Will Phantom Ever Close?

I don't hate it because it's bad. The score is mediocre and the story's fine. I hate it because it's successful. I know, this sounds horrible, but now I think it's time for Phantom to drop the chandelier once and for all.

It's stupid, I know, but do you think it will close any time soon? I'm waiting for the day Broadway is without a white mask (and a wedding gown at the Winter Garden, but that's another story).

"I hate it because it's successful." Really? I just don't like the show and that's why I think it should close, but lemme tell you if any show should close because it's successful it's Wicked. But dat's just me.

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Ok, I get that Singer2, but they'd be fine locally. I mean, I saw a fantastic production of CATS at a local high school.


It's just ALW's ego that I want to burst.

No show runs forever.

Well, maybe London's production of THE MOUSETRAP...

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hahahaha. don't bring up the cats.

Could webber close the show though when the sequel opens? It would make sense in a way , hes not going to want his new show competing against the original is he(at least thats what got mentioned by a few people here in the UK)

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What is that from? I feel like it's from something like Will and Grace?

"Except for death and paying taxes and Phantom of the Opera everything in life is only for now."

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jjoey - It may be from Will & Grace. I've heard it a few times and can't remember where.

Who cares if it stays open forever? Just because you don't like it, it should close? Boo-Hoo . . . get over yourself. I, along with MANY others have gotten into Broadway because of this show that people so fondly like to rip apart. It's bringing Broadway money and new fans everyday, so leave it alone. Here is a novel concept . . . . if you don't like it, talk about something that you do like and leave it alone. There are more important things in this world to get angry over, besides having PHANTOM still open after all these years.

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I hope it will have its masked logo stretched both in Eutope and USA for quite some time. Always loved the Phantom.

No show runs forever? Someone tell that to Perfect Crime, PLEASE.


Aside from that, I would absolutely love to see Phantom close. Granted, I don't particularly like the show at all anyway, but I've seen it multiple times over the years and every time I see it the cast steadily became more and more dull. Its one of those shows that I think just needs to be closed up and put away before people who used to love it go back and see how boring and lackluster it is now.

That being said, aside from the insane tourist turnover that show has, I will never ever understand how the heck it has lasted this long.

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Hey now DJ, I didn't say "I don't like it so it should close" because there are a LOT of shows I don't like which I think should close. I pointed out the extremely tired state the show was in the last few times I saw it. I feel, with any show, if it gets to a point where it is just a sagging, uninspired, drag then it should either be kicked in the butt and the cast woken up, or it should close. Forgetting people who have seen it 100 times, you don't want people going to see something for the first time when it is clearly not at the top of its game. I would rather see a show close than watch it play in a particularly bad form, and the last time I saw Phantom (which was admittedly a few years ago) I left thinking "please don't make me ever sit through this again." Before that time, I could have sat through it even though I don't like it. Unfortunately, since then I know several people who have seen it who have said the same thing and I don't think thats a good sign.

If Phantom closed tomorrow I would be far from sad.

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