Phantom Closing?- Page 5

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:05pm

Maybe it’ll transfer to New World Stages. 

[RippedMan]

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. 

[Dolly80]

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)

[RippedMan]

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. 

[Ke3]

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?

[expectingtheworst]

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,

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:25pm

Do we have any ideas as to when tickets will go on sale for the final weeks?

[RippedMan]

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.

[BCfitasafiddle]

Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:29pm

God bless Hal Prince. 

[ggersten]

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.

[Phantom4ever]

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. 

[Alex Kulak2]

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.

[Lot666]

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.

[Lot666]

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.

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:42pm

Updated On: 4/17/24 at 05:42 PM

[RippedMan]

Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:42pm

Cam sucks and this is all for greed. 

[saxpower]

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.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:47pm

"play its final performance" is pretty typical website language

[Phantom4ever]

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. 

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/16/22 at 5:54pm

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened. 

[Phantom4ever]

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.........

[RippedMan]

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. 

[Jordan Catalano]

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. 

[labellaragazza1]

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.

[LexiGirl]

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.