Indeed, my production of 'Cats' proudly declared for decades ‘Now and Forever.’ Yet PHANTOM has surpassed that show’s extraordinary Broadway run,' Phantom's producer, Cameron Mackintosh, said in a statement Friday.

'As a producer you dream that a show will run forever. 9, continues to play with no plans to close it down. The Australian production which premiered at Sydney Opera House will move the sold-out production to Arts Centre Melbourne this month, while the first Mandarin language version of Phantom is scheduled to debut in China next year. The flagship London production, which will celebrate its 36th anniversary on Oct. The other international productions will continue, the representative for the Broadway show says. Meanwhile, the New York Post reported the show has been losing $1 million a month since its post-COVID reopening about a year ago. 'The year since Broadway returned from its damaging pandemic lockdown, the theatergoing audience has not fully rebounded, and “Phantom,” which came back strong last fall, has not been selling well enough to defray its high weekly running costs,' The New Times reports. Get the NBC 4 New York app for iOS or Android and pick your alerts.

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