The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway | Final Performance February 18 2023
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The longest-running show in Broadway history, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera debuted in 1988, winning seven Tony Awards® including Best Musical. Based on Gaston Leroux’s horror novel, it tells the enticing story of the Phantom, who haunts the stage of the Paris Opera and subsequently falls in love with a beautiful young soprano. Audiences are in for a thrilling night of spectacle and romance, accompanied by Broadway’s most unforgettable score. - Hudba
“It’s over now… the music of the night” never hit harder
Stop 😭
Woah 😳
And when he leaves his mask behind when Meg grabs it…
Ditto
😭
this genuinely made me tear up, i refuse to believe this. i NEED to plan my trip to NY and watch this
Omg I'm doing the same thing. I'm planning my trip already ❤
Same here! Going to NY in January to watch. Already have tickets, train, and hotel booked!
Me too 😢
right omfggg i just planned mine
I SOB EVERYTIME I REWATCH THIS
"It's over now, the music of the night"
Thank you for everything. ❤
❤️❤️❤️
#EnoughIsNeverEnuf
This was my very first show from my very first trip to New York City; so this show means a lot to me. You can bet that I’m going to try to be there to see that glorious chandelier rise and fall one last time.
It's still going in London
It was my very first show from my first trip to New York City as well back in 2005
No no no
Please don't let it end... This is my fav musical..
I know right
At least the national tour, West end and International productions will keep going on
@@marcoterres3421 not enough😥
Ikr 😭😭
Oh so it's only for broadway? I was depressed all day because I thought they are ending every show.
When I heard about the news from my dad on this, I felt as if I want to cry. Phantom of the Opera has been an idol for me ever since I listened to the original soundtrack and now the Broadway Show of it is now closing in February. 😢😭
You're speaking of the one with Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford? That one is truly timeless.
@@jadaatkinson1201 Yeah.
@@VickyCrescent it was my first introduction to the musical Phantom of the Opera. Funny enough it was also the same year began flute in 6th grade. I got to play the Overture. When I say that it will give you chills just beyond listening to it. Wow!
@@jadaatkinson1201 Yeah. And it must’ve been pretty cool to see you play the Overture during the time.
@@VickyCrescent it was the beginning of a lifetime love affair. I didn't get to play it with that orchestra though (oh how I wish). I played it at a big university in my state for All-State. They may shut the doors on the show, but it will still live on.
I'm going to cry
I wish I could go see it for the first and last time
Erik standing on top of the Majestic Theatre like a superhero actually gave me chills/goosebumps. Please, _please_ release a proshot of the current Broadway cast, so the Brilliant Original can be immortalized!
It's still in London
@@SEA_SLOOG Well technically yes..but there were some minor changes made for the London production. The Broadway is the "Brilliant Original" version without the changes made for the West End.
@@SEA_SLOOG And in many other countries around the world in Cities + Tours!
@@finleyforevermore What are those changes?
This has been my favorite since childhood. This got me through so much. I will be traveling to see it i never got to see it on Broadway.
It will still be going on in London
@@SEA_SLOOG And in other Cities around the world with Tours!
I know I’m not a big super fan like those of you who always loved the show but I started falling in love with the whole story and musical when I first started listening to the music and the movie from 2004 a few months ago, it definitely is an amazing musical! I live too far away to go to broadway but I hope you have fun if you’re able to go! It’s a beautiful musical and should be celebrated ❤️
yes i really want to go see it but i live 12 hours away put i still going to try
Colega e o que sobra pra mim que moro em outro país 😢😭
Meu mundo caiu quando soube dessa notícia...
Same here I live in down under!
@@orlandolee4438 Acho que... A única coisa que nos resta é chorar não é mesmo? Hahaha (cada "ha" é uma lágrima)😔✋
@@poderosomuttley6893 I'm sorry could I have that in English please I don't have anything against your native tongue
There are no words to express the pain I feel right now.... 😭💔
I'm right there with you
@@GusHarley Thank you, let's cry together 😢😢
same
How could this decade possibly get any worse!!!
To me, it all started with September 11th, 2001. Since that fateful day, one thing kept leading to another and just kept escalating more and more with time.
