| re: Fran Lebowitz did not have a... great time at The Phantom of the Opera's premiere | |
| Last Edit: JereNYC 12:03 pm EST 01/25/21 | |
| Posted by: JereNYC (JereNYC@aol.com) 11:59 am EST 01/25/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Fran Lebowitz did not have a... great time at The Phantom of the Opera's premiere - Michael_Portantiere 10:41 am EST 01/25/21 | |
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| The first time I saw THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA would have been in 1991 or 1992 when the tour played the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia. I was a kid/young adult at the time the show opened in New York and paying full price to a Broadway show, even then when it would only have been $50 or so, was not a thing that was in the budget. However the Shuberts put together a terrific subscription series that year at the Forrest and PHANTOM was included in that, the carrot to attract ticket buyers to a season that also included the BYE BYE BIRDIE tour with Tune and Reinking, the SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION tour with Marlo Thomas, the national tour of CITY OF ANGELS with Barry Williams, and probably one or two others that I'm not remembering at this moment. I saved up money for a subscription, which was a lot for a teen, but, if you amortized the cost over each production, the cost of each ticket was considerably less than a ticket to a show in New York. My parents agreed to come with me down Center City for this show, but only bought a single subscription, so they had to choose who was going with me to any given show. Anyway, I knew all about PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and the first act closing chandelier moment. Our seats were down front in the center, maybe six or ten rows from the stage, right under where the chandelier hung throughout the first act. Anyway, the big moment came and it was exciting at all that, but it did succeed in scaring the hell out of me and here's how: The chandelier came down over our heads, and headed for the stage, but, before actually hitting the stage itself, it swung back over the audience literally right at us. I was not expecting that and it was really scary in the moment. After this swing, it settled onto the stage. So, yes, it's a magic chandelier that falls at an angle and reverses itself for a moment before settling on the stage without actually shattering. It is indeed hard to believe that Lebowitz couldn't figure out that it wasn't part of the show, even if she didn't know a thing about the show. I'm sure she's either not remembering correctly or simply exaggerating for effect, as others have hypothesized. |
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