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Paddle2See wrote:

Wow, sounds great!  I've read the book but never seen the musical.  However, I own the musical soundtrack and pretty much have it memorized.  It's awesome.

Yeah, it is some awesome music    My favorite song is (apart from the title song    ) probably "Masquerade" though I've had "Notes" stuck in my head for a few days. And my mananger started singing "Past the Point of No Return" the other day XD

I've read the book too... It's pretty different. I mean the important parts are the same... there's just some different stuff.
Examples:
Johseph Buret (? The props guy) dies later in the story rather than in the very beginning.

The Persian (for those of you who haven't read the book- that's the only name he's really known by) isn't the one to take Raoul down to the Phantom's lair- Madame Giry does (but only half-way).

We don't get the Phantom's name in the musical (Eric). Not much of his back story either...

Raoul's brother doesn't make an appearance.

Maybe you'll get to see it when it comes out on DVD on November 14th    (I'll probably wind up getting the soundtrack to the 25th Anniversary just for the 4 Phantoms and Christine ^^ )

Last edited by lilacfuzz101 (2011-10-05 16:56:04)

bananaman114 wrote:

I might get it

You should 

Thought it's going to be over $30 0_o

I was dissapointed that they don't have the 25th Anniversary soundtrack on iTunes yet... Maybe once it actually comes out (not pre-order) they will.

I want "Phantom of the Opera" sung by Sarah Brightman and the Four Phantoms so bad 0_o

On this date 25 years ago, one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest musicals of all time premired in London. Since then, thousands if not millions have fallen in love with one of the great classics of our time.

Happy 25th anniversay Phantom. Here's to many more! 

(I'm forever alone on this topic... You people need to see this show. Seriously.)

Last edited by lilacfuzz101 (2011-10-09 20:51:54)

Durr. I really want to watch it, alas, no time:(
Can anypony explain to me the plot

lilacfuzz101 wrote:

nextstorm wrote:

Durr. I really want to watch it, alas, no time:(
Can anypony explain to me the plot

Aww... Hopefully you'll have the time soon! (PS- wait until the DVD of the 25 anniversary performance comes out. The movie was ok- but the musical is MUCH better!)

Basic Plot Summary (spoilers):

At the Opera Populaire (late 1800s in Paris) there is a long-standing story of the Phantom of the Opera. Lately, he's been much more acitve- endangering the Opera's primma donna Carlotta. When a curtain nearly falls on her when she is singing an aria from the upcoming production of Hannibal for the two new manangers of the Opera, she storms out. At the recomendation of the ballet teacher (Madame Giry) Christine Daae performs Carlotta's part ("Think of Me Fondly"). After the performance that night, Madame Giry tells Christine that "he" (meaning the Phantom) will be pleased. Christine then tells her friend Meg about how she is getting lessons from the "Angel of Music." Her childhood friend Raoul saw her performance and comes to invite her for dinner, but she refuses saying that the Angel of Music is very strict. He disregards that and leaves to let her get ready. But before she can go, a voice (who she thinks is the Angel of Music) is heard in her room. She apologises for thinking about going out with Raoul and asks for the Angel to show himself. He reveals himself from behind her mirror which opens. Beckoning her to follow him, Christine enters the labryinth and the mirror closes behind them, leaving a very confused Raoul ("Angel of Music/ Little Lotte [The Mirror]"). After they arrive at his lair ("Phantom of the Opera" [by this point we know that he's not an angel of music- it's the Phantom) he sings to her ("Music of the Night"). She faints (because he's a little bit of a creep and built a life-size doll of her wearing a wedding dress) and wakes up the next morning in his lair. Wondering who the "man behind the mask" is, she sneaks up behind him and takes off his mask, revealing to her (not the audience yet) the disfigurment of his face ("I Remember/ Stranger Than You Dreamt It"). After she gives him back his mask (and the song) they return to the Opera house. In the new mananger's office, the manangers have received several notes (along with other people involved like Carlotta and Raoul) about how the Opera Ghost is unhappy with them ("Notes/ Primma Donna). When Carlotta sings the part that the Phantom wanted Christine to sing, she winds up "croaking" (not dying- like a frog or toad). When she realizes she can't sing the part, they put Christine in her place. But during the Ballet used to fill time while she is getting in her costume, the Phantom runs into Johspeh Bruqet. Not wanting anyone to see him and live, (though I think there may be other reasons but IDK what because you only really see this through some shadows on the background of the ballet scene) the Phantom hangs him. People freak out. ("Poor Fool He Makes Me Laugh") Christine takes Raoul up to the roof where they will be safe ("Why Have You Brought Me Here?/ I've Been There..."). She asks him to protect her and love her ("That's All I Ask of You"). The Phantom overhears and he's very sad that the love of his life (Christine) loves another... Then he gets really mad at Christine and Raoul and drops a chandelier on them ("All I Ask of You Reprise").

End Act One. Let me know if you want Act Two.

TL;DR and/or no spoilers:

Christine, a singer at a Paris Opera House, is the object of the infamous Phantom of the Opera's love. But she loves another. The Phantom is not happy about that...

Lol thanks.
Seems like a very interesting plot

I've never seen it. What's the mirror bride and why is the chandelier falling so important?

hehe now everytime I go on fanfiction.net it shows me ads for Phantom of the Opera tickets! 

Random Phact of the Day:
The man who voiced Raffiki in Lion King (Robert Guillaume) played the Phantom.

JOJ won the costume contest 

But there won't be any more of these until JOJ gets back from Spain 

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