Join Phantom as it moves into a new era, with an updated production that is ready to thrill audiences across America when it hits your town! The Paris Opera, 1881. As Broadway's longest running show, this Eighties juggernaut is still breaking records and is estimated to have been seen by 140million people worldwide. The sweeping supernatural romance has since gone on to capture the public's imagination and embed itself in popular culture. In 1986, Andrew Lloyd Webber opened his newest hit, the powerful and haunting Phantom of the Opera, an electronic rock musical based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 book of the same name.

national tours combined grossed over $1.5 billion, playing 216 engagements in 77 cities to 31 million people.See Broadway's longest running show, on tour!

The musical changed the landscape for touring across the country, inspiring the renovation of theaters and opera houses. More from Broadway: 1776 is shattering glass ceilings Representatives say it has been seen by 19.5 million people and grossed $1.3 billion. In New York, the show employed an estimated 6,500 people (including 450 actors) during its more than 30-year run. 9, 2006 - when it surpassed the nearly 18-year run of 'Cats,' another musical featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. 'Phantom' became the longest-running show in Broadway history on Jan. The on-sale date for tickets for the final four weeks of performances - including the 35th anniversary, Valentine’s Day and the final performance - as well as details on all celebrations, will be announced at a future date.

44th St., will celebrate its 35th anniversary on Jan. But before it closes, the show at the Majestic Theatre, 245 W.

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