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Posted: 6/22/05 at 8:03am
I am probably one of the many few people who can't stand this show, and it's very rare that i will go and see a show I HATE. When the movie came out, I was curious, and yet, I payed for another film, and had to walk out cause that one was so bad, we decided to see Phantom. Not surprisingly, I hated the film.
Last night, I had free tickets to the show with a school field trip, which is the reason I went, and, Oh My God, that show was worse than I remembered it to be. (Years ago, I saw a tour of it, and was disappointed. I wanted to leave after the first act, because I couldn't see myself sitting through another act of this boredom).
I actually had strong feelings of anger with this show for many reasons.
One: Christine Daee; The actress portraying her had characteristics as if she had just left "Beauty and the Beast" to come over and do this show. She was not the naive and demure character that Emmy Rossum portrayed, or even Sarah Brightman (This show made me appreciate their performances more), and her rendition of "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" was enough to make me never hear that song again (That song being the only song I like in the whole show). It was too dramatic for me, and her voice was too "strong" for the character's emotion, and I don't mean "strong" in a good way.
Two: The chandelier. This thing made it as a spectacle? That thing goes as slow as the Randall's Island tram, and is least impressive.
Three: "Point of No Return": This song still put me to sleep, as it always has. It just goes on and on and on...
Four: The music. There is no "links" to why melodies are repeated the way certain composers like Sondheim and Flaherty do it (with some sort of symbolism to its original reference) Instead, Webber repeats melodies just to repeat - as if he couldn't think of anything else to write - let alone the melody that I am talking about ("This haunted face holds no horror for me now") was completely ripped from "La Boheme".
I would have to say that the ONLY thing I liked about this production is "Track Down This Murderer", and the only character I like is Carlotta, who, last night, gave an "okay" performance, but she still was better than everyone else.
As for Hugh Panero - He was alright. I wasn't "blown away" or anything, and Raul still bores the hell out of me.
It's so hard for me to believe that this show is still running, or even that people are still doing "Standing room", when there have been better shows that closed in brief periods of time.
Last night, I had free tickets to the show with a school field trip, which is the reason I went, and, Oh My God, that show was worse than I remembered it to be. (Years ago, I saw a tour of it, and was disappointed. I wanted to leave after the first act, because I couldn't see myself sitting through another act of this boredom).
I actually had strong feelings of anger with this show for many reasons.
One: Christine Daee; The actress portraying her had characteristics as if she had just left "Beauty and the Beast" to come over and do this show. She was not the naive and demure character that Emmy Rossum portrayed, or even Sarah Brightman (This show made me appreciate their performances more), and her rendition of "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" was enough to make me never hear that song again (That song being the only song I like in the whole show). It was too dramatic for me, and her voice was too "strong" for the character's emotion, and I don't mean "strong" in a good way.
Two: The chandelier. This thing made it as a spectacle? That thing goes as slow as the Randall's Island tram, and is least impressive.
Three: "Point of No Return": This song still put me to sleep, as it always has. It just goes on and on and on...
Four: The music. There is no "links" to why melodies are repeated the way certain composers like Sondheim and Flaherty do it (with some sort of symbolism to its original reference) Instead, Webber repeats melodies just to repeat - as if he couldn't think of anything else to write - let alone the melody that I am talking about ("This haunted face holds no horror for me now") was completely ripped from "La Boheme".
I would have to say that the ONLY thing I liked about this production is "Track Down This Murderer", and the only character I like is Carlotta, who, last night, gave an "okay" performance, but she still was better than everyone else.
As for Hugh Panero - He was alright. I wasn't "blown away" or anything, and Raul still bores the hell out of me.
It's so hard for me to believe that this show is still running, or even that people are still doing "Standing room", when there have been better shows that closed in brief periods of time.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.
Updated On: 6/22/05 at 08:03 AM
