The end of an era: Phantom of the Opera comes to a close
might be the one exception to that rule. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical about the universal desire for love first dazzled New York audiences in 1988, two years after it opened in the West End, and it quickly became a cultural phenomenon.was not immune to the effects of the pandemic, and it was announced in September that it would soon come to a close.
When a show runs this long and people are able to stay with the show – including actors, crew, backstage people, wardrobe and orchestra – that is one in a million. People have had children while at the show, bought houses because of the show and found their life partners at the show – myself included. So of course people are very attached and sentimental and sad that the show is leaving, but the biggest thing we’re feeling is a deep sense of gratitude.
One thing I love about the show is that it’s made up of people from all different backgrounds. It’s not all musical theatre people or ballet people or concert dance people like myself. We’re all entering from different avenues and everyone’s a little bit not in their world, in a way, which I think is really cool.”“I grew up as a classical trained singer, but I always knew my personality and my soul fit more with musical theatre. So being inwas like the marriage between the two worlds.
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