At 2 years old this show captivated me, it charted the course for my life, I am now a full time singer and performer, seeing this breaks me, with all of the power in me I am going to make sure I’m there…💔🙏
Who knows, maybe in some decades they might relaunch it) after all, it s so much a masterpiece to close it forever🥺
I think the one who decided to close the Broadway showing said he could see it being revived in 5 years or so.
Please tell me he really said that!! I'm a 17 year old student who live in south korea and I really was planning to visit NY when I
turn 19.😥 I was so depressed because I thought I will never see the live show. But if he really talked about the show starting again in 5 years... I am going to cry in happiness!!!!! So could you please tell me what interview you saw? Btw, sorry for my bad english.
@@miria5397 you can go to London her majesty’s theatre and see it still! That’s where the phantom first opened
yeah i guess
@@RavenStarMedia really?
Erik walking throught the city and looking upon NY... it hits differently within the context. It's heartbreaking to know this musical is closing. But i'm glad we had 35 years of glory with Phantom of the Opera. We need a new adaptation to warm our hearts 😢💔
Like saying goodbye to an old friend 🖤 Thank you Andrew Lloyd Webber for everything.
Goodbye Eric and Christine 🖤
I'll miss you.
I'm so sad this show is closing, it means so much to me. It's always been there for me no matter what, and now it's leaving. I can't imagine a Broadway without the Phantom's mask over a light up sign that reads "Majestic." the closure is also horrible because it's my #1 I'd do anything in the world to do this dream to play Christine. Now I'm too young for the role and I'll never get to play Christine. I mean I wanna play her so bad that even just one night as Christine on Broadway would mean the world to me. Christine is the best character, with the prettiest costumes. (the Star Princess, Aminta's, every other one of her costumes.) I can't believe this is actually happening, Phantom is my home, my save place and I don't know what I'm going to do without it. I cried when i heard the news. That the show that i love so much and can't go without, will be gone in less than 6 months. When i first heard the Original London Cast Recording (Crawford, Brightman, Barton), it was 1:45 AM on a Tuesday night. I got bored so decided to look it up. The way I felt hearing that Overture for the first time in a pitch black room gave me chills. By the end of the recording, I was sobbing. O saw it on Broadway last month and it was amazing. Nothing like I'd ever seen before. I can't believe Phantom is leaving us and I still don't believe it. I don't want it to be true but I know it is. Phantom Of The Opera means so much to me and I am absolutely devastated to see it go. But hopefully in the future it comes back, and I'm old enough to play Christine, even for just one night on Broadway.
My heart broke into pieces when I've heard about this last week 😭
Thank you for everything! 🎭❤️
Here's hoping for a final national tour for those of us that can't get to New York to see it one last time
I know what you mean
Like with Beetlejuice.
This is not okay. I actually cried watching this. Can’t believe Phantom Broadway is really closing... 💔
That really sucks that a play like this is closing down. It deserves to last forever. 🌹
they'll probably bring it back in a few years. They do that a lot with popular broadway shows.
This brings tears to my eyes. I remembered going to see Phantom on Broadway for my 18th birthday and it was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. I’ve been a fan of this musical and it’s sad that this iconic musical is coming to a close. They had a great long run.
I remember being about 5 years old and begging my parents to let me watch phantom… which then sparked a 12 year long and counting love of musicals! For as much as I love Heathers and Dear Evan Hansen, Phantom started it all and I’m so sad to see it go… Bon Voyage, sweet Phantom… you live on in my memories… and my DVDs…
In the end it's like: "Follow me"... I was in love with The Phantom of The Opera years ago. Then I forgot about it, and then, out of nowhere, a few weeks ago the songs popped in my head. I went on youtube to search for the songs, to find out that the show will end soon! Coincidence?
I went to see The Phantom Of The Opera in New York on my senior year from high school back in 2013, that's the most extraordinary experience I'll never forget. I wanna perform in the musical as The Phantom so much. I was an actor, singer, and dancer back in high school. I miss performing. I'd do anything to perform in the musical as my family and friends come see me perform as The Phantom. I wanna be an actor on Broadway so much.
I don't want that it ends!
