The Phantom of the Opera closed Sunday night after 35 years on New York City’s famous Broadway. The musical theater show opened on January 26, 1988. It completed nearly 14,000 performances. The show ended with another performance of its most famous song, The Music of the Night. The performance included many well-known singers and actors who had parts in the show over the years. The show’s creator, Andrew Lloyd Webber, attended the final performance. So did Sarah Brightman, the singer who first played the lead character, Christine. The two came on stage for a final celebration. A video played that honored those involved in the show who had died. Some attendees drank sparkling wine as shiny gold and silver paper came down from the show’s famous chandelier. Lloyd Webber dedicated the final performance to his son, Nick, who recently died after a long illness. The show is the story of the phantom, a composer with a misshapen face who wears a mask and haunts the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with Christine, a young singer.