The New York production alone has played an unheard-of 12,000 performances to 17 million people for a staggering gross of more than $1 billion. PHANTOM and its astounding longevity are unprecedented - and continues to play with no end in sight. It will celebrate an unprecedented 29 Years on January 26.
The musical became the first and only show in Broadway history to celebrate reaching 12,000 Performances.
BroadwayWorld Photo coverage was on hand for the special day.
(Video Curtain Call - Credit to @BroadwayGirlNYC - covering the event as a member of the press https://twitter.com/BroadwayGirlNYC)
Current stars include James Barbour (The Phantom), Ali Ewoldt (Christine) and Jordan Donica (Raoul) with co-stars Laird Mackintosh(André), Craig Bennett (Firmin), Michele McConnell (Carlotta), Rebecca Eichenberger (Madame Giry), John Easterlin (Piangi), Kara Klein (Meg) and Rachel Eskenazi-Gold (Christine at certain performances)...
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Harold Prince and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc., is the longest-running show in Broadway history. It is also one the most successful stage productions of all time.