Phantom Of THe Opera, Musical vs. Book

No, it is not - and on a side note, that's never really a responsible thing to do.

no it's not like the show.
Many similarities, but for one thing, the phantom doesnt have his half-mask thing going on, he just has a death's face. While the musical is a lot like the book because *duh* the musical was based on the book, there are some differences (the Persian, the ending)
And anyway, I would really recommend reading it. It's one of my favorite books!

---

Oh! Please can we discuss the differences between the musical and the book! Ever since I read it, i've been wanting to talk about it, but i'm having trouble finding people who are interested.

The changes that were made from the book to the play; good or bad?

I liked how in the play Raoul was less of a cry-baby than in the book. However, I wish they had kept the Persian. Thoughts?

---

REally? I thought the musicla ending was better than the book.
And I really like how the Phantom in the musical didnt have a whole skull/death's head thing.
I thought one of the biggest differences was Madame Giry. In the book, she was more eh, proud I guess, and in the musical she was mature and responsible. Ok that made 0 sense, but I think you know where Im going with this.
I did have to read that part about the whole Raoul fallowing Christine to the cemetery twice to full comprehend
that being said, I loved the book! lol

---

Spider, your post made me laugh.

Yeah, I wish they could have kept the torture chamber, I imagine it would have been hard to put on a stage, but it was just so brilliant. I thought it was funny how his name was Erik. You think of the Phantom as this diabolical, brilliant, evil villian...but then his name is so simple. They might as well have called him Joe or Mac or something. Not that there is anything WRONG with any of those names...it just came as a surprise to me.

---