Check out pics of the new Majestic Theatre marquee for Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The Phantom of the Opera continues to haunt the Majestic Theatre eight times a week. In celebration of the musical and its continuing hold over the hearts and minds of audiences ac…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway is on its way back, and everything's as if we never said goodbye. Earlier this week, stars showed up at the Majestic Theatre for the first red carpet since the Broadway s…

 Broadway Jeopardy! Game 8 OK, Broadway trivia fans! Time for another round of America's favorite game show a la JK's TheatreScene, and as you'll see we are going for the heart of the theater district this…

New York, NY – Broadway is set to welcome a new revival of the classic musical Gypsy, with the iconic

By: David Sheward May 29, 2024: The rumors have been confirmed. Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will tackle the King Lear of musical theater roles when she plays Mama Rose in the fifth Broadway revival o…

Gypsy, the musical by Jule Styne, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim, will be revived on Broadway with six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald starring as Momma Rose. The production will be directed by fiv…

Hear McDonald sing from the score in a video preview from the revival, set to open in December.

Six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald will return to Broadway this fall in one of musical theater’s greatest roles: “Mama” Rose of Gypsy. The revival will be directed by George C. Wolfe, with choreogr…

Audra McDonald will reopen Broadway’s Majestic Theatre with a new production of Gypsy. McDonald will play Rose, one of the top roles in musical theater, which has been played by the likes of Ethel Merman, Ang…

Painted black for all 35 years of The Phantom of the Opera's historic run, the iconic marquee has now been restored to its former glory.

Robert Morse as Jerry/Daphne and Tony Roberts as Joe/Josephine in “Sugar” (1972). Photo by Martha Swope.April 9, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler. Fifty-two years ago tonight, the first m…

75 years ago, Rodgers and Hammerstein's fifth musical as a pair, South Pacific, opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. It ran for almost five years and 1925 performances.

The cast of the North American Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Photo by Matthew Murphy. North Park Lexus San Antonio & Dominion Broadway in San Antonio at the Majestic Theatre, has announced the 2024-202…

by Nat Hrvatin. @NatHrvatin. NEW YORK - Several sources have reported seeing a mysterious figure lurking under The Majestic Theatre’s...

 Is the Theater Back to its Pre-pandemic Pleasures? By Elyse Sommer There are indeed signals for optimism that the worst of the pandemic is over, at least in the theater.    Long shuttered Broadway venues ha…

As part of the load-out of the Broadway production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA – the all-time longest-running show in Broadway history, which recently concluded its record-breaking run after an unprecedente…

Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Broadway.com Editor-in-Chief Paul Wontorek sits down with …

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ended its history-making run April 16 at the Majestic Theatre.

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, we're offering a first look at the episode. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this episode will air in New York City on April 23 at 12:30PM…

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ended its historic Broadway run April 16 at the Majestic Theatre.

The Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical that closed its Broadway run on Sunday after 35 years, went out on a very high note: Box office receipts for the show’s final week hit a best-ever $3,…

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ended its historic, 35-year run at the Majestic Theatre April 16.

Thirty-five years, three months and two days ago, a gavel smacked, electricity crackled and a chandelier rose over the audience of the Majestic Theatre for the first of what would become 13,981 performances. On…

After 35 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera took its final curtain call on Sunday night at the Majestic Theatre in New York. This was show No. 13,981 of the longest-running show in Broadway…

It was show No. 13,981 at the Majestic Theatre and it ended with a reprise of “The Music of the Night” performed by the current cast, previous actors in the show — including original star Sarah Brightman …

By Douglas Mayo After thirty-five years of haunting the Majestic Theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera will close tonight. This post The Phantom Of The Opera closes on Broadway tonight first a…

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge is LIVE from the Majestic Theatre with the red carpet arrivals for the final performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! Tonight is the final masquerade... and to…

The longest-running Broadway show of all time, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will play its final New York performance at The Majestic Theatre today, Sunday, April 16 at 5PM, after a record-breaking 35 years and 13,9…

After April 16, 2023 the marquee goes dark.April 15, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Tomorrow, after thirty-five years, the epic run of The Phantom of the Opera will come to an end. It opene…

