Why Didn't Lloyd Webber?

I was wondering, Why didn't webber make a huge deal ouf of Phantom getting the title of longest running show on broadway like he did with cats. With Cats he closed down the entier street for a fireworks show atop the winter garden.

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Maybe because he couldn't close down the street cause there are other theaters on it, and therefore he doesn't have control over them? I wish he'd freakin' just close Phantom already.

I don't get this, why people want a show to close just because they don't like it.

Has anyone ever forced you to see said show, i am not a fan of Rent, should it close, no. It's making money, people are happy buying tickets to see it, the same with Phantom ( pretty to look at ) leave it alone.

If everyshow was to close because people didn't like it, there would be nothing playing on Broadway.

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If I recall correctly, the fireworks celebration for Cats was at its closing performance, not when it became the longest running show in Broadway History. Broadway is also a wider street than 44th, It's easier to do fireworks off the rooftop of the Winter Garden and remain safe than at the Majestic. There are radial fallout minimums that are required. While it's easy to install fire suppression equipment and what not on buildings directly adjacent the theatre, it's not so easy to do on buildings across the street. Broadway, is wide enough that building across the street really don't come into play and its not like you're going to catch the street on fire with fallout from they pyro they'd use from an urban rooftop.

No, clark, I believe that the fireworks from the Winter Garden were for the record breaking performance.

There was also a fireworks display (though MUCH more grand) out on one of the piers for the closing.

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Wasn't it during the London 20th aniversary ?

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