Phantom of the Opera Broadway Overture (35th Anniversary)

[@_zeerosd]

Wow I didn't expect this to blow up - thank you all for watching! I have more content on my channel if you are all interested (including another overture video!) Also - to watch in high quality: click on the settings icon, and select "Quality". On computer: just select the highest quality available (it will be at the top of the list). On mobile: select "Advanced" and then select the highest quality available (it will also be at the top of the list). Hopefully this helps to enhance your viewing experience!

[@pryingpandoraproductions]

Spectacular quality, thank you so much for doing this for us.

[@jasonsibley2667]

we just have to wait until it goes on tour again... soon... soon

[@recordx6246]

When a set piece nearly gets a standing ovation. God I love this show and I will miss it so much.

[@Phantom_actress]

Dw im sure it’ll be back the phantom already made it clear that he’s gonna basically torture New York (of course it’s fake, just a note “from Erik” that Andrew Loyd Webber read during an interview the night after the last show.)

[@Marsffect]

​@@Phantom_actressplus isn't it still in london? i mean ofc its not the same as the NYC theatre but its not gone forever

[@playsaboutmycat]

lol true

[@bartholomew1096]

It's like back every year where I live lol

[@PhilPlayzRoblox]

I went to the last show!

[@greghartman5895]

I remember as a kid going to see this with my parents and thinking "oh great this is gonna be boring". Turns out I loved it and it captured my heart. Phantom was, is, and always will be one of the most bad ass Broadway shows ever. I'll miss it.

[@KittyKat-ky5us]

The first time I saw it I was so scared for the majority of the play I hid myself in my mothers side

[@deniceetterholehan7653]

Goosebumps!!!

[@jediconnor9349]

@@KittyKat-ky5usOmg same!! I couldn’t sleep when I got home lol.

[@kristashafer93098]

No matter how many times I listen to this glorious music, that first thundering chord ALWAYS sends chills!!

[@CringerKitty]

This scene gives me chills every time. What a way to start a show. My God.

[@markdaly1648]

I saw this at the point theatre. This is the highlight of the whole show. The way loyd webber and his team bring you back to the paris opera house is epic and magnificent

[@heatheroyler8676]

There is no other feeling in the world like the one where you're sitting in the Majestic Theater and being able to watch the chandelier rise and the curtains recede. Watching this video took me back to sitting in one of those chairs and having the privilege to feel the music permeate throughout my whole body, especially in my chest. There was a lady sitting next to me who cried throughout the play. At the end of the play, I remember my friend and I rushing to the back alley to get our playbills signed. We were fortunate enough to have met a girl who sewn her own dress and another girl who saw a show every single week. The whole cast signed her playbill and it was delivered by one of the crew that helped set this amazing set up every night. Sad to see it go, but thankful to God that I got to experience this.

[@_zeerosd]

this right here. it was the opportunity of a lifetime to see this show. i was fortunate enough to get to see it twice on broadway. i originally recorded these so i could relive the experience, but once the show ended i decided to release them so that others can experience the magic that is the brilliant original production!

[@abbywhetzel7545]

I think you might have sat next to me 😭. This has been a dream of mine to see the broadway production for as long as I can remember. I sat down in my seat, and started bawling because I realized I was finally there. I proceeded to cry through the entire show, because it meant so much to me, and I couldn’t believe I was finally there, seeing it, before it closed.

[@heatheroyler8676]

Did you come with your signification other??? I sat where some parts were missed bc of our location.

[@_zeerosd]

@@heatheroyler8676 i came with my grandma! she’s the one who introduced me to phantom so i thought it only right to bring her along :) believe it or not, we were there because the official phantom team held a contest on instagram giving away 35 pairs of tickets, and we won!

[@_zeerosd]

@@abbywhetzel7545 i was in the last row of front mezzanine, in seat G107. i was with my grandma and i remember us talking to the person next to us in what would be seat G106. if that was you, it was great talking to you!

