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Re: New Phantom 2026 Mixes - I LOVE them!

Oct 9, 2026 — 2:57:51 PM

Part of a note included, written from the Phantom's point of view:"It had come to my attention that advances in technology and in minion Webber's taste rendered the original recording less than satisfactory. I therefore felt that it could be considerably enhanced by again mixing the original magnetic tapes. Unfortunately, upon exhumation from the studio vaults it was discovered that the careless fool had lost three of the eleven multi-track reels. I ignored his pathetic cries that a newly mix...

Re: New Phantom 2026 Mixes - I LOVE them!

Oct 9, 2026 — 11:55:16 AM

The "Masquerade" demo is very fun.Anyone else notice the orchestral playout melody after "It's over, now, the music of the night" is slightly altered? It's missing two of the same notes.

Re: Phantom of the Opera Pro-Shot

Oct 7, 2026 — 1:19:34 PM

I think there was a pro-shot of the original London production.Filmed on September 4, 2004 with John Owen-Jones as the Phantom, Katie Knight-Adams as Christine and Ramin Karimloo as Raoul. Numerous clips were used in the "Behind The Mask" documentary included on the bonus features of the film's DVD release. The credits of the documentary on the DVD lists the date of filming names each member of the company.This documentary was expanded upon with additional footage and interviews and brodcast ...

Re: Will Phantom Tour Land on Broadway?

Sep 23, 2026 — 12:16:11 PM

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "also, does the OG Chandalier still exist, if they wanted to reinstate it (or a similar contraption) for a Broadway run?"I believe the entire Broadway set was preserved and moved to a storage facility in upstate New York. I definitely remember seeing a photo of the chandelier hanging from a steel beam.

Re: Phantom/ALW Demos?!

Sep 18, 2026 — 7:21:59 PM

The guitar is definitely not present on the original. Agreed that this is well-beyond a remaster and is more of a remix, which I suppose is what they're sort of accurately titling it on official platforms. It sounds very reminiscent of the original single with Steve Harley. I don't mind that they added in the 1980's hand clap sound. I doubt all of these instruments were recorded for the original cast recording. Unless they truly didn't have time to mix it properly and were rushing the recordi...

Re: Phantom/ALW Demos?!

Sep 16, 2026 — 12:17:43 PM

Very excited to hear the cut material, even though I'm annoyed because I bought the limited-edition colored vinyl last year.Also a bit of a nitpick with the modern-day Sarah Brightman autograph on that replica signed poster: if they're going for a period-accurate signature, she used to spell out much more of her name in the late 80's, as long as she wasn't in a hurry!

Re: Phantom/ALW Demos?!

Sep 15, 2026 — 1:31:33 PM

Update: phantomoftheopera, andrewlloydwebber, alwmusicals and sarahbrightmanmusic have posted a reel about this 1984 demo tape with "To be continued." on Instagram! Looks like we will get more!

Re: Phantom/ALW Demos?!

Sep 15, 2026 — 12:21:22 PM

fashionguru_23 said: "GiantsInTheSky2 said: "A “plant” for…what exactly?"Like, for a release of the demos commercially, or cross promotion for the novel coming out, really anything. It just seems weird to me that the amount of people in and out of that dressing room over the years never said anything about this, or mentioned it. Sierra is has a great relationship with Andrew and the show, that it seems to fit it would be her."We must have been typing at the same time! Agree, re: the amount of...

Re: Phantom/ALW Demos?!

Sep 15, 2026 — 12:19:53 PM

fashionguru_23 said: "Does this feel like a "plant" to anyone else?"150% a publicity stunt, to get everyone talking about the show, at least. Especially since ALW's Instagram commented on her first post, "finding" the cassette. I like how surprised they're 'acting' while listening to it.Let us not forget that the production closed during the pandemic and the theater was cleared out. I find it difficult to believe this cassette tape player with this demo was just left floating around backstage...

Announced replacements that never happened

May 30, 2026 — 1:48:03 AM

Patti LuPone discusses a similar incident in her book regarding "The Baker's Wife." David Merrick called a meeting after a performance of the pre-Broadway tour stop in San Francisco and offered the company the option to drop a city from the tour, return to New York, and re-rehearse the show for 9 weeks. If a performer made more than $500 per week, there would be no rehearsal pay. Any actors making less than $500 per week would enter negotiation with the Merrick office."The star and the princi...

Security Line Insanity

Apr 8, 2026 — 2:19:13 AM

jazzicat said: "I didn’t have to get my purse checked the other day.. is this why? I was actually very worried because I was completely wearing a bag and no one looked at it.Now I know I am a 40-something invisible woman and my purse was very nice… but you never know."Correct. Your bag was screened as you walked through the poles.I go to many arenas, concert venues and theaters, and it's very interesting to see how the security screening technology is improving. The trend is shifting towards ...

Elaine Hendrix has Broadway plans “in the works”

Nov 27, 2025 — 8:12:33 PM

n2nbaby said: "She is going to be doing Hello, Dolly! at OFC in Rochester at the beginning of the year."I'm traveling a few hours to see her in this, but I had never heard of this regional theater until her casting announcement. They certainly seem to get some interesting "names" to appear in their productions (Garrett Clayton and Jodi Benson within the last few years). It looks to be a very small performing space in a strip mall plaza. Has anyone else heard of them or attended their producti...

Collection of 1931-1973 Broadway Footage Released!!

Nov 25, 2025 — 1:17:39 PM

I'd wondered about this collection and whether or not it was located near the Los Angeles fires. Glad to see it's still intact, and that it's finally being properly digitized and shared with the community!

Phantom OBC Archival Video Recording at Lincoln Center

Oct 29, 2025 — 3:31:45 PM

CStock92 said: "Anyway, back to Night Music.I'd looooove to know from whence this came, and if there's more / all of the show somewhere!https://youtu.be/6w7l1U7_m6M?si=opWYFFqLXXyLARae"The uploader of this video explains in the description exactly where this comes from... a news segment interview with Sondheim, discussing "Send In The Clowns" in particular, shortly after the show had opened.Since the uploader was able to access the raw

Phantom OBC Archival Video Recording at Lincoln Center

Oct 21, 2025 — 11:49:50 AM

Jordan Catalano said: "The video at Lincoln center is a gorgeous, broadcast quality video. "I'm most intrigued to learn more about the actual audio and video quality. I always keep my expectations low, to avoid disappointment, and I hope to be pleasantly surprised when I do eventually see this recording the next time I travel to NYC.How does the quality and filming style compare to the original Broadway press reel footage, as seen here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V

Report: The Phantom of the Opera May Be Readying an Off-Broadway Return

Jun 30, 2025 — 10:19:00 AM

Lot666 said: "At about 7:50am, I received an email regarding tickets going on sale at 10:00am. I navigated to the page at around 9:40am. At 10:00am, the page refreshed and indicated that there were already more than 5,000 people ahead of me and the wait would be about 55 minutes."It said the same thing to me, but that rapidly decreased, and at 10:15 it just let me in.Entry times every 15 minutes from 7PM to 8:15PM on days with evening-only performances.$225 plus a $16.50 feeMatinees have 15 m...

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