I know right
It's still going in London
@@SEA_SLOOG not enough 😥
They don't make spectacle shows like this anymore, that's for sure. The sets are just beautiful - I saw the show a second time just for those. Maybe now they will release the recording of the original stage show and make the rights available for theatre companies?
I hope they do release it
It has always been a dream of mine since I was little to be able to see Phantom of the Opera, my favourite musical/play and movie of all time, and now I am 20 years old and I've still never gotten the chance to go see it. My birthday is February 18th and when I found out 4 days ago that Broadway will no longer do Phantom of the Opera and it closes out on February 18th, 2023, I literally broke down
No way the last performance is on my Birthday- I gotta get tickets
I can’t believe this. I just can’t believe it. 😔😢😭. This has broken me.
I'm so glad I was able to see the musical during summer! I'll miss the Phantom of The Opera
WHY???????? I thought that show would last forever!
Like the guy who decided to close it said, no Broadway show lasts forever. 35 years is an exceptional run.
The phantom of the opera was the very first broadway musical that I watched. I was 13 years old. It was my first trip to New York and I watched it on the last day. I still remember I cried on our way to hotel, not knowing it's because I didn't want to leave NY or got touched by the show, maybe both. I love the songs and those every single notes always bring me back to this one of the most beautiful moment in my life. This musical is so special. Thank you and I'll miss you so so much.
I watched the show last night at Majestic.... my first time seeing Phantom on stage (although been fan my whole life) - CAN'T BELIEVE THEY ARE CLOSING IT!!! 😭😰
PotO deserves TO RUN FOREVER!!!
Music of the Night will NEVER DIE!
I can't believe it's going... 😭😭😭😭
This has always been my dream to see Phantom of the Opera live. They came to my country, but I was so busy for work that day 😢😢 huhuhu. Looks like I won’t be able to see this now. I hope they would relaunch this someday.😢😢
I was in my early 30's when this show opened. I just turned 65 and will see my last performance at the Majestic Theater in NYC on March 1st. The show expanded over my lifetime..always in the background - fueling my love for Broadway and musical theater. I saw Michael Crawford in the original - I have seen about 10 phantoms over the past 30 years - my favorite is James Barbour. His performance left me in tears.
The phantom of the opera... My favorite history forever ❤️
"It's over now the Music of the Night"..... 🥲🥲
It's too hard to let go of what has become a part of your life..
Thank you for the Music of the Night🖤🌹
I second that
That's damn tragic 💔 one of my few dreams left was to see it someday. NYC might as well be Mars for me anyway.
Same here 😢😢
Last night was my second time seeing the Phantom. The first time I had seen it was over 20 years ago & now I’m happy I was able to see it again - having bought tickets before knowing that this beloved musical is now ending it’s memorable run on Broadway.
Overwhelming and absolutely fabulous!!
I just finished sobbing. Like no joke, hysterical sobbing… 💔
Oh, noooooooooo😭... the musical of my life... it's over now.... but it will still in my dreams, singing our strange duet... and waiting for a revival!!!
Don't panic! Phantom will return to Broadway enhanced with a new production. :D
I am truly heartbroken 😭 I have loved Phantom of The Opera for years and it has always held a special place in my heart and seeing it on Broadway live was a dream of mine
I am truly blessed that I got to see this shoe it's a show ill never forget it I'm crying now for a new reason now
Sad loved phantom of the opera went from reading the novel to watching the movie and than the play and now it’s coming to end I always thought this was gonna last forever
Still have my ticket stub from the summer of 2012 from my church choir tour to NYC. Was a privilege and honor to see this show in person.
Thank you for your amazing run POTO!
As a huge fan of The Phantom of the Opera growing up, that opening image of the phantom looking out at New York City at night with the music of night playing in the background as the last show theme will forever be iconic for me ❤️
I was on Broadway 2011 and saw Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom. Then returned to New York 2014 and saw him in Les Miserables.
Absolutely amazing.
Phantom live forever
I'd like to see all the previous Phantoms and Christines for the encore perform for one last time, like what they did for the 25th anniversary. Ramin and Sierra are still my favorites, and likely will always be.
