Beautiful stage images

The final moments of the original 'Children of a Lesser God', where the man speaks, as the woman signs behind him and slightly above him, giving hope that they will finally come together. It was an exquisite moment.

Despite people liking to dismiss Phantom as tourist schlock Hal Prince and his team created some stunning visual moments for that show. For as many times as I've seen it I still get chills as those dust covers are pulled and reveal that stunning proscenium at the top of the Overture and the chandelier begins its ascent over the audience.

AEA AGMA SM said: "Despite people liking to dismissPhantomas tourist schlock Hal Prince and his team created some stunning visual moments for that show. For as many times as I've seen it I still get chills as those dust covers are pulled and reveal that stunning proscenium at the top of the Overture and the chandelier begins its ascent over the audience."

Anyone who considers Phantom "schlock" needs a serious reality check. I agree with you. There's a reason it's been running 30+ years. Hard to pick just one scene but, yes, that opening reveal gives you that visual WOW factor (and goosebumps) that's unmatched IMO.

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Updated On: 7/7/19 at 04:02 PM

I've seen Phantom twice, 15 years apart and don't remember a single thing about it let alone any 'visual splendour' it contained...it was a crushing bore x

In The Band's Visit, during "Answer Me", there's this cool lighting/projection effect where there's this ghostly silhouette thing following the characters while they walk, and it's colored to match their clothes, and it represents the ruts every character is trapped in.

David Yazbek said that the song is partially inspired by the Israel/Palestine conflict, and the moment when every character sings together (for the first and only time in the show) brought tears to my eyes.

Also, the stage transformation in Wait for Me. So simple, but so beautiful.

I always thought that the way the whole auditorium darkened except for the "comet" which went out on the final note in The Great Comet was very beautiful.

Impossible2 said: "I've seen Phantom twice, 15 years apart anddon't remember a single thing about it let alone any 'visual splendour' it contained...it was a crushing bore x"



I saw Phantom of the Opera back in March, and the most beautiful, amazing image I remember from it, other than the aforementioned proscenium and chandelier reveal, was the underground lair scene as the boat glided among giant iron candelabras which had rose from the stage and fog. It was eerily breathtaking.

I thought the flying carpet in Aladdin was fairly amazing against the backdrop of stars.

The opening sunrise of The Lion King as the giraffes slowly walk across.

In An American In Paris - when the bar scene morphs into the glamorous Art Deco arched set in I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise.

Walking into the theatre of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and in the center of the grid-lined stage was the victim.

And the vibrant images of Put on Your Sunday Clothes in Hello, Dolly! and the train arriving on stage is always one that puts a smile on my face.

AEA AGMA SM said: "Despite people liking to dismiss Phantom as tourist schlock Hal Prince and his team created some stunning visual moments for that show. For as many times as I've seen it I still get chills as those dust covers are pulled and reveal that stunning proscenium at the top of the Overture and the chandelier begins its ascent over the audience."

Me too. I don't think that Overture scene will ever be topped for me.

KathyNYC2 said: "I also loved the sunrise moment at the end of Groundhog Day."

Going into that show the first time, I could never have imagined it making me cry. That scene did.