Sunday marked the end of an era on Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history, played its final performance after 35 years.
Fans and celebrities packed the Majestic Theatre to say goodbye to the historic production — and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber got emotional dedicating the performance to his son, who recently passed away.
End of ‘Phantom’
The Phantom of the Opera premiered on Broadway in January 1988, after first debuting in London two years earlier. The Broadway production, starring Michael Crawford as the Phantom and Sarah Brightman as his muse Christine Daaé, was an immediate smash hit and won the Tony Award for Best Musical.
