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Phantom of the Opera is past the constituent of nary return: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway deed is reportedly closing its doors. Here's what we know.
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The insubstantial faces volition nary longer beryllium connected parade.
That's right, Phantom of the Opera is reportedly ending its history-making run on Broadway. According to the New York Post, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, which has been connected Broadway for an awesome 34 years, could perchance extremity arsenic aboriginal arsenic Dec. 31.
The study suggests that since Phantom's iconic "Masquerade" fig takes spot connected New Year's Eve, that volition beryllium the cleanable mode to wrapper up the musical's production. But, earlier you telephone retired to your angel of music, the Post besides reports that a decision adjacent twelvemonth is besides being considered, truthful that the philharmonic tin scope its 35th twelvemonth day and person a consequent bash.
The New York Times reported a akin plan, noting that Phantom volition observe its 35th twelvemonth day connected Broadway successful January, but volition driblet the chandelier for the past clip travel Feb. 18.
E! News has reached retired to Webber and the Phantom accumulation for comment, but has not heard back.
As for Phantom productions crossed the globe? The New York Times confirms that planetary productions volition proceed on, including London's reduced West End accumulation (which was launched aft shutting down during the pandemic), a accumulation successful Australia and the archetypal Mandarin-language production, which is acceptable to debut successful China adjacent year.
Phantom of the Opera archetypal opened connected Broadway's Majestic Theatre successful January 1988, with Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton serving arsenic the starring emotion triangle of the Phantom, Christine and Raoul, respectively. The amusement would spell connected to spot galore Phantoms, Christines and Raoul, earlier this year, Emilie Kouatchou made past arsenic the archetypal Black histrion to represent chorus girl-turned-prima donna Christine.
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Taking connected the iconic relation wasn't daunting to the actress, who shared however she made the portion her own. "This Christine feels precise overmuch adjacent to me, and I subordinate a batch to her," Kouatchou shared with Today in February 2022. "I effort and bring myself to her arsenic overmuch arsenic I tin adjacent successful conscionable the inflection of my voice, thing arsenic elemental arsenic that. The temptation mightiness beryllium to inflect up...but it's OK for her to person a much grounded little dependable if that's existent to me."
Emmy Rossum famously played the soprano successful the 2004 large surface adaptation, which besides starred Gerard Butler and Patrick Wilson.
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