

Total New York attendance is at 12.5 million. Since its Broadway debut on January 26, 1988, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has grossed over $675 million, making it the highest-grossing show in Broadway history. The longest-running show in Broadway history (a feat it achieved in January 2006 when it surpassed the then-record run of Cats), the musical is the winner of 7 1988 Tony Awards including Best Musical. On that date, playing its 8,318th and 8,319th performances at The Majestic Theatre (247 West 44th Street), it will become the first Broadway production ever to run 20 years. production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, directed by Harold Prince, will reach an unprecedented milestone when it celebrates its Twentieth Anniversary on Broadway on Saturday, January 26th. Some of the other notable productions year wise is 1927: The Letter Rang Tang Rio Rita, 1931: Simple Simon The Student Prince, 1933: Pardon My English, 1936: On Your Toes, 1941: Hellzapoppin, 1960: Camelot, 1972: Sugar, 1974: Mack & Mabel, 1977: The Act, and 1981: 42nd Street (moved from Winter Garden).The most successful stage musical of all time, the Cameron Mackintosh/Really Useful Group, Inc. The Phantom of the Opera made a box office record for the Majestic Theatre when the production grossed $2,146,125.94 over nine performances.

For Phantom, the stage was modified and expanded. The designation was given just before the current long-running tenant, The Phantom of the Opera. In 1987, the interior and exterior of the Majestic Theatre had designated New York City landmarks.

In 1996, the theater hosted the 50th Tony Awards on the set of Phantom. It serves as home to many primarily large musicals in the history of 90 long years. The theatre opened with the musical Rufus LeMaire's Affairs. It is the main venue for major musical theatre productions. The Majestic Theatre is one of the largest Broadway theatres in town. The theatre has a seating capacity of 1,681, and it is under the ownership of The Shubert Organization. The building was designed by the famous architect Herbert J. The venue was officially opened on March 28, 1927. The Majestic Theatre is a Broadway theatre located in New York City, New York.
