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London’s ‘Phantom Of The Opera’ Will Sing Again, Pledges Andrew Lloyd Webber
Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Phantom of the Opera might not have left the London theater scene for good after all, assures composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.Responding to a newspaper column written by Phantom producer Cameron Mackintosh stating that both the London and UK touring productions are “permanently shut down” due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Webber tweeted early this morning, “As far as I’m concerned Phantom will reopen as soon as is possible.”Mackintosh has been a harsh critic of the UK government’s slow response to support the devastated theater industry. Like Broadway, the West End has been shut down since March, with no firm reopening date yet determined.