The musical The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show on Broadway, will be presented for the last time this weekend, after 35 years.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical has been performing since 1988 in New York. Following the closure of theaters due to the pandemic, The Phantom of the Opera returned to Broadway in October 2021.

The show will see the curtain fall for one last time on April 16. This end was to be expected, according to producer Cameron Mackintosh, quoted by Variety magazine, as the number of lucrative weeks has become increasingly thin in recent years. Some weeks, the production was even in deficit, as the influx of spectators was reduced.

Only the announcement of the imminent end of the presentations of the famous musical made it possible to fill the hall of the Majestic Theater in New York again, according to Cameron Mackintosh.

The Phantom of the Opera, based on the novel by Gaston Leroux, tells the story of opera singer Christine, who becomes the object of obsession of a genius, masked and mysterious musician living underground. under the Opera.

Some 16 actors have played the role of the Phantom on Broadway over the past 35 years. The New York production generated more than $1.5 billion in profit.