SOLID WASTE NOW PICKED UP ON COLUMBUS DAY: As part of New York City’s pilot “ on-holiday pick-up” program, residents who normally receive Monday trash collection should place their material at the curb this Sunday evening, October 9, between 4 p.m. Following an unparalleled 35-year run, the New York production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera,' Broadway's longest-running show, will end in early 2023, producers confirmed Friday. PROCEEDS FROM SOCIAL BONDS TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING: The City of New York (“the city”) has sold $1.35 billion of General Obligation Bonds, comprised of $950 million of tax-exempt fixed rate bonds and $400 million of taxable fixed-rate bonds designated as Social Bonds, Comptroller Brad Lander’s office reported today. NEW BILL WILL PROTECT MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES FROM FRAUD: A new legislative package that Governor Kathy Hochul signed yesterday will strengthen New York’s nation-leading program to support Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises. The closure was first reported Friday by the New York Post. Breaking even usually requires a steady stream of tourists, especially to “Phantom.”
“The Lion King” is next, having begun performances in 1997.īroadway took a pounding during the pandemic, with all theaters closed for more than 18 months. The closing of “Phantom” would mean the longest running show crown would go to “Chicago,” which started in 1996. On Broadway alone, the musical has played more than 13,500 performances to 19 million people at The Majestic Theatre. The first production opened in London in 1986 and since then the show has been seen by more than 145 million people in 183 cities and performed in 17 languages over 70,000 performances. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lavish songs include “Masquerade,” ″Angel of Music,” ″All I Ask of You” and “The Music of the Night.” Based on a novel by Gaston Leroux, “Phantom” tells the story of a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House and falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine.