New ALW Phantom Musical — Page 2

RENT 2 - Mimi dies of aids a week after she is found. Roger writes her a new song in that week then she tells him to **** off. He kills himself. Maureen and Joanne run off to Florida. Benny dumps Allison and runs off with Collins. Mark is left alone.


This could work. Who cares if Jonathan Larson is dead.

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How about The Phantom could become a vaudville star and do shows with all the stars of yesteryear...

The Phantom Phollies!

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Funny I recall Joseph was in NYC for a bit.. It is a cheap show to produce...

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Then don't go.

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Mr.Matt: I was referring to Sunset Blvd as my reference. I thought it had recouped (which would make it successful by Broadway's failure rate for new productions). But I don't think Phantom was his only show to gain a profit. I'm pretty sure Cats recouped. :p

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I would have thought that the bad vibes from nearly every Phantom fan hating on "The Phantom of Manhattan" would have stopped the project by now. Guess not.

Tim Rice is no longer writing the lyrics, Glenn Slater is.


Oh, dear

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Ugh. Glenn Slater? Really?
He could have his pick of anyone and he picks Glenn Slater whose credits are a flopped Disney movie and the new songs in The Little Mermaid. The lyrics for the new songs are terrible.
Why doesn't anyone stop Andrew?? If the fans aren't on board, it really will flop. The only ones who will go see it will be the Japanese tourists (like the ones who sat behind me at Woman in White who didn't speak English and burped throughout the show).

I had mentioned this to a couple of cast members this past saturday afternoon when I had saw the show. Even they thought it was a very bad idea.


Personally, I find this to be such a bad idea that I can't even fathom the thought that this is actually being created on in the first place.

And, If I recall correctly Webber not only wanted to open this show in NYC (his reasoning was that they opened the original Phantom in London so NYC gets the sequel.) And, that he wants to keep the original Phantom open while this is playing. In hopes that people will see the original and then wonder what happens next and then go see Phantom II. Keep in mind this sounds like a good idea in theory. But, then again everything sounds like a good idea in theory. It is when the idea is put forth that makes it a bad one or not.

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At least now the lyrics may be so bad that they make the music seem good by comparison.

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