Grand Finale Ft. Broadway's The Phantom Of The Opera

Post a successful run at the Broadway that lasted 35 long years and a whopping 14,000 performances, The Phantom Of The Opera took a final bow this Sunday, April 16, at the Majestic Theater in New York. This will sadly be the first time after a long long time since its debut in 1988 that the theatre will sit empty since the Phantom Of The Opera opened.

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The Phantom Of The Opera, which remains Broadway’s longest-running show till date, saw its final curtain call happen on Sunday with a record of 13,981 shows staged until the grand finale.

The one of its kind production saw almost 20 million audiences witness the spectacle from the January of 1988 when it first opened for viewing and has generated approximately $1.3 billion in revenue. Top this with the fact that an estimated 6,500 people have been employed by the production, which includes over 400 actors and Broadway’s largest-ever pit orchestra consisting of 27 live musicians. Also, did you know that it took a cast, orchestra and crew of 125 people every single time to put on the show? And today it is all over and a part of art history.

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The news came as a bit of a shock for the fans and admirers of the production, many of whom have been regulars at the theatre and have seen the show dozens or greater still hundreds of times. Having followed the show around the world they scored the tickets for the one final time and were present in full force on Sunday night to support their beloved staged production. Many of these fans have been enamoured by the production over the years and it has become a constant source of entertainment in their lives.

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It truly seems to be a sad day for Broadway, The Majestic Theatre and The Phantom Of The Opera for now, but we can hope for better days ahead for art and theatre lovers around the world. As they rightfully say, the show must go on.

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