| re: Totally agree about how well-written PHANTOM's opening is. | |
| Posted by: mikem 01:44 pm EDT 04/20/20 | |
| In reply to: Totally agree about how well-written PHANTOM's opening is. - GrumpyMorningBoy 03:59 pm EDT 04/19/20 | |
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| GMB, you've made me curious how Maury Yeston's Phantom opens. I'll have to look it up. I had the cast album for many years before I finally saw the show. The libretto in the recording is extremely detailed and includes the lines not included on the album, so I had a very strong vision in my head of the show before I actually saw it. The staging was even better than I had imagined, particularly the chandelier rising and the original appearance of the Phantom to Christine in the mirror. I agree that the show deflates a bit after Music of the Night. The Phantom and Christine have this big confrontation after she rips away his mask, and it basically peters out with him calmly saying something like, "Well, I guess I should take you back now because they're probably wondering where you are." It's kind of an anticlimactic end to the scene. And then the action jumps in time, so we never find out what the reaction was when Christine returns. Are they wondering where she is? What did Raoul think about her disappearing like that? What kind of excuse did she give? As far as I can remember, it's never addressed. |
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