'The Phantom Of The Opera' to close on Broadway next year

Broadway's longest-running show 'The Phantom Of The Opera' will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb 18, 2023. The closing will come less than a month after its 35th anniversary. Photo: AP

The Phantom Of The Opera - Broadway’s longest-running show - is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theatre attendance in New York.

The musical - a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts - will play its final performance on Broadway on Feb 18. The closing will come less than a month after its 35th anniversary. It will conclude with an eye-popping 13,925 performances.