Profile for DickDeadeye

The following is a subtitled scene from Tanz Der Vampire, which features the late Steve Barton as Count Von Krolock. I was crestfallen when I recently discovered what happened to him, after researching cast members from the original Phantom. It's clear at this point that Barton was really coming into his own as a performer. I'm convinced that if he had lived to perform an American version of this, he would have easily won a Tony, become a Broadway superstar, and stepped out of the shadows of ...

Who knows...ALW has certainly had some...interesting ideas as of late. A Phantom Sequel? That alone makes me shudder in disgust.

You know, I'm sure I'd never be allowed to do this, but I'd love to get involved with a production, take a crack at the lyrics of a few of the songs, and fix them up a bit. For fun, I've created English lyrics for J-pop songs before, and I seem to have a knack for it. :) This show also makes me want to learn rollerskating again too. Too bad there aren't any rinks in my area. Plus, I'm 31 now, so it might not end well for me. XD

I think this is the only show I can think of where they can make all these changes to it, and I never get annoyed with it. I think that's because it's such a simple show, intended for younger audiences and all. It may be fluff, but in the words of G&S' Patience. "...Oh, what precious nonsense." ^_^

A chorus I sing with recently did a salute to Broadway concert, which was a huge success. I was fortunate to get two solos, including one for "Do You Hear The People Sing?". It was this concert that led me to rediscover Les Mis, a show I had forgotten about for years, and never really got the appeal of. This was probably because I was too young when I first heard the original cast recording. A lot of the more adult material just flew over my head. In fact, I'm surprised my parents let me list...

Much more concise than I could have put it Castlestreet. ^_^ CATSNYrevival: Thanks for the tip. I just got the 92 recording on Itunes for ten bucks, and I like it quite a lot as well. Skip2: I've heard about how much better it was in London. Wish I could have seen it in that form.

I'm sorry, I think that my message got confused a little. I don't see Control as god in any way, shape, or form. God is a separate entity from control in the way I see it, and god is, through rusty, showing all the trains the way to free will, so they can break away from control...Control would be a false idol they worship, in a sense. But, it can indeed be just about a child playing with his trains too. It's the simplicity of this show that makes it so appealing in the end. I still love Les ...

I think there's a way to approach this show, that would make it a little more interesting for adults as well. Everyone assumes that Control is a child, but remember, this is a dream world of sorts, and logical rules don't apply. Control could simply be a computer system of some kind, that happens to have a the voice of a child. Now, I do think we're in someone's dream world, and it could conceivably be inside the mind of an adolescent young man, who is going inside of a childhood memory of hi...

One of my fondest memories from my childhood was going to NYC with my parents when I was 7 years old, back in 1988. They always said that was one of the best trips they ever took, as we got to see Phantom with the Original Broadway cast, along with Into The Woods, and Patti Lupone in Anything goes...I don't remember this, but my mom says I gave her a standing ovation, and she noticed me. We also wanted to see Les Mis, but they could only get 2 tickets from our connection. So, we settled on St...