Broadway’s Longest-Running Musical Turns Out the Lights

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🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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“The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest running show in the history of Broadway, will close its doors on Sunday after more than three decades. We went backstage during one of the final performances before the show’s famous chandelier crashes down one last time. Guest: Michael Paulson, a theater correspondent for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	So we've just arrived at the majestic theater where the crew is getting the set ready for
0:16.4	this afternoon's matinee.
0:18.0	Of course as soon as you walk into this unbelievably beautiful and completely empty theater, the
0:22.9	first thing you see is the chandelier which is hanging over the center orchestra.
0:30.8	The chandelier of course is the icon of this show.
0:33.9	It famously sort of crashes over the audience at the end of the first act.
0:40.6	RC is good!
0:41.7	To do.
0:44.7	Mike checks as the sound crew is making sure that everything works.
0:48.9	They've checked the lights, they check the speakers.
0:52.2	It's all starting to happen.
0:54.5	Welcome in together.
0:56.5	Good afternoon and welcome to Phantom of the Opera.
0:59.6	The house is now open.
1:01.8	Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.
1:11.0	Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen.
1:13.0	Welcome to the theater.
1:14.0	Can you help me?
1:15.0	Can you help me?
1:16.0	I'm your seat.
1:17.0	You can help me.
1:18.0	Thank you.
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