Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return- Page 7

[inception]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:01pm

I can't see them renovating a whole building for only a 6 week run.  Likely marketing as a limited engagement in order to sell, and then announce extensions. Plenty of people will like the dress code idea, but just means more stuff to pack for tourists.  There goes carry-on only.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:09pm

Black, white, and silver is easy enough to accommodate as clothing that can be worn for other things. There's no mention of specific type of attire, just colors.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:19pm

Kad said: "Some more details announced:

- apparently this is a 6-week run, or has a 6-week preview period? "You are strongly advised to sign my ledger by the 30th of June. This will ensure you will be granted access to my production during the six weeks I have elected to present it to a very fortunate few."

- a black, white, and silver dress code

- masks are required but not included in your ticket price (lol)"

This is really silly. If you buy a ticket and show up in a pink shirt with no mask, what are they gonna do…? 

[inception]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:24pm

WiCkEDrOcKS said: "
This is really silly. If you buy a ticket and show up in a pink shirt with no mask, what are they gonna do…?"

Drown you in the underground lake.

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:27pm

This is getting silly now. Let’s remount this on broadway and call it a day

[abcd12]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:32pm

They haven’t even announced the details of this “production,” but they’re mandating a dress code for prospective patrons…? 

This whole “roll out” has been so sloppy, messy, and never-ending. 
 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:32pm

Six weeks seems awfully short with all the work/money that’s been put in. I guess they’ll do the inevitable extensions upon extensions like Mincemeat.

They should really team up with a fancy dress shop to sell masquerade masks onsite for anyone who doesn’t bring their own. Sell a mask that costs 25 cents to make for $30, they’ll make a killing. And New Yorkers will pay it.

[abcd12]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:34pm

BorisTomashevsky said: "Six weeks seems awfully short with all the work/money that’s been put in. I guess they’ll do the inevitable extensions upon extensions like Mincemeat.

They should really team up with a fancy dress shop to sell masquerade masks onsite for anyone who doesn’t bring their own. Sell a mask that costs 25 cents to make for $30, they’ll make a killing. And New Yorkers will pay it."

I’m a New Yorker and I’m not paying an extra $30+ at the door if they’re (presumably) asking for $150+ for a ticket. 

[Kad]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:40pm

Particularly when previous immersive shows have included such things in their ticket price. 

And yes, I am also expecting these tickets to be something around that price. 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 1:58pm

abcd12 said: "BorisTomashevsky said: "Six weeks seems awfully short with all the work/money that’s been put in. I guess they’ll do the inevitable extensions upon extensions like Mincemeat.

They should really team up with a fancy dress shop to sell masquerade masks onsite for anyone who doesn’t bring their own. Sell a mask that costs 25 cents to make for $30, they’ll make a killing. And New Yorkers will pay it."

I’m a New Yorker and I’m not paying an extra $30+ at the door if they’re (presumably) asking for $150+ for a ticket."

You’re a New Yorker who goes to the theatre and is on a theatre message board. You’ll be among those who bring their own mask. The finance industry people who drop $250 a night at the bars will gladly pay for a mask. 

[abcd12]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 2:03pm

BorisTomashevsky said: "abcd12 said: "BorisTomashevsky said: "Six weeks seems awfully short with all the work/money that’s been put in. I guess they’ll do the inevitable extensions upon extensions like Mincemeat.

They should really team up with a fancy dress shop to sell masquerade masks onsite for anyone who doesn’t bring their own. Sell a mask that costs 25 cents to make for $30, they’ll make a killing. And New Yorkers will pay it."

I’m a New Yorker and I’m not paying an extra $30+ at the door if they’re (presumably) asking for $150+ for a ticket."

You’re a New Yorker who goes to the theatre and is on a theatre message board. You’ll be among those who bring their own mask. The finance industry people who drop $250 a night at the bars will gladly pay for a mask."

LMAO now you’re telling me what I’m going to do?  I’m not spending incremental money to procure a mask to get in, period. 

My point is that they are guaranteed to run into ticket buyers who do not meet the dress code and will not buy a mask, so what then? 
 

