The Phantom of the Opera is also going to be at the Fox!! (major sobbing now)!!

Ahh, another Phantom lover! I am in the process of trying to collect the various versions of "The Phantom". I have one on the way and am going to try for the silent copy. I caught that one night on the late late late late show when I really needed to be sleeping, and I was enthralled. I keep hoping to win the lotto one day. If I did, there are a LOT of things I would do for people, like making wishes come true...and you'll be on that list! Could you imagine hearing a knock at your door and it's the entire cast of Phantom? Or even better yet, getting the best tickets in the house for the show and being picked up by a chauffer driven limo to take you to the show? I hate being poor and not in the best of health either...I get so frustrated at what I can't do anymore! And what I HAVE to do to earn a few extra dollars. I am currently weed wacking a neighbor's weeds on the side of a really steep hill, the only way I can do it is to hang by a rope and swing the weed eater with one hand. I've gotten quite a few foxtails up my butt when I've lost my footing and slid down the hill... Shoot, I would even love to see some of the grand stand acts at our county fair, but at the prices they're charging I'll settle for the CD! The prices for one show start at $70 (for the cheap seats!) and go up. I look at the prices and think of what else I could be doing with the money. Hugs, and keep your fingers crossed that one day I win the lottery!

I saw Phantom in London. In all honestly, I really liked the movie better. Why would I like the movie better? Because I could hear, and understand the words better. There is this thing that opera does, and in the case of Phantom, Webber did it more than he normally does, and that is have everyone on stage singing different things at one time. Now, granted, they each got to sing their own version first, but in a large theater it was hard to hear the first time, and when they started singing all over each other, all you had was noise - yes, musical noise, but still noise. In the movie you got to really hear those words said, and, since I wasn't sitting in the back, partly behind a column (ONLY seat left in the house) I could also SEE what was going on. I've also seen Cats live, and while I enjoyed it, they came out into the audiance at one point and you lost their singing unless you were right there (and I was not.) I've seen several Webbers work in person now, and I have to say, Starlight Express really wouldn't make a good movie, but a very exciting stage show and Cats probably would've translated better if they hadn't just been trying to film a stage version (I think an animated version would be FABULOUS!) I hope that makes you feel a little better, just grab the DVD of the movie and watch that, you get a much better, more intense version of Phantom that way.

Now, I HAVE heard of this one, but believe it or not, I've never had a desire to see it. My friend in Knoxville, however, can't get enough of this or of its star. I would like to see Cats or Hair or even Jesus Christ Superstar (again), but there are others I don't care if I see or didn't like when I did (like Annie). It's hard to explain why one will appeal to me and another won't. I might not even like Cats or Hair if I got to see them. I do want to see Mama Mia, though.

i don't have to see it live. on movies will be enough. i think that there are some few excerpt on those shows being featured on television. and there is some local remake i think of that before here in my country. i do love those songs included in that musical. great musical indeed.

You know, I've never seen it live nor have I ever seen the movie. I should be so ashamed of myself..........! Someday....... I do hope you are able to see it live someday. One of my past housekeepers who is a niece of the husekeeper I have now (I'm keeping it all in the family! LOL!) absolutely loves 'Phatom Of The Opera' too. Someday I will see it...... I guess my wish and desire Will not be for hire..... Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

Phantom is okay, but Le Mis is awesome live!!!