SweetLips22 said: "I am very keen to read reviews of a show that left me emotionally drained when I saw the original in London many many moons ago..
The story, the music, I was so absorbed that I couldn't leave my seat, the tears wouldn't stop.
I hope the magic still remains."
I've recounted numerous times on BWW that this was the first musical I ever saw, and got me completely hooked on ALW. Never had experienced an "opera" before (I was in high school) and the sweep of the music and stagecraft was so seamless that at intermission I was shocked that over an hour had flown by. Was similarly absorbed. A few years later in college, caught the tour (after making a group of friends with a car take a 4 hour car ride to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC) and was still enthralled with the score. My girlfriend at the time had never heard anything of the score, but I remember her after the show with tears and being somewhat speechless saying "it was so beautiful."
I don't see myself being able to make it to London this summer, didn't realize it was a limited run. So I'm hoping that lightning strikes and it takes off again to at least make a new recording and maybe possibly a film of the production?