Celebrating 35 years on Broadway, the production’s lead cast members Ben Crawford (The Phantom), Emilie Kouatchou (Christine), and John Riddle (Raoul) sing Think of Me from The Phantom of the Opera. Accompan…

A "Pharewell" to Phantom Many of you were probably not even alive when the Majestic Theatre had a tenant other than The Phantom of the Opera. Still more of you probably haven't seen any other show at that the…

The Phantom of the Opera, Breaking Records for 35 + Years Closes on Broadway with Friday Benefit and Sunday Star-Studded Gala. By Ellis Nassour April 13, 2023 - Instead of Cats being labelled "Now and Forev…

The Phantom of the Opera is quickly approaching its final performance at the Majestic Theatre, where it will conclude its epic 35-year run on April 16. Over the weekend, the show made its final fundraising appe…

A ticket lottery has been announced for the final Broadway performance of “The Phantom of the Opera.” The history-making musical will shutter on April 16 after 35 years. The musical opened at the Majestic T…

‘Six’ (Boleyn Tour). Photo by Joan Marcus. Broadway in San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) has announced its 2023–24 season line-up of eight shows at the Majestic Theatre. The upcoming season will feature a myr…

This edition of Broadway Who's Who focuses on one of my all-time favorite actors, Howard McGillin, whose New York stage career I've been following since nearly its beginning. That beginning, 1984's New York Sha…

Host Tamsen Fadal catches up with The Phantom of the Opera’s leading man Ben Crawford at the Majestic Theatre and looks back at the long-running show’s legacy in this extended intervew from THE BROADWAY SHO…

Be on the lookout for The Broadway Show, the only nationally syndicated weekly theater news program, on your local TV station. Featured this week: - Host Tamsen Fadal catches up with THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA'…

Host Tamsen Fadal catches up with The Phantom of the Opera’s leading man Ben Crawford at the Majestic Theatre and looks back at the long-running show’s legacy in this extended intervew from The Broadway …

Dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Broadway musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” It is known that the construction of the Grand Opera or the Palais Garnier in Paris inspired Gaston Leroux to write his …

Before The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal airs nationwide this weekend, we're offering a first look at the episode. Hosted by Emmy winner Fadal, this episode will air in New York City on February 19 at 4:30…

The Phantom of the Opera celebrated 35 years on Broadway last night, January 26, at the Majestic Theatre. The production opened on January 26, 1988. BroadwayWorld was there to capture some special moments from …

The Phantom of the Opera celebrated 35 years on Broadway last night, January 26, at the Majestic Theatre. Following the show, a special curtain call was held, featuring a performance and speech from members of …

35 years ago today, on January 26, 1988, The Phantom of the Opera opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre. Check out a playlist of videos from the course of the show's historic Broadway run.

Audiences have been flocking to the Majestic Theatre to say goodbye to The Phantom of the Opera before its final performance on April 16, and this week Broadway's longest running show welcomed its record-break…

January can be a quiet time on Broadway. Lots of shows close (click here for a list of some of them). Very few open. Which makes it a good time to catch up with the ones still running that you might have missed…

Look back at The Phantom of the Opera on the anniversary of its first preview at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway!

Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill informing the denizens of River City they’ve got “Trouble” (1957).December 20, 2022: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler A day late, and a dollar short, I …

Hillary Clinton took a trip to the Majestic Theatre to check out the iconic musical The Phantom of the Opera one final time before it closes its doors after 24 years. The politician and Broadway fan took to Ins…

Broadway’s “Phantom of the Opera” has delayed its closing to April 16, producer Cameron Mackintosh has announced. The longest-running show in Broadway history, “Phantom” had previously set a closing d…

There's going to be more music of the night! The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway's longest-running show, is delaying its closing. Originally announced to have its final performance at the Majestic Theatre on F…

The beloved musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber has played over 13,500 performances at the Majestic Theatre. 

