Not long after, I walked past Majestic Theatre on West 44th Street, and the light box with a white mask and blood-red roses would never light up again.
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Since its debut in January 1988, it has performed more than 3,000 Broadway "Eternal Trees" of , "Hypering Trees" of , "Phantom of the Opera", announced that due to the impact of revenue, the repertoire will permanently stop in .
The last performance will be set at Saturday, February 18, 2023 . At that time, with the end of the male protagonist's crazy monologue in the underground palace, accompanied by the melody of The Phantom of Opera, the New York Theater's "Phantom of Opera" will only keep in memory .
Broadway "No. 1 Sister" adapted from Gaston Leroux's French novel of the same name "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra". It was created by the well-known playwright Andrew Lloyd Webber. It tells the mysterious love story that is lurking in the catacomb of the Paris Opera and is connected with the young soprano because of his voice.
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Since the premiere of Webber's wife in Majestic Theater in January 1988, he sang the 08 Olympic theme song " You and I " with Sarah Brightman , he has become a god and almost every show is full.
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suspense and gloomy gothic style , episode structure of the play in the play , fallen crystal lamp and stage water scene design , plus the actor ethereal voice and wonderful performance , I don’t know how many New Yorkers treasure it. "The Phantom of the Opera" also won 7 degrees of return to the Tony Award trophy , which is known as the "Oscar in the Drama World". Like the deceased Princess Diana , it is the of "The Phantom of the Opera" who is loyal to . Concubine Dai had watched the performance in dressing many times. In 1987, she rented the entire theater in London's West End and recorded the famous "All I Ask of You" in "The Phantom of Opera", as a gift for the 7th anniversary of her marriage to Charles , who was still a prince at the time.
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And almost all tourists who come to New York to watch a Broadway musical, their first choice is it and " Lion King ".
(The picture comes from wpri, copyright belongs to the original author) As of now, "The Phantom of the Opera" has gone through 83 cities around the world , and has performed in 7 languages , and has accumulated 45 billion people. Even last year, the figure of the Chinese ballerina appeared in the cast of "The Phantom of the Opera" in New York.
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Although the male and female protagonists have changed one version after another, this human-ghost relationship with the postmodern color has not yet ended. has gone through 34 years and is still in the new .
Next January, "The Phantom of the Opera" will also usher in its 5 birthday , which also broke the record of 7486 performances set by the musical "Cat" and became a legend in the drama industry with 13,925 performances in history.
The Broadway Lighthouse fell down
However, after seeing its prosperity, we also sigh at its twilight.The theater officially announced that just two weeks after the 35th birthday of "The Phantom of the Opera", this classic will usher in its final masterpiece in New York on February 18, 2023.
(The picture comes from the official website of the theater, the copyright belongs to the original author) "Like many theaters in New York, MajesticTheater has spent all his money under the previous epidemic isolation, and after , the theater attendance rate still cannot reach the profit level . The loss of nearly 1 million US dollars per month makes us unable to continue. In desperation, we can only announce the permanent suspension of performance. "
However, the theater said that HD The Phantom of Opera will be transferred to a smaller theater and be retained, while the New York crew will give up the on-site performance , instead using touring , short call around the world back, next year, the first time in Mandarin will also be released in China. "I have survived the financial crisis but cannot withstand the epidemic. This is the tragic song of "The Phantom of Opera" and the dilemma of many theaters on Broadway Avenue in New York. I sincerely hope that Legends Never Die, in our hearts, The Show must go on!" "Before the gorgeous curtain call, everyone should check in and watch the classics that you must watch once in your lifetime!"
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