Andrew Lloyd Webber modified into as soon as “sad” to glimpse The Phantom of the Opera finish on Broadway after a 35-365 days-lengthy run.
In the direction of an look on The Tonight Conceal Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, the composer discussed how emotional it modified into as soon as for him to leer the ultimate performances of the classic musical over the weekend.
“Successfully, it modified into as soon as irregular, in point of fact, consequently of, , one of the humorous things that’s took affirm with Phantom is that over the previous couple of years…effectively, few months in point of fact, a young viewers learned it. And it be, I assemble no longer know, it modified into as soon as sad final night consequently of I excellent felt it may perchance maybe well perchance run on. But there you slide,” he mused.
The London-born theatre impresario added that it modified into as soon as “very irregular” for everything to attain together as it did with The Phantom of the Opera.
The 75-365 days-used mentioned, “Love the production, the complete aspect meshes, it be excellent one of these moments. I mean it took affirm with The Lion King, it be took affirm with Hamilton, it be took affirm with me with Phantom. It does now not happen very often.”
In other locations in the conversation, host Fallon jokingly asked Webber about Cats – one of his other lengthy-running Broadway shows.
“How does one attain up with an belief fancy Cats? And are you a cat person?” the TV host asked.
“Successfully, I am a cat person,” Webber humoured, earlier than referring to the controversial 2019 video display adaptation. “Successfully, I modified into as soon as a complete cat person till I saw the Cats movie.”