I’m gonna miss phantom of the opera 35 years on Broadway the run has been around for decades
I love Phantom of the Opera as far as I could remember, along with the story, music, characters, etc. But I haven't seen a show of it...yet and now it's coming to end next year.
Thank you, Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Thank you, Christine
Thank you Phantom/Erick
The music of the night might be ending...but the legacy will live on in people's hearts and minds.
Truly thank you...
Thankyou Phantom, we love you. The Music of The Night will never end 🖤🌹
You alone can make my song take flight.. IT'S OVER NOW THE MUSIIIC OOOOOOF THEEEEEEE NIIIIIIIIIGHT!!
*music of the night plays*
(We get a last look of Meg holding up the mask)
@@musicaltheatrefan2k226 *as the music ends, we see old Raoul leave a rose on Christine's grave* (Even though she's alive in Love Never Dies, the Phantom sequel)
It's sad, but I know nothing lasts forever - even if I wish it could. I grew up with this musical after my parents saw it in Toronto. I've seen it in Columbus, Cleveland, and as of this summer, NYC with my wife for our anniversary. MOTN was the last piece to play at my father's funeral and this show is a huge part of why I became a music teacher. It hurts to hear this news, and of course I'd love to see it continue on forever, but I'm so thankful for the part this show has played in my life.
ainda tenho apenas 14 anos ainda nem tive a oportunidade de assistir o musical ao vivo, virei uma fã do fantasma do ópera não acredito q acabou 💔 estou chorando "acabou agora, a música da noite"
I wish they would show it on screen one last time again like they did in quarantine because my dream to see the show in the future when I could afford is gone :'(
My mom bought me tickets for the Phantom as my graduation/birthday present and we're seeing it this November (God-willing), I was in orchestra for 9 years and the Phantom of the Opera was one of our end of the year pieces that we performed and I fell in love with the music never having heard it before, so I hunkered down and watch every single piece of Phantom that I could get my hands on and I'll never go back, I love the Phantom of the Opera and I know for sure that I'm going to be bawling my eyes out at my first and only Broadway show, and then it truly will be over...the music of the night 🌙 ❤️ 🎶 ( I know that was corny but I'll forever be a phangirl)
I was obsessed with this play ,& musical score. I saw the stage production 4 times - 3 times on Broadway, once at Kennedy Center. Can't tell you how many times I saw the movie. Used to watch it every day with Gerard Butler. When the music started, my cat Bronte would come running.😻 She loved it too.🤧 Long run, deservedly so.
I have never seen the play live, could you tell me where else I can see it in some other theater in the world???
I wish I could be able to go see this for the first and final time, but all the tickets for the year have been sold out and I don’t have much money to begin with. It would have been so cool to get to see it live
As far as I can see, the ticket sales only go out to January 21st, so they don't have the February tickets available for purchase yet. Maybe you could go then? If not, you could always watch the 25th anniversary performance pro-shot from the Royal Albert Hall.
I'm going to miss it terribly 😔💔. It's one of my favorite musicals. At least I got the movie 🎥🍿 and the stage version at the royal Albert Hall.
Truly, this masterpiece of the 80's is considered a legendary gem in Broadway history. It will always stay fresh in our memories as long as the music of the night continues taking flight (see the rhyme I did there?).
It's still going in London it's not as good with the chandelier crash but the rest is the same
I hope it comes back 🔙 on Broadway one day.
I hope so too
Non-replica?
It’s over now the music of the night. Such a shame, Broadway won’t be the same.
Consider myself incredibly lucky to see this when I visited New York from the uk. The music of the night will never die.
Thanks for closing it in April now! More time for me to see it.
Cam Mac, you can't just take away my emotional support musical!
It’s obviously successful so leave it on broadway 🥺
No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
The show must go on Forever.
That's a beautiful commercial that I want to cry. I went twice to see the final shows.
I saw it in september in new york TRULY A SPECTACLE TO REMEMBER
Why is it ending???? I don’t understand… it’s ICONIC!!!!!
