The closing of “Phantom” would mean the longest running show crown would go to “Chicago,” which started in 1996. On Broadway alone, the musical has played more than 13,500 performances to 19 million people at The Majestic Theatre. The first production opened in London in 1986 and since then the show has been seen by more than 145 million people in 183 cities and performed in 17 languages over 70,000 performances. But all shows do finally close,” producer Cameron Mackintosh said in a statement.

In its 35-year run, O’Leary was a cast member for six 15 months on the national tour and the rest in New York City. OLeary, a Windsor Locks native, is one of its longest-running Phantoms. Indeed, my production of Andrew’s ‘Cats’ proudly declared for decades ‘Now and Forever.’ Yet ‘Phantom’ has surpassed that show’s extraordinary Broadway run. In February 2023, 'The Phantom of the Opera,' Broadways longest-running show, is set to raise its chandelier in the Majestic Theatre one last time. “As a producer you dream that a show will run forever. Since 1988, The Phantom of the Operas Broadway home has been the Majestic Theatre, located at 245 West 44th Street in New York City, New York. The gothic musical, which tells the story of a masked composer who haunts an opera house and. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lavish songs include “Masquerade,” ″Angel of Music,” ″All I Ask of You” and “The Music of the Night.” A Broadway fixture since 1988, The Phantom of the Opera will conclude its run on February 18, 2023. Based on a novel by Gaston Leroux, “Phantom” tells the story of a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House and falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine.

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