Legendary playwright Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber receives Key to the City

Legendary playwright Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber received a Key to the City on Friday before the curtain falls on 'The Phantom of the Opera' on Broadway for the final time.

presented Webber with the key and reminisced about growing up in New York City and listening to Webber's musicals. "We are looking at the, really, the greatest of all time," said Adams.

"Broadway is the reason that so many people come to New York and I felt very, very much a part of the community even though I'm British. But I still feel that this is the home of musicals and where I want to be," said Webber.Actors who originated the roles of the Phantom and Christine are expected to attend the final performance at the Majestic Theatre on Sunday.

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