[@agarvin1687]

I’ve seen Phantom 10 times, 9 of them in NYC and once in London (all pre-COVID) - every single time, when the Auctioneer starts his line “Perhaps we may frighten away the ghost of so many years ago with a little illumination, gentlemen?”, the stupidest grin comes onto my face immediately followed by chills when the chandelier sparks to life and rises over our collective heads with that music just booming and reverberating in the theatre - I’ve seen tons of shows since my first Phantom visit but that moment was my absolute favorite moment to watch every time at a theatre and I’m so deeply sad that this is now gone - thank you for preserving theatre history… now gotta see if I could watch this w/ some powerful speakers to try and replicate the feeling again 🥹❤️👏

[@lianelonergan8215]

SAME!!! My grinning like an idiot in anticipation of the chills I'm about to get :))))))

[@matthewmcb1089]

What do you mean it's gone now?

[@fitizfun]

@@matthewmcb1089It closed on Broadway in April.

[@CidTheNadie]

@@matthewmcb1089 closed in april due to declining ticket sales; it's a tragedy as it's one of the most iconic and best shows on broadway today, but ultimately it didn't sell tickets.

[@JordanVanRyn]

I literally just teared up by the time the Chandelier rose up. Phantom of the Opera mattered so much to me that it really warms my heart to see the audience cheer for it. It's beautiful.

[@shivalingam578]

Saw Phantom 4 times on Broadway....always mesmerizing, unique....and it will eternally live in my heart and memory! Long live Phantom!! ⚘❤

[@MissAmandaJoy5]

Full body chills

[@liam_riley]

That Chandelier better end up in the Bway museum. It doesn't deserve to rot in storage.

[@Texaslawhorn]

It's such a great feeling to be in that theater when that happens! I was fortunate enough to see it and experience it twice.

[@AgentUnderground007]

There is nothing more majestic than seeing that chandelier rise up, hearing the Overture and seeing the curtains dramatically whipped off the set. 🥹

[@perlagutierrez8317]

I was so lucky to be able to see this once before it closed

[@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan]

Me too

[@abbywhetzel7545]

I just cried watching this. It took me back to seeing it. It has always been a lifelong dream to see Phantom, and makes me cry every time i think about it. I get chills every time I hear the overture.

[@notdipperpines6626]

This is the clearest bootleg I've ever seen holy shit

[@ChicOnTheCheap]

Absolutely amazing! 👏

[@mycroft16]

Forever my favorite Broadway show, and this moment in the show, along with the fall of the chandelier, are absolutely the greatest. The overture for Phantom is just so powerful... you feel it. And the transformation of the theater. The chandelier going out over the audience. It's brilliant stagecraft.

[@evalife08]

Thank you very much for sharing this moment! As an avid fan of the iconic "Phantom of the Opera," I have always longed for the opportunity to witness its majestic production on Broadway. Unfortunately, I recently discovered that the show was in its last month of performances just as I, as an adult with the means to travel, was in a position to attend. My visa to travel to the United States was denied. However, during my recent trip to Japan, I had the chance to witness the Japanese version of the show and experienced an emotion like never before. It was an impressive experience and one of the most beautiful memories of my life. I even bought an adorable Phantom teddy bear as a keepsake of that unforgettable moment. Although I deeply yearn for the show to return to Broadway someday, I feel completely satisfied to have witnessed the stunning chandelier scene in the Japanese version. It gave me goosebumps and a deep emotion to see the theater reconstructed to the sound of the main theme.♥♥

[@_zeerosd]

that's wonderful! thankfully the current japanese production is the original hal prince production. glad you were able to see it there!

[@evalife08]

@@_zeerosd yes it was so so great, i enjoy it a lot!!! I hope someday to be able to see the play in its original English language. :3

[@Duskyss]

The first time I went to go see the show was 6 or 7 years ago. I shat myself because the music was so loud and terrifying. It is still my absolute favorite musical, and I get chills whenever I hear the overture.

