The Phantom of the Opera will become the first show to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Broadway in January.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical opened in New York on 26 January 1998, two years after its West End world premiere, and has been at the Majestic theatre ever since, making it the longest-running Broadway production by some margin. Last February it marked its 10,000th performance there, and it is currently 2,858 up on the second-longest runner, Cats (also by Lloyd Webber), which closed in 2000 after 18 years.
The silver jubilee with be marked with a one-off, invite-only gala performance, exact details of which have not been revealed. Producers Cameron Mackintosh and Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Company have launched a sweepstake for 100 pairs of tickets to the event through social media. Two entrants will also win passes to the post-show party, along with hotel accommodation and air travel for the weekend.
In November 2011, the London production, which is housed at Her Majesty's theatre, celebrated its own 25th anniversary with a one-off concert performance at the Royal Albert Hall, which featured guest appearances from original cast members Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman as well as a performance of Music of the Night by five Phantoms past, present and future: Ramin Karimloo, Peter Jöback, John Owen-Jones, Anthony Warlow and Colm Wilkinson.
By its 10,000th performance, the Broadway production had grossed $835m at the box office, a sliver of the musical's estimated $5.6bn (£3.5bn) takings worldwide across 27 different countries. The show has been seen by more than 130 million people. It has spawned a 2004 film starring Gerard Butler as the Phantom, a $75m Las Vegas spectacular – the most expensive stage show ever until Spider-Man: The Musical went over-budget – and a sequel, Love Never Dies, which launched in the West End last year.
Last year, an usher on the Broadway production claimed to have sat through the musical more than 9,000 times.
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