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@sweeney60

Жыл бұрын

I’m not surprised that Carol was the one to initiate the campaign for Hal Prince. Carol and her daughter Carrie wrote a play together called Hollywood Arms about Carol’s traumatic childhood growing up with alcoholic parents. Carrie sadly died before the show was finished and Carol had to painfully finish it without her. When it came time to find a director for the show, Carol reached out to Hal Prince for recommendations. Hal asked to read the script and upon reading it offered to direct the show himself. He knew that this was a hard story for Carol to be telling, even more so after having lost her daughter, and wanted to make sure her story was handled with care. Carol said working with Hal on this show helped her both personally and professionally and helped her through the grieving process. I will always have respect for him after that and I agree with Carol. Rename the Majestic to the Prince!

@EVITANDY

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mickey Jo. Love the channel. I am a London-based Stage manager (currently working for Michael Harrison), who does two MT radio shows. Your enthusiasm and knowledge is fabulous. 😁

@derekllewellyn6663

Жыл бұрын

​@@EVITANDY it's looks good I love it so much it's looks like new DVD releases review history books documentary about biography history channel VIP group legends of view of show episode season start in Spanish language arts center spot in time travel

This next February is my next trip to NY for a weekend of Broadway shows. Phantom was part of my list but they announced the closing and I was anxious because they hadn't release the February tickets so last month I did a crazy thing where I got in a flight in the morning to NYC JUST to see Phantom and then got into another plane to go home (Puerto Rico) in the same day! For them to announce the new closing day weeks later. I don't regret what I did in that 24 hr trip because I loved it and fell in love with the production but it was money I could have saved.

@mystery1317

Жыл бұрын

Omg I’m from Puerto Rico too and I thought about flying to NYC for Phantom bc the original closing date was just past my 25th birthday so I was like “should I?” but I didn’t go through with it and now they’ve moved the date so idk 😂

@okay.paolaa

Жыл бұрын

@@mystery1317 yes! i’m also from Puerto Rico and went last month to go see Phantom! definitely one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. if you have the chance, please go!

Hey, Mickey! I have to admit that I spent the first 2/3 of this entry in a sort of mesmerized state, watching that little piece of lint or fluff that was in your beard and spent the last 1/3, watching to see if it would come back (it didn.t). Aside from that, though, I really enjoyed the actual content. Thanks for this!

@pyrothesis1

Жыл бұрын

Yep me too. I was watching for the cut where it disappeared or see him swipe it off

@MickeyJoTheatre

Жыл бұрын

OH MY GOSH I KNOW! I made it through filming, editing and exporting without noticing then when it came to upload the video I spotted it and thought OH NO 🤣

@frankdelorca

Жыл бұрын

@@MickeyJoTheatre Not to worry: you wear it well and might even start a trend of beard accessories!

@MickeyJoTheatre

Жыл бұрын

@@frankdelorca 🤣🤣🤣

@leomack4432

Жыл бұрын

Same…how can you not watch it

I was at the '[Museum of Broadway' the day the extension was announced. They have a fabulous section for Phantom, including a crystal installation where the mask is visible at a certain angle, it is made up of the exact number of crystals as performances up to the original closing date - they will now have to add more!!

@l.n.3372

Жыл бұрын

I've been to that museum too. The Phantom section/room is very impressive. I really enjoyed that museum and I learned a lot about the various musicals and plays on display.

I have never Seen Phantom and I got to see it in November. It looked sold out, we were wrapped around the block waiting to get in. So glad I got to see it! ❤️

I would think there could be a huge surge in ticket sales with Christmas gifts and all...but I do love the idea of doing shows just for people who have worked on the performances in the past, that's really neat.

I am thrilled it announced it extended because I had a trip planned in March and I was super disappointed that I would miss it. Now I’m happy I get a chance to see it!

@Wander85942

Жыл бұрын

Same! I’m going the first weekend of March for the Sweeney todd revival and now I have a chance to see phantom too

To be honest, I am just glad that the lovely people in the cast and crew will have 8 more weeks on their contracts at this point. Although I wouldn't be surprised that CamMack will pull the same trick out of his hat like he did with HMT and the London performance. Furthermore, I am so so happy I got my ticket to the 35th anniversary 👻🌹 Yes, I will be flying over from the Netherlands to see the brilliant original one last time. I'm that big a Phan.

"I'm reading a report from 2000. I was five." Please don't do that to me. 😂

Great episode! And thanks for the Weekly Blast plug... I look forward to welcoming more of your subscribers to the Broadway Maven community.