[@lifeisfundisney6029]

You made me laugh 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Duskyss]

@@lifeisfundisney6029 😅😅

[@jodibray4889]

Forever kicking myself for never being able to see this spectacle.

[@londoncars4533]

Still running in London

[@foreignparticle1320]

I got quite teary hearing the wild applause at the start of the overture, again as the chandelier sweeps off the stage, and finally as Carlotta emerges holding Elissa's bloody trophy. I was lucky enough to sit in at the Majestic for the final time just before Christmas, front row centre. An astounding and deeply moving experience, knowing that I would never again get to see and hear the incredible original production that captured my heart and imagination nearly a whole lifetime ago. The anemic version currently playing in London certainly fares better than the revised production of Les Mis playing up the road, but nothing will compare to the lavish, intricate, lovingly crafted original concept of Bjornson's set and costumes underscored by a 27-piece pit orchestra. (Oh, and that "spectacular" new Cameron Mackintosh touring production... the worst thing ever.)

[@pryingpandoraproductions]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@hsbvt]

And THAT is the reaction you need for an opening! Awesome!

[@turtlecatog]

I saw this a month ago, and I wished over and over I could see it again. It was marvelous!

[@bibleboy439]

This is genuinely awesome

[@xian1978]

I can't believe I watched this twice on Broadway and once in London. Truly an amazin experience. To this day, whenever I watch a video of this specific part I guess goosebumps all over my body when the auctioneer goes "With a little bit of illumination... gentlemen!" and the first notes of the overture play. I will certainly miss this show if I ever get to go to NY again.

[@tayloredwards4968]

Is sad that the phantom of the Opera closed down. This is a sort of show that should have lasted forever.😢

[@gulee]

Magical moment and the most memorable scene of the musical like the song "the music of the night"!! I am so glad that I took my daughter to see the musical twice at NYC when she was growing up. Now she is in college and just bought the ticket to see the musical in Madrid next month (11/2024) to celebrate her birthday!

[@rallypoint1]

Thank you!!! Saw Phantom twice..’93 Davis Gaines in LA and D’Ambrosio in San Francisco in ‘95. The overture always makes the hairs stand up!!! ❤❤❤

[@Mumble8988]

I saw this on Broadway in 2017. It’s definitely one of those shows you never forget after you see it.

[@tiffersworld380]

Seeing her go up and feeling the whoosh of her coming down at the end of act one. Truly spectacular

[@metkapovse286]

Three weeks ago I was in London and saw the musical for the first time. I didn't expect something like this, I knew it would be beautiful, but this....this moment with the chandelier, indescribably dramatic and powerful. Since then, all I can think about is how I have to go again, take my daughter with me and experience it all again. Sweet intoxication indeed😊

[@Mithrandir42]

Went to see Phantom in the West End a few years ago. Would do it again anytime. Is hands-down my favourite musical.

[@suddenlycrows]

I only got to see Phantom once when it came to my country but I grew up on the soundtrack along with Cats because my grandfather was a huge fan. We got to see the show a year or so after my grandfather died and all I could think about was how he would have loved to see the chandelier go up. I was in tears for a lot of the show and long after it was over.

[@cards0486]

I don’t live near NYC, so didn’t see PHANTOM there. But I was obsessed with the cast album and knew the music well. A BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA company came to my city, and I was more excited than could be told. I knew at the moment of the chandelier and the overture I was going to pee in my seat!! I didn’t, but that was one of the most perfect moments I’ve ever had in the theater.

[@jrdiehl96]

I’m so glad I was able to see masterpiece on 10/24/21 with my dear mother. My mother has seen this show 27 times. She’s even seen it in Las Vegas. She loves the show so much, she even won tickets for it 10 years ago. After seeing it for the first time that day, I can understand why she’s seen it so many times. The show is phenomenal. Such a shame that it’s gone now. The chandelier rising with that iconic theme playing gives me the goosebumps.

