Broadway’s longest-running musical, The Phantom of the Opera marked a special milestone November 28: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, which opened January 26, 1988, played its 12,000th performance—an achievement that would have been unthinkable to the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and Rodgers & Hammerstein, who worked at a time when shows rarely exceeded 1,000 performances.
Scroll through the 19 photos from the special performance below:
Laird Mackintosh and Craig Bennett
Michele MConnell
Jordan Donica
Ali Ewoldt
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Jordan Donica, James Barbour, and Ali Ewoldt
Jordan Donica, James Barbour, and Ali Ewoldt
Jordan Donica, James Barbour, and Ali Ewoldt
James Barbour
James Barbour
Jordan Donica, James Barbour, and Ali Ewoldt
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Chandelier
Cast
Rachel Eskenazi-Gold, Jordan Donica, Ali Ewoldt, and James Barbour
Jordan Donica, Ali Ewoldt, and James Barbour
Michele MConnell and John Easterlin
Laird Mackintosh and Craig Bennett
Rebecca Eichenberger and Kara Klein
Production Stage Manager Gregory T. Livoti
Jordan Donica, Ali Ewoldt, Rachel Eskenazi-Gold, and James Barbour
