Following the January 24 gala performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera—celebrating the musical's 30th anniversary on Broadway—a custom-designed light show debuted atop the Empire State Building.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh pulled the switch to launch the dazzling creation from lighting designer Marc Brickman. The show illuminated the tower lights of the building synchronized to a special arrangement of music from the long-running musical. Watch the display above.
The Phantom of the Opera enters its fourth decade having played 12,500 performances to 18 million people at The Majestic Theatre and having grossed more than $1.1 billion.
A special curtain call, led by Lloyd Webber and Mackintosh, took place following the gala performance. The two honored those who have helped keep the musical alive, including Harold Prince, the late designer Maria Björnson, lighting designer Andrew Bridge, and choreographer Gillian Lynne.
Sierra Boggess and Imogen Lloyd Webber
Sierra Boggess
Imogen Lloyd Webber
Sandra Joseph, Imogen Lloyd Webber, and Sierra Boggess
Sandra Joseph
Sandra Joseph and Ron Bohmer
Dodie Pettit
Leila Martin
Howard McGillin and Harold Prince
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Howard McGillin
Howard McGillin and Richard Samson
Sandra Joseph and Howard McGillin
Harold Prince and Cameron Mackintosh
Jordan Roth
Cameron Mackintosh
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Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis and Patricia Phillips
George Lee Andrews
Rebecca Luker, George Lee Andrews, and Norm Lewis
Norm Lewis and Rebecca Luker
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Imogen Lloyd Webber, and Sierra Boggess
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Imogen Lloyd Webber, and Sierra Boggess
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Elisa Heinsohn
Brandon Niederauer, Ethan Khusidman, Sierra Boggess, Evie Dolan, and Raghav Mehrotra
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ethan Khusidman, Evie Dolan, Brandon Niederauer, and Raghav Mehrotra
Cast
Cast
Cast
Maree Johnson
Laird Mackintosh and Craig Bennett
Raquel Suarez Groen
Rodney Ingram
Ali Ewoldt
Rodney Ingram, Peter Jöback, and Ali Ewoldt
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Rodney Ingram, Peter Jöback, Ali Ewoldt, and cast
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cast of School of Rock
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman and Peter Jöback
Sarah Brightman, Peter Jöback, and the cast of School of Rock
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh
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Harold Prince
Andrew Bridge and Harold Prince
The class of 1988
The class of 1988 with the current cast
The Phantom of the Opera 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Phantom of the Opera 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Phantom of the Opera 30th Anniversary Celebration
Sandra Joseph
James Barbour
Carlton Moe
Kaley Ann Voorhees
Jacquelyn Piro Donovan and Peter Donovan
Rodney Ingram, Ali Ewoldt, and Peter Jöback
Kaley Ann Voorhees and Rodney Ingram
Peter Jöback and Ali Ewoldt
Rodney Ingram
Peter Jöback
Ali Ewoldt
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Nicholas Cunningham
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Marni Raab and Michael Schwab
Kara Klein
Thelma Pollard
Michele McConnell
Raquel Suarez Groen
Jessica Radetsky and Gina Lamparella
Maree Johnson
Craig Bennett and Sala Iwamatsu
Carly Blake Sebouhian and Giselle O. Alvarez
Sara Jean Ford and Kyle Barisich
Jessica Bishop and Courtney Kristen Liu
Ronald Blakely
Dodie Pettit
Katharine Heaton
Greg Mills and Bridget Mills
Polly Baird and Laird Mackintosh
Olga Talyn
Jeremy Solle and Janet Saia
Janinah Burnett and Scott Jacobs
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Paloma Garcia-Lee and Paul A. Schaefer
Satomi Hofman, Kelly Jeanne Grant, and Kaley Ann Voorhees