[@AndyWilson-c2f]

Went to see it with my partner at His Majesty's Theatre in London last weekend. Absolutely breath taking. An spectacular performance I will never forget.

[@magicemperor2420]

I live on the total opposite end of the country, and I was still saddened to hear about the closure! Sleep well, angel of music!

[@StormAndFury]

Thanks for uploading this!!

[@gloria.R.7286]

I love the sass which which Carlotta's actress enters the stage. She's like, "Yeah guys, I'm back!!!"😎

[@suzetebrito4506]

I saw the show on april 12 th. It was amazing!

[@natekrieger5741]

So cool to see this view & literally see the set reveal so clearly!!!!!!! Thx so much!!!!!!!

[@oliviagow5779]

Saw this show a couple of years ago on Broadway. Absolutely incredible. Will miss it so much

[@jonathankoehler1702]

Epic

[@jasonregan365]

I saw this in New York, and was awesome

[@joxe3]

Me too!! I really enjoy it

[@ronniejoel2958]

Used to work here and I would always watch for this part

[@johnkringe]

I miss Phantom already, saw it twice. One in November of last year, and this February. Hope it returns!

[@sebmorgan393]

They are staying till 2024 they are but not Broadway

[@ruokay9126]

ahh this looks amazing, i cant imagine how good it must sound actually in person

[@_zeerosd]

it sounded wonderful. for being such an old theatre, the sound was much better than i expected. the sound of a 27 piece orchestra never ceases to amaze me.

[@ruokay9126]

@@_zeerosd oh woah, hearing all the songs must have been incredible

[@JijikaHalio]

I remember seeing the Broadway play when I was in 6th grade (I think 2002). I think my jaw dropped when I first saw that!

[@RebeccaHancock-z7o]

I get chills every single time! So amazing!

[@sz7859]

thanks for this!

[@laraeagleeyes4902]

Haha! Cool! Thanks for uploading this! My now husband and I were close to the front when we saw this once and the rubber they used for the explosion went all over us. 😂 I took some home and made a jewelry bottle necklace out of it! Great show, great memories! Thanks!

[@13blackcatzzz]

It's hard to fathom that this show is no longer running! I got to see it twice in Vienna and once in London, but sadly, never in New York. I just wish my mother could have seen it before she died. It was a dream of hers. 😢

[@EricaGamet]

I first saw Phantom in 1989 in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson with Michael Crawford (in the 6th row... we could see his sweat haha) and just hearing the music reminds me of how that show made me feel. I grew up in the theater with parents who were actors and technicians... yet at the time, nothing was as intricate as the theater going from the dusty auction scene to where it and the chandelier was restored to its former glory. And the theater seemed much larger (but maybe that was an illusion). I saw it three more times, once with Davis Gaines, once Robert Guillaume, and one other, whose name I've forgotten. I've been enjoying the nostalgia all this month with Phantom.

[@smi2le4ever]

Great angle for this particular shot!

[@angrydriver2023]

This is the best version of this portion (Lot 666) of Phantom I’ve seen. The delivery is great.

[@rithmonirap4720]

Thank you for your video and sharing of the opening, scène d'ouverture I think. I'd love to go to London now as it is also playing in West End

[@_zeerosd]

unfortunately, the west end production was closed in 2020 and replaced with a watered down version with half the original orchestra and cheapened sets/costumes. however, as of now, the brilliant original still plays in japan, korea, and most recently china!

[@rithmonirap4720]

@@_zeerosd Oh no! That's a shame. I love the version and the cast including Sierra Boggess

[@bighuge1060]

This video brought back such great memories. My brother and I saw this on Broadway at the then outrageous price of $100.00 a ticket with the original cast minus Sara Brightman. We both sat eight rows from the rear of the last mezzanine but even there, the show was a marvel.

