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Posted by:	LynnO 04:11 am EDT 10/31/15
In reply to:	Why is THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA B'ways longest-running musical? - GrumpyMorningBoy 02:32 pm EDT 10/30/15

PHANTOM is a magical show that has it all: beautiful love story, appealing characters, danger, humor, lovely score, gorgeous costumes and sets, and that sad but satisfying ending. It's the whole package. The mysterious and sexy Phantom in the fedora and beaded cape, the Degas ballerinas, the sea of candles floating on the foggy lake. It is a very satisfying and exciting show to feel, see, and hear. The edited version in Vegas and especially the redirected version that is now on tour don't have the charm of the original, which is currently in excellent shape on Broadway. When I saw it last summer, I appreciated the patient pace of the show, allowing silent pauses for drama, and also chances to let the jokes land. And the three leads were absolutely wonderful! When I returned to PHANTOM last summer, I took a young New York professional actress with me who had avoided the show for all these years because her fellow actor friends always trashed it. Well, I wanted her to see it so badly that I paid her way. And I'm happy to report that she was blown away by the show, loved it, and wondered why everybody she knows hates it! I think PHANTOM is like any show, some people hate it and some people love it. It seems to be more "hip" to trash it. But I happen to love it. And I will be forever grateful to PHANTOM for turning me into a huge musical theatre fan who went from seeing one show a year to seeing 120 shows a year.

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