🌹Thank you for everything Phantom🌹
that's the saddest thing i ever seen :c
Hate to see it end. My daughter and I were fortunate to attend a performance in Ft Worth, TX at Bass Hall. It was a glorious celebration of drama, music and romance. Bass Hall was the perfect venue for the Phantom to come to life. We will never forget our experience. My daughter incorporated some of the "Music of the Night" in her wedding in 2000.
The Phantom shall Return.
but why????????? WHY????????
This is my favorite musical. My heart hurts 💔
It hasn't financially recovered from reopening in the pandemic.
It over now the music of the night thanks for the music of the night thanks for 35 years of phantom of the opera we will miss phantom of the opera i been watch phantom of the opera movie and i was listening to the songs and learning different languages of phantom of the opera
It can’t be over COME BACK😭
You alone can make my song take flight... Its over now the music of the night!!!!!!!!
*Music of the Night plays*
I'm in tears 😭😭💔
I will be in my corner crying and listening nonstop to my many versions I own. Phantom will live on forever!!😭
Please don't go!!!
So glad I saw it twice but I strongly recommend any Broadway fan who have yet to see this Masterpiece of a Broadway Musical GO SEE IT!
I hope Ben Crawford plays it at the last performance. It started with a Crawford and should end with a Crawford!
I believe that Michael Crawford will be there in the audience for the final performance.
Yea! Although it’s not the end completely as it’s still in London at her majesty’s theatre
@@leahfalzon92 but it is the end of its record-setting run on Broadway.
@@darthkurland yes true
😰😰😫😫no no no it can’t be over, the music of the night
The Phantom Of The Opera doesn't deserve to end on Broadway. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Still in denial. Cannot believe this is happening. Love you Opera Ghost.
This show has absolutely changed my life, and I will not miss the opportunity to see it one final time. Thank you for a wonderful ride~
Ever since I read this article about Phantom closing on Broadway, I was depressed. I am a foreigner, French to be precise. My sister and I planned that we would make a trip to NY in a few years and I begged her to go see a musical on Broadway.
Actually, I’ve been a phan for several years and it is a sort of guilty pleasure of mine. I’ve never talked about PoTO to anyone because I feared they would not understand or criticize it.
I started by reading Leroux’s novel when I was a teen. I tried to buy it discretely by saying I wanted "Le mystère de la chambre jaune" but couldn’t find it so I settled on this one. My mother and sister eyed me suspiciously then forgot about it. My mother once said that she had watched musicals and that my father hated one in particular : the Phantom of the Opera.
I’ve always been a fan of gothic novels, which most people I knew wouldn’t understand. And my family, especially, was quite strict under my father’s influence : showing emotions was showing weakness.
If you read, watched or liked emotional fiction like romance or drama, you would be mocked. If you liked manga, anime, animated movies you were an immature idiot. If you liked something that was out of the norm like horror or gothic, you were strange. If you were passionate about fiction, you were irrelevant. If you did any of these things, your opinion wasn’t worth being listened to.
And so I had a collection of books and movies hidden in my room back then.
When my sister said we could go to NY someday, I thought it the perfect opportunity to go watch the PoTO musical for the first time in my life and on Broadway ! And maybe then my sister would have been awed by the acting, the settings, the music. Maybe she would have said "It was beautiful, I see why you love it so much" or something like that.
However, now, the show is closing. Goodbye my dream. I don’t wanna go to NY anymore 😂 Imma go to London
Just discovered Phantom and now it's CLOSING? I need a flight to NY right now 😩😭
There needs to be a Live recording of this amazing musical. A second Live recording, that is.
I agree
@@ultimatebishoujo29 😁🤗
Why is it ending?
bc sales went down during and after covid
It's an expensive show that never fully recovered from Covid =[
@@mariasbuggy It's not just the sales and the fact that tourism has gone down. According to the man who runs the show on Broadway and was responsible for deciding to close it, it's that he feels 35 years is a good amount of time for a Broadway show to run, and every show goes off Broadway eventually.
I hope one day it'll come back. Sadly, i dont think i'll have the chance to watch it before it closes which is a huge tragedy for me. Hoping that it'll come back though despite how many years that may take :((
Closing it doors of Phantom of the Opera, after 35 years and it time for its retirement. "Hope things will remembered. I love this play".
So sad that I still can't have a chance to watch this live. 😢