THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Now Available for School Rentals

[slmlbl]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 9:42am

... I cannot wait to see the youtube videos of high schools doing phantom...

[backwoodsbarbie]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 9:58am

Those high school girls trying to screech out the top notes will be heinous

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 10:01am

Oh sh*t.

[slmlbl]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 10:38am

i think the infamous les mis high school should get their hand on this...

[Edna Turnblad]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 10:45am

Maybe they'll have all of the pre-recorded tracks, and they'll just lip sync to them. At least some of the songs. That's be even funnier to see them badly lip sync!

[rachelbway1011]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 10:48am

can someone PLEASE tell me how a high school is going to be able to pull this off??

[jw12345]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 10:51am

I'm having a panic attack.

[singerunlimited]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 10:57am

This really scares me...

[Edna Turnblad]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:21am

rachelbway1011, simply put, they can't. It will be terrible. And the footage will make it on youtube because Christine thinks that she's the bee's knees. If my high school drama department was actually a functioning drama department instead of a crappy French teacher doing nothing, and this stupid flute player who thinks she's amazing found out, we would be doing this. But thankfully, I don't think anyone knows about this except me.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:54am

What shows SHOULD high schools do and why?

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:01pm

I wouldn't say NO high schools could do it. My former HS could definitely do it (a performing arts school with an opera department that had multiple coloraturas), and I have a friend who was involved in one of the first HS productions (I think in Ohio) and says it came out really well.

[darquegk]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:06pm

The average high school can't pull this off. Maybe a school with three or four major powerhouse students, and a genuinely good ensemble, but not Middle-America High School, home of the Dancin' Wildcats.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:52pm

There are certainly schools capable of doing it. The problem is that 95% aren't, and a whole lot of schools from that majority will be first in line to try it anyway. This is gonna be messy.

That having been said, I remember the reaction to Les Miz School Edition being about the same ("you'll never have a kid good enough to play Valjean"), and I have seen several very good productions, so you never know. Updated On: 6/3/10 at 12:52 PM

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 12:53pm

Who cares? Does an angel die every time there's a bad high school production of something?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 1:53pm

How bizarre. I'm wondering if this also includes youth theatres or is it strictly highs schools and colleges? Some of the clips in the video from the college productions don't look that bad.

[Adam Chris]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 2:02pm

"This really scares me..." singerunlimited

Finally, Phantom is scary again.

[musicnerd234]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 2:25pm

You would think that maybe a high school in New York could perform this, I know that living in Florida there are a couple of high school that I know would be able to pull it off, and I'm hoping that high school directors know there performers limits.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 2:41pm

I agree, it isn't that big a deal. Some will be able to pull it off and some won't, but that goes for any show. My high school had a reputation for doing excellent musicals, but I went back this year and saw their production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie," and it was subpar compared to what I know they were capable of doing.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 2:55pm

"... I cannot wait to see the youtube videos of high schools doing phantom..."

I have said this, and waited for this for many years!

It's going to be CRAPTASTIC!

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 7:19pm

Even if the girl can pop out an E6, that doesn't mean it's a good idea for her to play Christine. The PotO cadenza requires a LOT of stamina, which your average teenaged girl is not going to possess.

I'm more concerned about the girl playing Carlotta than the one playing Christine, though.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 7:38pm

The cadenza is pre-recorded and should probably remain so. Or at least the final note anyway. No one should force an armature to do it live when the professionals don't even bother.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 7:40pm

Who's your dream high school cast for the show? I'd love to see Artie Goldblatt from B'nai Israel Day School and Katie Marie Johnson from Westview High take on these roles!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 8:08pm

I'm more interested in what the sets are going to look like. And the paper mache chandelier going up on kite string. So much fun!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 8:12pm

After suffering through dreadful high school productions of BIRDIE and SWEET CHARITY recently, I shudder to think of what PHANTOM would be like on the high school stages.

[Director =)]

Posted: 6/3/10 at 11:24pm

I imagine they're going to transpose the cadenzas down. Of course, high schools being high schools, especially when the "drama teacher" is just someone who wants the stipend, are going to go the illegal route and put it back up where it should be, and to hell if it ruins the girl's voice.