Phantom's future schedule on Telecharge?

Hi all,  As a Phan (see what I did there), one of the things I obsess over is checking Telecharge to see when Phantom's next ticket extension will be and if there are any interesting schedule changes or updates. 

Well. Was I surprised today when I looked to see if the Christmas schedule was added and it sure was. Now it's normal for Phantom to have a 7 performance Christmas week and a 9 performance New Year's week. But the schedule that's loaded into Telecharge now has many odd things going on: 

-six show weeks starting mid-December 2020

-no matinees starting mid-December 2020

-added Sunday night performances

-tickets available all the way through August 2021

 Phantom NEVER releases tickets that far ahead of time. Normally this time of year, the tickets are released through early January. 

Could this be something COVID related? Like they need to clean the theater so thoroughly that they can't do two show days anymore?  I know what some of you will say--that isn't financially feasible. But if they cut everybody's salaries down by those two performances, maybe it would be.  Who knows--maybe the unions and producers have been hammering something out behind closed doors all this time. Or, maybe for some bizarre reason, Phantom's producers decided to do all of these strange Telecharge things all at once for no reason at all. 

When Phantom switched to Thursday matinees, they made such a big deal about it. Even the Tuesdays at 7 was a big deal. Now they're adding Sunday eves and nothing?  Something isn't adding up. 

I am well rested and ready for any snark or serious comments coming my way. 

Thank you for that update Phantom4ever. Interesting. I also noticed there are only 5 shows the week before the 20th.

I just popped into another show in a Shubert house and the schedule was normal for that week. 

Phantom is the first show I want to see when Broadway comes back. I have seen it but for some reason, for me, it just seems fitting to see the longest running show first show back.

uncageg said: "Phantom is the first show I want to see when Broadway comes back. I have seen it but for some reason, for me, it just seems fitting to see the longest running show first show back."

 

I’ve been thinking the same thing, either this or “Wicked”. There’s nothing else playing that screams “BROADWAY” more than those two (How I wish “42nd St” were playing) so it would be great to be in that audience the first night back. 

Jordan Catalano said: "uncageg said: "Phantom is the first show I want to see when Broadway comes back. I have seen it but for some reason, for me, it just seems fitting to see the longest running show first show back."



I’ve been thinking the same thing, either this or “Wicked”. There’s nothing else playing that screams “BROADWAY” more than those two (How I wish “42nd St” were playing) so it would be great to be in that audience the first night back."

My second choice was "Chicago".  I guess I am wanting to see something from farther back. But if I can get a seat to the first Phantom performance, I am there.

 

And yes I am hoping that I could make it to the first performance back of Phantom and I don't care if I have to wear a hazmat suit and take a bleach bath in the lobby at intermission. As an out of town teacher, I hope they do not open on a weeknight during the school year. Christmastime would be PERFECT. 

Phantom4ever said: "And yes I am hoping that I could make it to the first performance back of Phantom and I don't care if I have to wear a hazmat suit and take a bleach bath in the lobby at intermission. As an out of town teacher, I hope they do not open on a weeknight during the school year. Christmastime would be PERFECT."

I would suspect they will open on a Monday or Tuesday. 

 

The time changes reminds me of the 42nd Street ads where it was a creepy picture of David Merrick saying "David Merrick is holding the curtain for you!" so, if you could get tickets to the 8:00pm performance of Phantom, you could run across the street and grab a ticket to 42nd Street at 8:30pm

matt1982 said: "What's interesting is that they don't have a single matinee on their schedule from mid December through August. I can get the 1 show a day concept, but I can't fathom a show like Phantom wouldn't have at least one matinee performance."

I'd imagine all shows will ditch matinees in the beginning so the theaters can be properly cleaned between performances.

Wowww so this board is buying into my six-show week conspiracy!  Phantom chose to be dark on Wednesdays. I wonder if they could possibly add a matinee on Wednesday and then no eve show, to build up to 7 performances a week. Perhaps the 6-show week will just be in the beginning like CATSNY said. Maybe that's why the unions agreed (to my conspiracy theory).  

Maybe that mid December week where this new schedule starts is when they hoping to actually re-open, and with a 6 schedule week. 

Lion King and Hamilton are both selling 8 show weeks through the end of December.  Curiouser and Curiouser I tell you. 

I know this show has plenty of fans but it's really time for PHANTOM to close and free-up the Majestic for something new.

Updated On: 6/4/20 at 04:36 PM

It was kind of nice that Phantom was the only show that didn’t play a Sunday.

As Jordan says you can see a matinee on a Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday in London, where I am from, in the Summer you go an also see a Friday matinee at the Globe, if Shakespeare is your thing. So nice when I came to New York to have the option to see the Phantom on a Thursday afternoon, as well recently Moulin Rouge did the same, be a bummer if there is no Thursday matinee and my only option would be Papermill Playhouse.

Every single post in this thread is much ado about nothing. They can post a schedule and sell tickets for whatever agenda they are implicitly peddling but the bottom line is that they cannot open until given permission by the state, and even then they will be subject to restrictions on social distancing that will make those performances economically untenable. And there is zero chance of having a treatment by then. I suggest everyone save their energy on this and expend it on something worthy of their time, like thinking about how they might contribute to our collective self awareness about ending systemic racism.