Andrew Lloyd Webber hints‘Phantom Of The Opera’ return
It seems to be just like the Phantom isn’t prepared to go away New York simply but. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is dropping some fairly large hints that The Phantom of the Opera — or no less than a brand new model of it — is gearing up for a comeback within the Large Apple, two years after it took its closing bow on Broadway.
In a cheeky new Instagram video, Lloyd Webber channels the Phantom himself to tease the return.
Standing in entrance of what sharp-eyed followers at Broadway World have recognized because the shuttered Lee’s Artwork Store on West 57th Avenue — not removed from Carnegie Corridor and a few very swanky outlets — he reads a mysterious notice sealed with the Phantom’s iconic masks.
“My Dear Manager, Did you think I had left you for good? Your Obedient Servant,” the message says. “Well, I might have guessed it,” Lloyd Webber responds with a smile.
“He wasn’t happy about the closure of his legend on Broadway and he did intimate that he might be moving to what he feels is a better address in New York, in a better area. I have a feeling that this is it. Obviously I need to get back now because his instructions must always be obeyed unless dire disaster happens. And one wouldn’t want a dire disaster to happen on a very, very smart street in Manhattan. It is worrying, but he’s back, and there’s no mistaking this is his seal.”
Whereas Lloyd Webber retains issues playful (and just a bit imprecise), followers are buzzing about what precisely is coming.
Final yr, Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Waterproof coat introduced a North American tour for Phantom, kicking off in November 2025 in Baltimore.
This new manufacturing, based mostly on the 2021 London model, contains a revamped set and a barely smaller orchestra. But it surely’s nonetheless unclear whether or not the New York return will tie into the tour or if it is shaping as much as be one thing much more intriguing — like a completely immersive theater expertise.
Including to the thriller, a brand new Instagram account referred to as “Masquerade” has popped up, loaded with cryptic, shadowy pictures and features like “Sing once again with me…” and “Have you missed me?”
Clearly, the Phantom hasn’t been sitting quietly within the wings.
Initially opening at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre in 1988, The Phantom of the Opera grew to become one of the vital beloved musicals ever, with unforgettable performances from Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, and a rating filled with classics like The Music of the Night time, Masquerade, and, after all, the haunting title observe.
For now, followers will simply should hold their eyes — and ears — open. If the Phantom really is plotting his grand return, it seems like Manhattan’s about to get much more dramatic… and a complete lot extra musical.
