love with musicals three decades ago when I was just a girl in high school chorus learning to sing the songs. Our chorus sang almost the whole score for our end-of-year concert and I went to see it as soon is it came on tour near my town. After seeing it many times on tour, I decided to finally see it on Broadway last December. It was so beautiful and I’m so happy I got seats right under the chandelier. I have another trip planned this December and will have to see if I can fit it again again or maybe try to attend the anniversary or closing night, if that will even be possible. This calls for a few stiff drinks starting right now.
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