Phantom Hits 9,000 Performance Milestone

The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway's longest running musical, hits a major milestone tomorrow when it has its 9,000th performance at the Thursday night performance. This makes The Phantom of the Opera the first Broadway show ever to play 9,000 performances, a pretty stunning achievement. The history-making performance was actually celebrated today following the matinee in a special curtain call presentation. Phantom opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre in 1988 and was an immediate smash hit, but nobody could have imagined that the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical would still be running over 20 years later. Now in its 22nd year, the show continues drawing both Broadway newcomers and fans who enjoy seeing the musical again and again.

Broadway's Phantom of the Opera Turns 21

Today The Phantom of the Opera celebrates 21 years of haunting the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. The longest running musical on Broadway, Phantom has enchanted New York theater audiences for a total of 8,732 performances. To get discount tickets to see the record-busting Phantom on Broadway, click here.

Brief Break For Broadway Phantom

It's an unusual move for any Broadway show, but The Phantom of the Opera will be shutting down its Broadway production for a few days, from August 24-27. The reason for the brief hiatus is so that the sound system at the Majestic Theatre can be upgraded. Phantom's last pre-break performance will be on August 23, and then the long-running musical will resume Broadway performances on August 28. To get discount tickets to see The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, click here.

The Phantom of the Opera Becomes First Broadway Show To Run For 20 Years

The Phantom of the Opera, already the longest-running musical on Broadway, hit another milestone this weekend when it celebrated its 20th anniversary performance. No other Broadway show in history has reached the 20-year mark. This is yet another in a long list of impressive stats for Phantom, which includes seven Tony Awards, nearly $700 million in ticket sales, and the longest-running touring production of a Broadway show. To get discount tickets to see this Broadway legend, click here.

Phantom Sequel Gets Director

When it was announced some time ago that Andrew Lloyd Webber planned to do a sequel to his massive worldwide phenomenon The Phantom of the Opera (which was based on the Gaston Leroux novel of the same name), there was some skepticism. After all, musical sequels are rare, and this sequel was to be based on a Frederick Forsyth novel "The Phantom of Manhattan," which is not nearly as well liked as the Leroux original. However, recent reports indicate that Lloyd Webber is still moving ahead with the project, to be titled Phantom in Manhattan, and that Jack O'Brien is slated to be the director. Bob Crowley will serve as set designer, and apparently Forsyth himself is working on the show's book.