andrew lloyd webber webber is blockbuster show his thrilled theatre fans for decades. but as gabriel elizondo reports from new york, the phantom could not survive colbert after 35 years on broadway bank, and the opera is dropping the curtains for good. for most, it will be the last time they see the musical. at least here wanted to see the phantom one more time before. sadly the phantom of the opera, based on the french novel from 1910 1st debuted in london in 1986, 2 years later in new york city. since then, it has to were widely and seen by a 140000000 people in 33 countries. but here on broadway, that is often a highlight for theater fan. the musical has over a 130 cast crew and orchestra members involved in every performance. it's a full meal. when you walk into the theater, the big orchestra, 26 people, the big, beautiful coffee. i mean it's, it's everything going to be upwards everything. almost 20000000 tickets have been sold to its showings. $13981.00 performances and $1300000000.00 in gross sales. 35 years on broadway. $1300000000.00. that's unheard of. but th

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andrew lloyd webber, who wrote the iconic musical. after the curtain came down on sunday night, andrew lloyd webber join his cast on stage, dedicating the performance to his son, who died just a few weeks ago. take a listen. >> it could not have gone out with a better performance. >> a special encore was reserved for the chandelier which comes crashing to the stage in a very dramatic moment during the performance. here it is, getting a special sendoff. phantom has been through many challenges in his 35 year run, including a recession, 9/11, and even the pandemic. but in the end, it did cost a colossal amount of money to run, about $1 million u.s. per week. andrew lloyd webber decided it was time to end on a high note. >> before we go, let's talk about royal menus. we've had the coronation chicken and the platinum pudding. to mark the next royal event, the coronation quiche. king charles the third and queen consort camilla have declared the dish the official party food. if you like a copy of the recipe, and calls for english cheddar, spinach, broad beans and a bit of tarragon. it can be made with lard or more veggie framing options. quee

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andrew lloyd webber. the composer is here for the final show. we also saw lid men. well, miranda, the mag hamilton, that hit musical was on the red carpet. andrew lloyd webber and back got keys to the city of new york on friday as such an epic event that this is, but you know, it's not his last rodeo, as they say, he's written more than 20 musicals and there's another one playing just down the street on broadway here called bad cinderella. and even though this is the last night for phantom at the majestic theater here on broadway, the show will go on elsewhere. it's still playing in london. it's still playing in australia. there's gonna be a staging of it in china in the coming year and a spanish version as well. so the end of an era here on broadway, but not the end of phantom of the opera. ah.

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