But all shows do finally close,” Mackintosh said in a statement. Indeed, my production of Andrew’s ‘Cats’ proudly declared for decades ‘Now and Forever.’ Yet ‘Phantom’ has surpassed that show’s extraordinary Broadway run. going as high as over 1 million a week but also dropping to around 850,000. “As a producer you dream that a show will run forever. NEW YORK - 'The Phantom of the Opera' - Broadway's longest-running show. Last week, it hit $867,997 and producers may have seen the writing on the wall.Ĭreated by three musical theater legends - composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, director Hal Prince and producer Cameron Mackintosh - “Phantom” premiered on London’s West End in October 1986 before opening on Broadway on Jan. Broadways longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webbers 'The Phantom of the Opera,' will play its final five months before closing its doors for good, a spokesperson for the show told CNN Friday. Box office grosses have fluctuated since the show reopened after the pandemic - going as high as over $1 million a week but also dropping to around $850,000. It is a costly musical to sustain, with elaborate sets and costumes as well as a large cast and orchestra. NEW YORK - 'The Phantom of the Opera' - Broadways longest-running show. The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s longest-running show, is scheduled to close in February 2023. Ben Crawford as "The Phantom" takes his curtain call at The 34th Anniversary Performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of The Opera" on Broadway at The Majestic Theater, in New York, on Jan. ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ Broadway’s Longest-Running Show, to Close. Regular price is billed as 17 every month. The show will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances. The current offer price is 1 per week for the first year.