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| Hadley!Raoul is my favourite thing about the 25th anniversary. Yes, even more than Ramin's Phantom. Source: Pinterest. |
Originally opened in the West End on October 9, 1986
Currently: Still in the West End, Broadway's longest-running musical, touring the U.S., and in five other cities worldwide.
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics: Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe (additional)
Book: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Stilgoe
Basis: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, by Gaston Leroux
Everybody knows about: He wears that mask for a reason.
I have thoughts: I'm going to see the tour in three weeks' time! Not only me, but also my 83-year-old grandmother, who has never seen Phantom in her life. I'm so excited to share this with her. I tweeted the tour's Phantom, Christine, and Raoul on the day I bought the tickets to share my enthusiasm, and Katie Travis (Christine) was kind enough to respond with a hello for my grandma. Cannot. Wait. (Also: It may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm not wild about Sarah Brightman. I don't own the original cast version for that reason.)
Have you seen any versions of Phantom? What's your favourite part?
5 comments:
Hello, here from the A-Z and great job on the P-post! You are so lucky to be able to experience the PotO with your grandmother! All the best.
Nilanjana
Madly-in-Verse
omg! love the original phantom with michael crawford as phantom and sarah brightman as christine.
i'm a nerd when it comes to it. i have the original b&w movie with lon chaney, gerard butler's version, and saw some of older ones on pbs and amc and the other classic movie channels. i also have some books, and orginal london cast cd.
there is even a second musical called love never dies that comes from a forsythe book that is the sequel to the story where it takes place in coney island. watched that on pbs. i believe the title of the book is phantom of manhatten but i could be wrong.
I'm waiting to experience it for the first time
I fell in love with Phantom back in middle school. And at the risk of dating myself horribly, The Michael Crawford as the Phantom Broadway cast recording was the very first CD I ever bought, and I listened to it constantly.
Sadly, I've never seen a stage production.
@Nilanjana: Thanks!
@djinnia: I still need to read the book. Not a fan of Love Never Dies, though, except for the song "Til I Hear You Sing." Not even Sierra and Ramin saved that one for me.
@Jennie: Yay!
@MJ: Oh, that is sad. I love love love Michael Crawford.
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