In 2023, Broadway’s longest-running show, The Phantom of the Opera, closed for good. The final performance was mourned by theatre fans everywhere, but few were more affected than the people behind the curtain.“My Phantom Memory” tells the story of Scott Mikita, a swing actor who performed in the show for over twenty years. As dressing rooms empty and the final performances draw near, anxious questions arise: What’s going to happen to all this? What did this all mean? After 20 years in the same gig, what is next for me?An intimate, immersive portrait of the actor’s life from filmmaker Mark Blumberg and the folks at Silver Sound. Performed by Scott MikitaProduced by Mark BlumbergExecutive Produced by Cory ChoyMixed by Christian CucinielloEdited by Tom FamaMusic by Luke AllenArt by Joel Amat Güell

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The final days of the longest-running show on Broadway, as told by one of its longest-running cast members.

TRAILER: My Phantom Memory

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Scott takes us through a typical day as a swing actor at the Majestic Theatre as he begins to feel the effects of the show’s imminent closing.

Ep. 1: “A Little Illumination”

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As the actors begin emptying their dressing rooms, Scott describes what raising his kids was like while on a theatre actor’s unusual schedule.

Ep. 2: “These Things Do Happen”

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The show closes amidst a surreal media frenzy, and Scott enters into the uncertain world of virtual auditions as a 57-year-old actor.

Ep. 3: “The Music of the Night”

with Scott Mikita

In 2023, Broadway’s longest-running show, The Phantom of the Opera, closed for good. The final performance was mourned by theatre fans everywhere, but few were more affected than the people behind the curtain.

“My Phantom Memory” tells the story of Scott Mikita, a swing actor who performed in the show for over twenty years. As dressing rooms empty and the final performances draw near, anxious questions arise: What’s going to happen to all this? What did this all mean? After 20 years in the same gig, what is next for me?

An intimate, immersive portrait of the actor’s life from filmmaker Mark Blumberg and the folks at Silver Sound.

Performed by Scott Mikita

Produced by Mark Blumberg

Executive Produced by Cory Choy

Mixed by Christian Cuciniello

Edited by Tom Fama

Music by Luke Allen

Art by Joel Amat Güell