I 100% support Majestic being renamed for Hal Prince! Also - closing in April makes more sense than Feb because basically thetare can go dark rest of the year and something new will open for the 23/24 Tony season

1. Hal Prince was not cancelled so we're good on that front 2. Since the Brooks Atkinson was recently renamed the Lena Horne theatre, it's not impossible for the venue to get a new name

Didn’t understand this properly thanks for this to give us a better insight into this news

Breaks my heart!!! The full company (cast, crew, musicians, and creative team) out of a job but also this show being a national treasure landmark to NYC!!! Broadway will never be the same again without it. On a personal note as an actor myself, I've auditioned for the show several times. I just feel like I failed as a performer. To be part of this family and singing those songs on the Majestic stage ... even yet to play The Phantom!!! So Not fair. So upsetting.

Have to say, you are so well spoken, literate and knowledgeable that even when I’m not that interested in your chosen topic, I love watching you!

Honestly the Prince Theatre is an awesome name

Must admit my theory before watching it was that if Bad Cinderella isn't well received on Broadway then they might extend Phantom again to keep ALW running something... but renovations makes sense as a blocker. Thanks as always for keeping us up to date! I've never seen Phantom feeling like it'll be around forever and feel I'll only be inspired to go (in London) if they've announced a closing so I get the rush.

@arianahofer9912

Жыл бұрын

I've seen that theory floating around, too. Especially since Bad Cinderella is already getting roasted on social media.

I would definitely think the Majestic Theatre should be renamed in honor of Hal Prince.

Yes yes it’s still closing, Im apart of the Broadway community and have two friends as cast members. Tickets helped since it’s announced closing . They have confirmed it still close

I had forgotten that Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End was owned by ALW. Bizarrely I do know about the history of its name, which I looked up when they announced it was changing. It changes between His/Her Majesty or King's/Queen's Theatre depending on the monarch and has done since it was built. Partly because the land the theatre is on belongs to the Crown Estate. For your non-Brit fans, the Crown Estate = Royal Family. Enough with the history, your explanation about Broadway theatre closing for renovations made me think of the Victoria Palace in the West End. Which is one of Cameron Mackintosh's theatres. That closed after Billy Elliot for a huge Refurb. And it looks fantastic now. But the refurb was also used as a justification for some of the expensive ticket prices for Hamilton when it opened. The refurb also ran late and pushed back the start of Hamilton by a few weeks (I remember an anxious wait as I had tickets for the end of December and it eventually opened a week before we went). I love seeing theatres restored and improved, but sadly these costs usually get passed on to theatre goers. I hope that whatever goes into the Broadway theatre next (maybe with a name change), it doesn't price people out of tickets even more than now.

@IngenuousSoprano

Жыл бұрын

Combine that with the current recession-in-progress in the US and it's harder to sell tickets.

Gonna have to find out if my in-laws are on the invite list (they were for the reopening post-covid). It'd be amazing, since my father-in-law was in the OBC. It would also be amazing for the Majestic to be renamed for Hal Prince.

I have only one question for the producers: can you deny us the triumph in store?

@Marrythenightgaga101

Жыл бұрын

The way I sung those lyrics in my head 😅😅

Saw it a few days ago and I can say the theater was packed Didn’t see an empty seat!

@Marrythenightgaga101

Жыл бұрын

“Every seat in the house sold! Not a single refund!” 😂

What I don't get is how ANGRY a lot of people seem to be about the closing, and saying that that they are upset they won't be able to see again a show again they list themselves as seeing _multiple_ times over _decades_. That means they were incredibly fortunate that a show they loved so much ran so long and they had the opportunity to enjoy it on so many opportunities. That is an incredible blessing. But no, it's all "Cameron Mackintosh is so cheap. He's making our lives miserable because he only cares about profit." Um, that's what a producer does. A show isn't a charitable gift, it's a financial enterprise. And he's kept the show running for DECADES. I mean, he doesn't owe it to anyone to run this show forever, whether he could afford to do it or not. I'm not saying he isn't cheap, or that he doesn't care only about money. I totally buy that. I just don't see how that surprises anyone about any producer or any commercial theatrical enterprise. I don't understand why they can't see that they aren't being shafted now, but that they have had a wonderful opportunity (that they reaped the benefit of) for longer than a number of adults have even been alive. Why are't they just grateful for the many memories? Baffles me.

@christophersmith3341

Жыл бұрын

@Mattbrain ❤

@brxzbze

Жыл бұрын

@Mattbrain In all fairness, I think the reasons why ‘purists’ are upset are because this show in particular is pretty difficult to restage (and difficult for amateurs to do), as it is generally more dependent on its staging than many other shows (and unlike Les Mis). The modern cost of remounting a similar production would also have to be taken into account (eg. if the show had been pitched now it is unlikely that it would have been greenlit or have reached the same amount of success). If you enjoy something you’d want it to be presented in the best way, and currently the Bway staging (from what I’ve seen personally, both online and anecdotally) is generally agreed on to be the best presentation of the show thus far. The fact that the current version is unlikely to ever return or be approved for production again is still a loss. In addition, the current producers are still fairly strict as to how new restagings are presented, so I doubt there will be any particularly innovative productions mounted anytime soon. That being said I would personally love to see a (good) restaged production (since none of the non- replica stagings so far have really impressed me), but I understand where people are coming from.

