on the 22nd september 2014, a special 25th anniversary gala performance was held. after a full performance of the current show, lea salonga, simon bowman, jonathan pryce and many of the original 1989 cast joined with the current cast for a special finale. the finale started with lea salonga leading the ensemble with "this is the hour", lea and rachelle anne go performed "the movie in my mind". lea, simon bowman, alistair brammer and eva noblezada performed "last night of the world" before jonathan pryce took to the stage for "the american dream" and was later joined by jon jon briones. the west end production closed on 27 february 2016 after 760 performances. the cast also performed a "muck-up matinee" on the day of closing, where many understudies came to the stage for one final bow, including tanya manalang (alternate kim), christian rey marbella (understudy engineer), before the main cast in the evening. cameron mackintosh announced a cinema screening of the 25th anniversary gala along with a movie at a later date, a brand new uk tour, and plans to transfer to australia, germany, and broadway in the next two years.