[@kittykaze2010]

I weep knowing I'll never get to see this show live 😭

[@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan]

I Watched that Show Back on June 2019 during our Summer Trip and I Really Enjoyed it! I Am so Sad to Hear that this Show is No Longer at this Theater.

[@MadiBendy]

I never had an opportunity to see phantom in a theater but I have a ton of respect for it and I will miss it with all of my heart… 😭

[@hothotheat3000]

RIP to the Phantom on Broadway.

[@nalurodriigues]

The standing ovation at the first few minutes says it all

[@josepharnold8422]

I saw Phantom of the Opera twice at Norfolk Virginia's Chrysler Hall.

[@tarinatebo5150]

Saw this back in mid 1990s and loved it!

[@waterlily1737]

I’m so sad I will never get to experience this. I used to beg my parents to go and now it’s gone 😭😭

[@thebugthatruinsyourpicnic]

I've never seen this live, I've been into POTO since two days ago, and I'm crying over the chandelier. It's so powerful.

[@thisistheatrekid]

I was in the audience for that show and I can literally hear myself screaming in the video😂

[@fitizfun]

Spoken so well. That feeling of being in the Majestic. The chills I had as the overture played and the music “permeated” the whole theatre and my body. I absolutely loved it. I got the chance to see it in 2000 for the first time, which started my love of Phantom & again one last time this past January before it closed. I almost cried as the chandelier rose, but during Masquerade is when I really did cry as it’s my most favorite song from Phantom. Just curious, what stage door did they sign Playbills at? I’ve always wondered, but never have seen or heard where it was. Was it along 44th St or on 45th St? I know I’ve read the actual stage door was on 45th St. When I was there both times the cast wasn’t signing, at least on 44th St.

[@itz.valent]

The way I cried when I saw this live in my country and I still don’t know why 😭💖 (well, the music was unreal and wonderful so maybe that’s why lol)

[@ChiroVideosTVlondon]

Will always be a Broadway classic.

[@rosalynelippington]

I wished I could’ve seen this live 😢

[@Bennetliz00]

Woah ive gotta see thia in person 😮❤

[@Daniel-uj1nu]

I’ll always miss my phantom

[@jameswilson3370]

Effing ICONIC

[@TheHatManCole]

What I wouldn't give to see this on broadway for the first time again

[@osnapitzcristal]

thank you! it’s so funny cause i won the lottery ticket for phantom for the day BEFORE!!! I WAS SO CONFLICTED 😂😭

[@lukepevensie]

The Broadway show is much better than the 2004 movie and I aaw the show on tour and it was amazing and my first time i ever got hooked into Broadway. Wicked was my favorite show and lion king.

[@phantomofthebandhall]

Man, I’m so sad that I never got to see this in person :(

[@sebmorgan393]

Amazing *claps*🙌👏

[@kencalamar8820]

Did this make anyone else a little emotional?

[@Lookingforlore]

Damm this is so fire that the phantom of the opera might get revived

[@chaserooface]

Gd musical theatre line readings...is the auctioneer telling a story? Is he tryna giving us information or does he LOVE how trained his voice is?

[@YuxuanJia-n4b]

Please, can I ask your permission to upload this video on the Chinese equivalent of KZbin? Because of the firewall, most people in China don't have access to KZbin and therefore no chance of seeing this spectacular theatrical marvel. Of course, I will give sources of the original website in my repost. Thank you very much! The Phantom of the Opera (mandarin) has just started its national tour. It's a reproduction of the World Tour, which, unsurprisingly, is a scaled down version of the Brilliant Original. I believe Phans in China will be really excited to see the show at its most glorious.

[@_zeerosd]

absolutely! just make sure to credit me :)

[@xZenobiax]

Is this Camerion Mackentosh' Phantom of the Opera?

[@lousanto1054]

Totally bad-ass!

[@WDI2008]

Maria Bjenson would be proud.

[@dad675]

I had seen it in London many years ago (queued for 3 hours for a ticket) BUT the version at the Royal Albert Hall during covid was a most excellent production sanctioned my ALW himself. It lacked the spectacle of the moving scenery but excellent quality and artists. The DVD is rubbish.