The new closing date is now April 16.

I'm New York in March with some friends and Phantom was our first choice, that's how I discovered it was closing (and consequently your channel). So I ended up booking tickets to see Funny Girl, then I had a dilemma when they announced the extension. Thankfully I was saved from regret by the eyewatering prices of the Phantom tickets. The entire central stalls are £350! Tickets for the same price I paid for front row Funny Girl tickets are way up in the middle of the upper gallery 😬 and I can get great Phantom tickets in London for £100. Screw that, I'll take Lea Michele from the front row!

The piece of lint comes off at 5:08

i got tickets for the penultimate show im so excited

As a Toronto theatre goer I'm a little sad to hear Joseph's run called " a Canadian engagement" but I understand toronto isn't exactly a theatre hub like new York or west end

@kallen868

Жыл бұрын

I traveled from Boston to Toronto just to see Colm Wilkenson as the Phantom! Great production and they say the highest and fastest chandelier drop!

Everyone! The tickets are $339.00. April ? Can’t get any seats. Wanted to see it. Would love to see it at a normal price. Tickets for bad Cinderella are $37. They said they must renovate the theater

its not unusual for a long running show to get a uptick in sales after annocuing its closing and then extend the closing date..

@brxzbze

Жыл бұрын

yeah, i predicted this would happen and i’m surprised that people apparently didn’t expect it

Thanks!

lord how many theatres does andrew L-W even own??

@ElizabethXVIII

Жыл бұрын

He owns 6 west ends ones

The Phantom's having his own Barbra-Cher type farwell tour. 😉

@gamer2101

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 You are right.

What you said about American in Paris in London happened to Dear Evan Hansen in Toronto. Announced extension then looked a bit silly.

Any other dutch ppl having Soldaat van Oranje flashbacks? 😅

I knew it would get extended!! So excited it did though. The timing worked out perfect I just got a promotion at work and now for the first time in my life I can afford to go to New York. I secured first row seats for one of the last few performances! I’m so excited I could cry!! I did cry 🤣

I'm curious about the re-working of the West End Phantom. Exactly what did they change to make the production more viable for a long run?

@sep.s

Жыл бұрын

I’d be interested to know this as well, but I believe they tried to reduce their fixed costs by, for example, reducing the size of the orchestra.

@the3rdquark

Жыл бұрын

Mickey Jo did a whole video about it! It’s called “Phantom - What’s Changed!” Also check out his video on “Andrew Lloyd Webber vs Cameron Mackintosh” which gives some more context on the changes!

@da__lang

Жыл бұрын

@@the3rdquark Thank you!

its been sold out since the announcement bar 1 week (which was 98% capacity). playbill has the grosses. it grossed $2.2 million last week at 101% capacity. so whatever they're doing it's working. ;)

I think it's a bit disengenuous to say they deliberately lied. As you said, it's only because of the surge for tickets and christmas etc that it got an extension for a final few weeks. Given the amount that the production has been losing (even the 'new' London production is not making money) there was no chance of it extending long term. I think it's hilarious that the 'phans' think they keep a show going because they go often, when it really makes no difference at all. The theatre has 1500 seats to fill every night! The Phans are a bunch of crazies.

@ip22343

Жыл бұрын

Do you think that new London production might close too?

@GavinLiamLogan

Жыл бұрын

MickeyJoTheatre is a smarmy, know-nothing prat.

@SarahKamil

Жыл бұрын

@@ip22343 I doubt it. I don’t know any of their financials, obviously, but they have performances scheduled for well into 2023. Going into the ticket booking pages, many of the shows over the next few weeks are pretty close to being sold out, and even shows as far as six months away have several seats (>50%) sold. Plus, I bet they save money now with the “stripped down” version

@ip22343

Жыл бұрын

@@SarahKamil What i see they are closing down this production on Broadway to open with the new London production, because Cameron Mackintosh stated that phantom Will return to Broadway sooner or later, and The Majestic Theatre will close for rennovations, that might be a sign that what's happening to the Broadway production, it's similiar of what happened to the West End production.

@DDTC73

Жыл бұрын

@@SarahKamil Friday and Saturday shows are busier, but none of them are anywhere near to being sold out. If you can find you find a performance as far away as six months, that has over 50% sold, i'll buy you a ticket to see it! (terms and conditions may apply 😀) I think it will close within 12 months

I have never seen it in person - just the 25th anniversary recording. I have always dreamed of seeing the original production. I’m a broke university student so I will just have to count my losses. 😢

You're very talented.

For the first 11 or so minutes of this, I was too distracted by that piece of fluff caught in your beard to hear what you were saying.

All the Cameron Macintosh produced shows extended, Cats, Les Miz, and Miss Saigon, its not surprising at all that Phantom extended

As much as I love ALW's Phantom, this could pave the way for Yeston/Kopit and Ken Hill's Phantom.

@sweeney60

Жыл бұрын

Please! It’s a far better show!

@shawnsegebarth6707

Жыл бұрын

@@sweeney60 I love them all equally to be honest. I like Y/K's kind and gentle phantom, I like Ken Hill's opulent scores, and I like ALW's absolutely majestic phantom.

I was SO angry about the Cats closing date. . . I wasn’t a huge fan (what were cat fans called? kittens?), but I had tickets for the “final show.” And then it wasn’t. SO. ANGRY. (Sadly I was not 5 in 2000.)

I wonder what would have happened if there had been no uk tour at the time of the pandemic and phantom still closed for renovations. I couldn't imagine they would spend millions producing a new set?

There is an adorable piece of fuzz on your beard for the first 11 mins or so and then POOF it suddenly disappears

I'm so grateful I got the tickets plane tickets and the hotel room I just said screw it and dropped a bunch of money I got 3rd row center orchestra and I'm going with my best freind and by ourselves

The Mousetrap will be coming to Broadway next year

Phantom bout to become one of those going out of business stores in Times Square.

They made a ton of money this holiday because people thought they were closing and now they got scammed it wasn't the last couple of shows.

Will this become Riverdance - The Final Tour, mark II? The latter seemed to be closing for years. "Roll-up; roll-up! Buy yor tickets before it's too late! (Ha, ha)!"

I saw phantom on Broadway in August and then again in November, and there were like a lot of script changes during that time. Defo not the original production anymore haha

A slimmed down Phantom production sounds like the same sort of bad idea that "Love Never Dies" was. Pity.

The extension was already pre booked just like most extensions it was pre arranged. The show will not extend again bar a few weeks at most.

Well, it worked. I went. Worth it imo. Fwiw was sold out when I went.

You don’t think it’s to cut Hal and Maria’s royalties out by re-staging and re-negotiating with a new director and designer?

i wonder if Andrew Lloyd Webber let Christiaine and Phantom end up together at the end.

If Chicago is still open on February 5, 2032 it will surpass Phantom as the longest-running Broadway show if we count the exact running time and not performances

Phantom Of The Opera opened on Broadway January 26th 1988 and is Scheduled to close on April 16th 2023 have the highlights album from it and sang a medley of songs from it in High school chorus in my Sophomore year

“It’s over now the music of the night.” God I wish.

Why am I not surprised?🙄

I remember i read a fake article about Love Never Dies opening on Broadway after phantom closes. I actually believed it, but it was fake.

let's HOPE they change their minds! i'd take the original over that blasted sequel

You're great at click bait! Taking notes.

Test out the theory say you are quitting you ruin January and see if your views grow

You have turned SMARM into an art form. This is not a compliment.

I enjoy your videos and vlogs but when you ask for money and you are out nightly at theatres with gifted tickets and there’s theatre fans who would love to afford one night at the theatre it’s very off putting

@MickeyJoTheatre

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you telling me that, the thing is is that I'm striving to make this a functional career, and while the tickets are gifted (as they are to all of the critics who attend), the travel and surrounding costs are not. Nobody is obligated to tip anything after watching my videos (less than 1% of viewers do), but it is greatly appreciated that some feel grateful enough and are able to do so, my content is enjoyed otherwise for free. With regards to theatre fans who would love to attend the theatre, have you watched my recent video detailing 30 different affordable ticket schemes? Hopefully this may help, and equally I always hope my review videos provide people more insight as to whether they want to spend their money. Hope this all makes sense.

@the3rdquark

Жыл бұрын

He’s attending these shows as a critic, not a fan - that’s why he’s “gifted” the tickets. For each of these shows he attends for “free” he is also spending hours on research, writing, filming, and editing a review - so it’s not really free, is it? The only thing that’s free is his content, on KZread.

@lisamurray3871

Жыл бұрын

@@the3rdquark and I get that but making a comment saying “any spare cash, send it to me for a super thanks” doesn’t agree with me. Sorry

@MickeyJoTheatre

Жыл бұрын

@@lisamurray3871 again, nobody has to, I'm just making people aware of the feature they likely don't know exists, like a barista with a tip jar. Nobody enjoys asking for money, but this is my job.

I, personally am so glad Phantom is closing. TIme for something new.

@samuelblachon95130

Жыл бұрын

TIME FOR BAD CINDERELLA

@Makeji

Жыл бұрын

What does that mean? There are new shows on Broadway all the time.