Pros: Better than it was when I first saw it more than fifteen years ago. Cons: The Company was good, but blown away by the three main characters.
Over fifteen years ago I saw Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. It's an amazing show that has broken records and is now the all-time longest running Broadway show. Recently my 6 year old grand daughter has been watching the video movie of the Phantom ...
Maybe I am not the most sophisticated theatre-goer out there, but no matter how many musicals I have gone to, none effects me with the utter emotional magic of Phantom of the Opera. The sets, the story, the characters, and most of all, the music ...
So on Friday nights, there's nothing my friends and I like better than to put on our best clothes and go to musicals on Broadway. Just kidding. I had to go here for my Theater Appreciation class. All of our first three plays were off-Broadway, so this ...
Pros: Well composed, well executed, well acted. Outstanding sets. Cons: none
My wife, her sister, husband and adult daughter, visiting from Italy and I were looking to attend several plays this holiday season. On Saturday, we went to the first of our series, The Phantom of the Opera, with Wicked and Jersey Boys yet on the docket ...
Pros: Wonderfully elegant theater production Cons: none for me - but to each their own
I grew up only a few hours from New York City, and having relatives there I saw quite a few Broadway plays while in high school (Cats, Black & Blue, Porgie & Bess, etc ...). It was at this time that I developed a tremendous love for the theater....
Pros: special effects are amazing, awesome sets, romantic show, great songs Cons: closing soon
When you have friends that really know you, they really know what you like to do. I am fortunate enough to have someone close to me that knows me so incredibly well that he took me on my "dream date": tickets to see Phantom of the Opera, followed ...
Pros: Great costumes/effects, Nice theater, Generally good story, Good music Cons: Parking, Ticket price
As part of my recent - February/March 2009 - trip to New York City where I became engaged to my partner, I took in a show on Broadway and she had the chance to cross another thing off her "bucket list." As the trip was a gift to her, we did many things ...
Pros: A masterpiece of literature transformed unto the musical media it was destined for Cons: None whatsoever.
He was real, you know. The Phantom of the Opera was real. Many in Paris will attest to this. Having read the novel, Le Phantome de L'Opera in the original French, I can attest to you that I was quite convinced the phantom was real as well. I knew...
Pros: A brilliant cast, costumes and set Cons: Ends In January 2007
I was shaking with excitment as my Mother-in-law opened her 60th Birthday card- unaware of what delights were inside it. Then I saw a tear and we all started bouncing around laughing like giddy school children. This was sure to be a birthday present she ...
Pros: the music, the effects, the atmosphere surrounding the play Cons: some weak actors but you might see a different cast
What are you waiting for?
Are you waiting for the prices to come down so you can see it on Broadway? Do you think a touring company might not be good enough quality? Do you hate Andrew Lloyd Webber? Do you live in a cave and not know anything...
Pros: Awesome, spectacular, great music, scenery, voices Cons: Expensive
Having grown up on the boards; acting since the age of 4, I am no stranger to the theater. In fact, I even made the choice to make it a major part of my life when I decided to attain my BA in theater at UCLA.
I have read, seen, designed,...
Pros: Exquisite sets and costumes, fine vocal performances Cons: Tickets were pricey, $65 per person
The Phantom of the Opera is my husband's favorite musical theater production, and I have him to thank for becoming fascinated with it back in 1987 when he saw the best-known Phantom, Michael Crawford, who opened it at the Majestic Theater...
Pros: Internationally acclaimed stage performance. Great music and lyrics. Cons: It loses something in older theaters.
PRELUDE.
For several years, we had occasion to pass by the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, when "The Phantom of the Opera" was in residence. We could tell it was from the trademarked mask; the only marking visible on the...
Pros: In that night there was music in my mind! Cons: such a spectacular production has human frailties
After months of waiting, I’m finally here – my first visit to The Phantom of the Opera! I’m so excited. My mouth is dry from anticipation, so I stop at the water fountain. But the stream quavers unpredictably. I stare, wondering what on earth’s...
Pros: Fabulous music, wonderful costumes and sets, classic love story Cons: can be pricey for good seats, but well worth it!
We recently had the pleasure of seeing "Phantom of the Opera" for the third time at the gorgeous Wang Theatre in Boston. This is a timeless, classic show that I would highly recommend to anyone.
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