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i'm sure a national tour has stopped in Providence in the last decade

Posted by: dramedy 01:52 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to: re: REVIEW of the "new" PHANTOM in Providence, R.I. - PatrickHSF 12:14 pm EST 12/06/13

it's played everywhere. So the reviewer doesn't have to trek to NYC to see Phantom.


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The stage house had to be rebuilt to accommodate the first National tour...

Posted by: icecadet 03:54 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to: i'm sure a national tour has stopped in Providence in the last decade - dramedy 01:52 pm EST 12/06/13

Up until then Providence had only been able to accommodate bus and truck tours.


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re: i'm sure a national tour has stopped in Providence in the last decade

Posted by: FriendofDorothy 02:03 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to: i'm sure a national tour has stopped in Providence in the last decade - dramedy 01:52 pm EST 12/06/13

He doesn't have to have seen it all. Maybe he wasn't reviewing when it was in town. Maybe he didn't live there then. Maybe he's very young. Maybe it had already been reviewed for the Providence Journal by a previous critic. Maybe it is possible to be informed about theatre even if you haven't seen Phantom. I saw it ages ago, but probably had 20 Broadway shows under my belt before I got around to it. It's a big hit and decent show (although I have some criticisms), but it's not like it's Show Boat or Oklahoma. It's landmark status is derived of its commercial appeal, not some stagecraft revelations.


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re: i'm sure a national tour has stopped in Providence in the last decade

Posted by: icecadet 03:59 pm EST 12/06/13
In reply to: re: i'm sure a national tour has stopped in Providence in the last decade - FriendofDorothy 02:03 pm EST 12/06/13

"Maybe it had already been reviewed for the Providence Journal by a previous critic."

He's a second-stringer (if you can believe they have one). Channing Gray (brother of the late Simon has been their critic for decades.


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