Huge ALW fan here.
I think that this score is one of the most glorious and well-written scores of his career. The harmonies on songs such as "Dear Old Friend" and the quartet of "Devil Take The Hindmost" are thrilling... lots of signature sounds, but really a glorious score.
Sadly, it is tied to the WORST story imaginable. I haven't seen the rewrite so I'm going to watch, but the show destroys the beauty and power of those final moments between Christine and Phantom in the original show, and that is unforgivable.
I won't give away plot points here to newcomers to the show, but I actually have an idea that would have made the entire show so much more logical, dramaturgically.
I haven't got a CLUE how anyone involved with this production thought there was any logic at all to this continued story. I will share my thoughts after the airing this weekend.
But if you want to here some exquisite melodies and harmonies and orchestrations-- yes, watch. It's at least worth it for posterity, and to hear melodies that could've been tied to something so much more sublime. |
