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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
This curtain telephone was peculiarly moving for Andrew Lloyd Webber.
After 35 years connected Broadway, his legendary musical The Phantom of the Opera held its last amusement astatine the Majestic Theatre successful New York. And astatine the April 16 event, Lloyd Webber paid tribute to his precocious lad Nick, who died successful March astatine property 43 following a battle with gastric cancer.
As seen successful a video shared by the official Phantom of the Opera on Broadway Instagram account, the composer told the audience, "I anticipation you won't caput if I dedicate this show to my lad Nick."
Looking back, Lloyd Webber and his ex-wife Sarah Brightman—who played Christine successful the archetypal Broadway accumulation of The Phantom of the Opera—recalled the relation the philharmonic played successful Nick's life.
"When Andrew was penning it, helium was close there," she shared portion joining the formed connected the stage, per the Associated Press. "So his lad is with us. Nick, we emotion you precise much."
The closing show was attended by respective stars, including Gayle King, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sara Bareilles and Glenn Close. Many besides celebrated the show's decades-long tally connected societal media.
"Happy trails to @phantomopera the longest moving Broadway amusement successful history!" Ariana DeBose wrote connected Instagram. "What a legacy!"
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According to NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt, the Broadway accumulation of The Phantom of the Opera welcomed much than 20 cardinal radical and grossed much than $1 cardinal during its run. Ahead of its closing performance, Lloyd Webber reflected connected the show's legacy.
"I conscionable emotion philharmonic theater," helium told Lester Holt in an interrogation that aired April 14, "and I conscionable don't deliberation you'd ever find thing arsenic theatrical arsenic Phantom."
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