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“The Phantom of the Opera” — the longest-running-show on Broadway — reopened this month, and its composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, D.J.-ed the after-party. From a booth built earlier that day on 44th Street in Manhattan, Lloyd Webber, whose career has lasted decades and who has won four Tonys and an Oscar, mixed music, clapped on all four beats, waved his hands in the air and bobbed his head before a crowd gathered outside. (He was sporting paprika-hued Beats by Dre headphones for the occasion.) The party followed the first performance of “Phantom” since the pandemic began, which was attended by members of the cast and famous faces such as Laura Linney, Joel Grey, several contestants of “The Bachelorette,” some “Real Housewives of New York” and Senator Chuck Schumer. Throngs of “Phantom of the Opera” devotees — known as “phans” — hoisted their phones to capture the 73-year-old composer playing D.J. as costumed cast members danced and lip-synced on the Majestic Theater’s balcony behind him. “I bet no other Broadway composer has done this!” shouted Madeleine Lloyd Webber, his wife, as she danced in the street. “You’re watching D.J. Webz,” she added, helpfully spelling out her husband’s nom de guerre as Lady Gaga’s “Rain on Me” blared. “We definitely want her to do one of our shows one day,” she said. Tap the link in our bio to read more from the “Phantom of the Opera” after-party. Photos by @ok__mccausland

October 30, 2021