As BroadwayWorld first reported in September, Broadway's longest-running show ever, The Phantom of the Opera, will soon take its final Broadway bow at the Majestic Theatre... but it will happen a bit later tha…

Jason Forbach is used to saving the day. He began his Broadway career in 2014 as an understudy in Les Misérables, eventually taking over the role of Enjolras. For the past five years, he's been a vacation …

By Peter Filichia Go to Google Maps to locate the Emerson Colonial Theatre on Boylston Street in Boston. Then punch in the Emerson Majestic Theatre on Tremont Street in that selfsame Boston, and you’ll find t…

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this month, The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway's longest-running show ever, will take its final Broadway bow at the Majestic Theatre on February 18, 2023, soon after celebrat…

Audiences are flocking to the Majestic Theatre to experience the angel of music. As previously reported, The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history has set a final performance date o…

Entertainment icon Carol Burnett has taken to social media to call for the Majestic Theatre to be renamed the Harold Prince Theatre. See Burnett's video message here!

Encouraging her fans and fellow Broadway-goers to spread the hashtag “The Majestic Is Fit For A Prince,” TV and stage icon Carol Burnett has launched a social media campaign to get Broadway’s Majestic The…

The Majestic has been home to The Phantom of the Opera, which Prince directed, for the last 34 years.

Prince directed The Phantom of the Opera, set to end its historic run at the Majestic in February.

Broadway's longest-running show ever, The Phantom of the Opera, will take its final Broadway bow at the Majestic Theatre on February 18, 2023, soon after celebrating its 35th anniversary. The beloved show might…

  Norm Lewis as the Phantom of the Opera. Photo: Matthew Murphy THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will conclude its history-making run in February 2023.  The longest-running show in Broadway history, the New York …

“The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest-running show in Broadway history, will play its final performance on Feb. 18, 2023 at the Majestic Theatre. The musical will celebrate its 35th anniversary on Broadw…

The musical is set to end its unprecedented run at the Majestic Theatre this coming February.

Carousel (Broadway Majestic Theatre 1945) Playbill. Source: playbill.com · Carousel (Broadway Majestic Theatre 1945) Playbill.

the new documentary feature The Show Must Go On, which premiered in August at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre, was released in all territories on Apple TV TODAY.

The Southwark Playhouse's spring production of Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim's musical Anyone Can Whistle, directed by Georgie Rankcom, officially opened April 5 following previews that began April 1. Wa…

Well, ya got no trouble my friend, right here on Playbill: The Game Show with the cast of The Music Man. Join guest host Rema Webb as she tests her co-stars Garrett Long, Linda Mugleston, and Jessica Sheridan o…

“'76 Trombones' is all about belief. It's all about faith,” shares The Music Man choreographer Warren Carlyle. It's all about those beautiful shapes, and if you believe you're holding a trombone, then you'r…

The longest-running show on Broadway, The Phantom of the Opera, returned to their home at the Majestic Theatre on October 22, 2021. But it wasn't always clear when or how it would come back. With new additions…

Andrew is joined by ITV's Clodagh McKenna on his recent trip to Broadway - a place that's close to both of their hearts. Join them both in the Majestic Theatre, home to the longest-running show in Broadway …

Kevyn Morrow, Kimberly Marable, Nicholas Barsch, Levi Kreis, and Morgan Siobhan Green in the Hadestown North American Tour. Photo by T. Charles Erickson Broadway in San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) at the Majestic…

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will celebrate its unprecedented 34th Anniversary on Broadway tomorrow night, Wednesday, January 26 at 7PM at The Majestic Theatre.

Emilie Kouatchou, who is currently the Christine alternate in Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera, will become the show's leading lady on January 26, which also marks the long-running musical's 34th anniversary…

The Majestic Theatre will dim its lights tonight, December 6, in memory of longtime The Phantom of the Opera production stage manager Craig Jacobs, who passed away November 22. Jacobs worked for The Phantom …

Mr. Jacobs was a long-time production stage manager at The Phantom of the Opera.

Which shows are reopening when during the 2021-2022 season  --- When Broadway theatres shuttered due to the COVID-19 crisis on March 12, 2020, they vowed to reopen in a month. That did not happen. Happily, Bro…

Emilie Kouatchou, the new alternate Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, made history on October 27 as the first Black woman to star in the Broadway production. Kouatchou shares the role with the Megh…