[@Adzcantsing]

Only ever seen the film version. Is the stage show just as good?

[@_zeerosd]

the brilliant original stage production is astronomically better. this is obviously my opinion and therefore subjective, but i strongly believe the 2004 film fails on multiple (very important) things, from poor direction to miscast roles to poorly executed effects (e.g. in the film, the phantom’s “deformity” looks more like a mild sunburn). the only redeeming quality of the film in my opinion is its large orchestra.

[@Adzcantsing]

@Zeerosd thanks for that, always wanted to see it on stage.

[@momo-travel]

한국에선 저작권으로 인해 사진 촬영 법으로 금지되어 있는데 뉴욕에서는 찍어도 되었던 건가요?

[@_zeerosd]

아니요, 허용되지 않았어요. 그래도 그래도 했어요. 그들이 허용하지 않는 주된 이유는 다른 사람들에게 방해가 되기 때문에 아무도 내 화면의 밝기를 볼 수 없도록 화면을 가슴에 대고 있었어요. 게다가 저는 그 경험을 재현하고 싶었습니다!

[@JUAN-ux9qb]

When did you record that video?

[@_zeerosd]

i recorded this on january 26 of this year, on the production's 35th anniversary. this, plus some additional info, are in the description if you would like to check that out!

[@janmartenlocher]

why did it shutdown, not only in NY but ALSO LONDON..?!?😮

[@_zeerosd]

the brilliant original production of the show, which played at her majesty’s theatre (now his majesty’s theatre), closed in london during covid. they used this opportunity to remove all the sets to perform a much needed structural renovation to the theatre (which is a whole story in and of itself). in 2021, after the renovations were completed, a new, cheaper set was installed in her majesty’s. this was done so that billionaire producer cameron mackintosh could get out of paying royalties to the original creatives’ estates. this new, scaled down production is what currently runs at that theatre. at the majestic theatre in new york, due in part to high running costs but mostly the shows producer wanting to reduce the show in a similar fashion to london, the show closed on broadway. i give it two years tops and it will be back with only half the original orchestra and reduced sets. apologies for the long reply, but it is a complicated issue and since so many accounts are circulating, it’s important to know what really happened and the real motives behind closing the show.

[@KrystalHarwood-ty7rk]

can u upload the whole show?

[@_zeerosd]

unfortunately, i didn’t record the whole show. however, i have more videos on my channel that you can watch (with more to come!)

[@cdog252]

Americans are the only people who would whoop and cheer in a theatre because someone flicked the lights on...

[@re-huvane5622]

It’s called giving love and affection to people who work their asses off to put on the show you’re experiencing.

[@eristineforever6934]

Ummmm…Live recording, please?

[@XxAramisxX]

Whomever is playing this auctioneer, fire him now.

[@jasonklemm62]

He sounds like Boris Karloff...lol

[@MusicSkiesAndStars8]

This looks like the (amazing) original production. Did they just do the god-awful redesign for the touring production and leave the Broadway version alone?

[@_zeerosd]

the tours have been reduced versions for some time now. the original west end production closed permanently in 2020 in favor of a watered down cheap version with 1/2 the orchestra and several other cuts. they would have done this to broadway at that time as well, but due to the strong actor/musician unions they were unable to because of contracts. when the contracts ended they closed broadway. i give it 2 years at most and it will be back in a reduced format, much like london. all to get out of paying royalties to the original creatives.

[@MusicSkiesAndStars8]

@@_zeerosd aww but the reduced version is terrible! How cheap.

[@Fixerkitty]

Thanks for sharing this! And yeah, I didn't like the Cameron Mackintosh restaging, either. It looked like a dollhouse and wasn't convincing. I saw the original a bunch of times, all at Gammage Auditorium on the ASU campus.

[@greghmiel7098]

Sounds rather like Boris Karloff