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As BroadwayWorld first reported in September, Broadway's longest-running show ever, The Phantom of the Opera, will soon take its final Broadway bow at the Majestic Theatre. but it will happen a bit later than originally announced.
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Broadway's longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera," is ending its run after 35 years. The final performance will take place on Saturday, February, 18, 2023, at Broadway's Majestic Theatre. Prior to the Broadway show's conclusion, "Phantom" will celebrate its 35th anniversary on January 26 with director Seth Sklar-Heyn at the helm. 'Phantom' is based on the horror novel Le Fantôme de L'Opéra by Gaston Leroux. Webber and Richard Stilgoe wrote the play with music by Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. The play tells the story of the Phantom, who haunts the stage of the Paris Opera and subsequently falls in love with a beautiful young soprano. The show has played 13,733 performances since opening January 26, 1988 at New York City's Majestic Theatre, and has won over 70 theater awards, including seven Tony Awards in 1988 for Best Musical, among others. However, 'Phantom' has been losing b