Big Phantom Love Never Dies announcement, original Phantom to close?- Page 5

[Sally]

Posted: 10/8/09 at 1:25pm

I hope the music shows up online too. I intend to buy an album eventually---even if it turns out to be mediocre ALW, that is usually worth listening to, but I am not interested in jumping on the band wagon.

[elimeyer]

Posted: 10/8/09 at 1:57pm

Did anyone notice that the opening waltz has strands from "Woman In White"? Tell me you heard it too????

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 10/8/09 at 2:08pm

ALW attributes his "inspiration" for writing the sequel to Maria Bjornson, who according to him, said the ending of the original show was boring. Boring?! Conveniently, she is dead and cannot be contacted for comment.

*grumble grumble*

Dear ALW,

When someone tells you an ending is boring, rather than write a sequel, the obvious solution to that is fixing the ending, you nimrod!

Love,
me

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 10/8/09 at 6:09pm

Elimeyer-- I know what you mean about the hints of Woman in White in the instrumental theme! I kind of like that, though.

I actually really like the Phantom's song... it reminds me of a combination of "If I Can't Love Her" from Beauty and the Beast, "Evermore Without You" from Woman In White, and (most of all), "I Miss The Music" from Curtains. Ramin's voice is outrageously gorgeous. I know he had some bad pitch problems in Les Miserables, but this was BEAUTIFUL, especially that high note near the end.

[HollyGolightly2]

Posted: 10/8/09 at 6:17pm

Yeah, Ramin sharps and goes flat more often than the average musical theatre performer.

I'd still say he's pretty damn good for never having had one voice lesson or any formal training. And this performance in particular was amazing.
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[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 10/8/09 at 6:42pm

Whoa, I had no idea he had no training! That's amazing!

Weird, none of my favorite musical theatre performers had any training before they first appeared on Broadway/West End... Terry Mann, Michael Ball, Norm Lewis...

[HollyGolightly2]

Posted: 10/8/09 at 6:53pm

Out of those three, Ramin's most like Norm. He doesn't have any formal drama training either, and did cruise ship shows.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:28am

I heard A LOT of "Woman in White" in that waltz.

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 10/9/09 at 12:34am

Definitely a bit of "Salome" from Sunset Boulevard in there as well.