Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
ElFantasma14
Broadway Star Joined: 9/26/06
#2re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 2/2/08 at 8:40pmWho is directing it? That is NOT Hal Prince.
#2re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 2/2/08 at 8:44pmI don't know Polish...
#3re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 2/2/08 at 8:46pmLike hungary, it will be unique with new sets cast and direction. It will also have the swordfight, I think.
#4re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 2/2/08 at 8:52pm
I like how they showed the clip from the movie on that billboard.
That's exactly what it needs! People thinking they're going to see the movie.
#5re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 2/2/08 at 9:01pmIt looks like this version is movie inspired: younger cast, swordfight, showing movie clips on billboard, ect. But lets give it a chance, it all depends on the cast!
#6re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 2/3/08 at 6:19pm
"it all depends on the cast!"
Yeah...no it doesn't. As someone else mentioned on POL it depends very much on the director and the other details of the show. The ridiculous swordfighting and the bits of costume and masks that I've seen so far look like crap. I despise non-replica productions (and for the record I think the Hungarian version looks totally amateur, too).
But at the very least it looks like they're having fun whacking each other with swords.
Updated On: 2/3/08 at 06:19 PM
#7re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 2/3/08 at 11:10pm
"i despise non-replica productions"
-well, I wouldnt' mind them if they were done well....I cant' wait for a FABULOUS revival someday.
#8re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 2/4/08 at 12:05pmYou all actually think that that footage is actually being shown on the billboard during the day? That's just clever TV editing for the news segment, It is just a regular scrim banner in the building.
#9re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 3/8/08 at 8:33pm
Lots of news clips ( with part of title song) here:
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Upi%C3%B3r+w+Operze&search_sort=video_date_uploaded
Also you can here all I ask of you in the backround on this site:
http://www.teatrroma.pl/index3.html
#10re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 3/8/08 at 8:54pm
Here are some pics:
http://zw.com.pl/galeria/1,227210.html
#12re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 3/9/08 at 10:31am
Doesn't he look cute in that paper plate mask and Dracula cape...
Seriously though, the 2004 movie doesn't need to be recreated on stage. It's been done, and it was terrible. I don't care particularly for the Hungarian production's design, but at least it's original.
What's with the lake monsters moving the candelabras on stage?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-0R_yrLdGQY
It's just so reminiscent of one of the recent school pilot productions that had black clad people holding the candelabras, and not in a good way.
Updated On: 3/9/08 at 10:31 AM
#13re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 3/9/08 at 10:33amYay for Poland!
Hank
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#15re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:04am
Seriously though, the 2004 movie doesn't need to be recreated on stage. It's been done, and it was terrible.
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SPEAK for YOURSELF! For one thing - it was NOT much different (if anything, more passionate). I LOVE the movie (possibly just a tinch more than the play). It just made the whole story more realistic for me; I found there to be more at stake.
#16re: Phantom coming to poland march 8th!
Posted: 3/10/08 at 5:00pmHow you perceive "more passionate" out of that horrible debacle is beyond me, but more power to you. I just can't get past the singing and Schumacher's vision to enjoy it at all.
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