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re: Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA B'ways longest-running musical?

Posted by: Mac29 04:06 pm EDT 10/30/15
In reply to: Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA B'ways longest-running musical? - GrumpyMorningBoy 02:32 pm EDT 10/30/15

Why? Beautiful and haunting score, spectacle, lavish costumes, great storyline, and talented actors. It is the epitome of a broadway musical. And if you had seen it in NY with Michael Crawford, you would really know why it is a classic. I was lucky enough to have seen it with him when it first opened in NY. I know there have been many fine phantoms over the years, but his performance was special. The feeling and emotion that he put into the character was mesmerizing. It was a performance to be remembered forever. I hope that children born tomorrow will be able to enjoy this timeless classic in the future.


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re: Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA /Unexplainable

Posted by: Duke1979 04:30 pm EDT 10/30/15
In reply to: re: Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA B'ways longest-running musical? - Mac29 04:06 pm EDT 10/30/15

The phenomenon can't be explained, particularly when you look at shows before Phantom, Cats and LesMiz even megahits did not run for decades. I too saw it with Michael Crawford shortly after opening. He is special, but the show is not--certainly in terms of having any emotional impact. The staging is certainly very clever and fluid and the sets are sumptuous, but the music is drivel other than Music of the Night. Same story with Cats--Buckley was spectacular but it just doesn't add up to much. Of all of the ALW shows, Evita by far had much more of an impact. I have never been tempted to return to Phantom. I feel very sifferently about LesMiz--which frequently gets dumped on but I think has tremendous emotional power. If long runs were based on quality and genius then Sweeney Todd should still be running.


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"All I Ask Of You" is not drivel

Posted by: KingSpeed 11:46 am EDT 10/31/15
In reply to: re: Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA /Unexplainable - Duke1979 04:30 pm EDT 10/30/15

It's one of the most beautiful songs on Broadway right now.


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Nearly.

Posted by: sf 08:00 pm EDT 10/31/15
In reply to: "All I Ask Of You" is not drivel - KingSpeed 11:46 am EDT 10/31/15

The music is lovely. The lyrics are drivel.


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