And you think this production is going to be a huge hit with the “finance industry people”…? What?? 

[hayden6]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 2:24pm

Banal conversation about the financials aside, I think Phantom is going to translate so well as an immersive production. Imagine the moments -- the title song, Prima Donna, the chandelier fall, Masquerade, the finale. It's going to be so exciting to experience up close!

[JSquared2]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 2:38pm

abcd12 said: "They haven’t even announced the details of this “production,” but they’re mandating a dress code for prospective patrons…?

This whole “roll out” has been so sloppy, messy, and never-ending.
"

Agreed -- their advertising/social teams have truly botched this rollout. People are bored with it before they've even made an official announcement.

 

 

[Kad]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 2:41pm

hayden6 said: "Banal conversation about the financialsaside, I think Phantomis going to translate so well as animmersive production. Imagine the moments -- the title song, Prima Donna, the chandelier fall, Masquerade, the finale. It's going to be so exciting to experience up close!"

Since there isn't a lot of successful precedent of musicals that are immersive in the wandering-around-the-venue way of Sleep No More, I truly cannot even picture what this production will look like. Immersive theater tends to be more movement and vibe-based rather than focused on a clear, linear plot. I can't imagine this having the choose your own path, follow your own character feeling of Punchdrunk or Third Rail productions, because most of these characters don't have a lot to do in the show. So are you just moving from room to room in a sequential order to watch musical numbers? There's also the issue that the story is set in an extremely grand setting and this is... substantially smaller. You can get a sense of grandeur onstage, but can you replicate it in a former art store without it looking extremely compromised? There's so much we don't know, aside from masks are required and not free.

Updated On: 6/23/25 at 02:41 PM

[Lot666]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 3:26pm

Has anyone else found the delivery of these official emails to be inconsistent? I signed up right at the start, and I've receive two of the three emails (I did not get the most recent message). A friend who also signed up when I did failed to receive the second email.

[ColorTheHours048]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 3:31pm

Starting entry price is $195. Lol, get f*cked, immersive Phantom.

[JSquared2]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 3:34pm

ColorTheHours048 said: "Starting entry price is $195. Lol, get f*cked, immersive Phantom."

 

And to tell people (during an unprecedented East Coast heatwave) that "extravagant attire is required" is a special kind of tone deafness!

 

Updated On: 6/23/25 at 03:34 PM

[Lot666]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 3:36pm

I just received an email. "Extravagant attire required" is an awfully vague way to describe a dress code; different people will certainly define this in different ways.

Updated On: 6/23/25 at 03:36 PM

[pupscotch]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 3:45pm

Not including the mask in the $195 ticket price is absurd. I was curious about this but think I'll pass unless it gets good reviews and extends, $400 is a ton of money to drop here.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 3:48pm

Requiring “extravagant attire” is certainly much different than the language in the BWW article about only certain colors being required.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 3:52pm

ColorTheHours048 said: "Starting entry price is $195. Lol, get f*cked, immersive Phantom."

LOLOLOL yall have fun. 

[ER765]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 4:05pm

How insulting. 

I’m sure I’ll get flack for this, but I hope it’s a massive flop, a la Life and Trust.

$200 a ticket and they’re forcing everyone to wear formal attire, but they can’t fork over a paper mask with some glitter on it? 

LAME. 

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 4:05pm

I not even convinced this is actually happening.

 

Sounds like a hot, steaming mess.

[abcd12]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 4:07pm

ColorTheHours048 said: "Starting entry price is $195. Lol, get f*cked, immersive Phantom."

Hope those “finance industry people” enjoy!

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 6/23/25 at 4:15pm

I think ALW needs to pump the brakes a bit. (And this is from one of SUNSET’s biggest advocates. I was a fan of THE JELLICLE BALL, as well.)

He’s throwing way too much at the wall, frantically hoping it all sticks. 

$200+ for a “production” shrouded in mystery (purposeful or not) is not the vibe right now…

Updated On: 6/23/25 at 04:15 PM