THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Reopening Night Thread — Page 4

NOWaWarning said: "There was a bit of annoying audience behavior here and there. Lots of people in my section were taking pictures at the top of Act 2, some with flash."

A guy in the row in front of us was taking pictures of virtually every scene until Lin-Manuel Miranda, who was seated behind us, apologized for reaching over us and then tapped the offender on the shoulder and told him to put the phone away.

Can anyone confirm if they have made an accurate Christine double/doll mask in the lair scene for when Emilie is on?

I wish I had the funds (and time) to see her last night, but I will definitely be seeing her sometime in the near future. It’s wild to me that she’s only 25.

Updated On: 10/28/21 at 09:37 AM

"The old, creepy Christine doll that stood in the Phantom's lair, her features unmistakably white, also was out. A new doll, designed to be racially ambiguous, would debut on reopening night."

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/broadways-phantom-opera-plots-cautious-return-stage-2021-10-24/

Yeah the "Come, we must go up! To the roof!" is gone, as is Christine's "I can't, I'm sorry" before the DJT rehearsal, she just gets up and runs out.

I also noticed that Andre no longer stumbles over "act 3 of tonight's opera!" He comes out unsure and says "we'd like to give you..." and Madame Giry walks out and bangs her walking stick and then he says "the ballet! from act 3 of tonight's opera!" without searching for it in the program.

Unrelated, but I'm also seeing reports that Emilie is going on 3x a week instead of the normal two, so if anyone can confirm her dates, that would be great. I don't expect it's in this weeks playbill, but I'm hoping they'll circulate that info soon so I can plan to see her performance probably next month.

Updated On: 10/28/21 at 01:07 PM

No better value on broadway last minute than some box seats or partial views. Good to hear this is back and doing well.

FANtomFollies said: "dangeresque49 said: "No better value on broadway last minute than some box seats or partial views. Good to hear this is back and doing well."

How much are box seats or partial views? Also where are the partial view seats located and how/when do you buy these seats?"

Partial view seats for Phantom are mostly in the rear orchestra and are designated as such because the mezzanine overhang blocks the view of the chandelier as it completes its ascent and begins its descent, and blocks the view of the Phantom when he's on the catwalk above the proscenium. These seats are sold on Telecharge with a notification.

Luminaire2 said: "So, seeing as they are no longer using doubles, does this mean they are singing most of the title song live now? "

I don’t recall the use of doubles being the reason for lipsynching the title song, was it not the sounds of the boat and set mechanics?

Apologies if there is a better thread to post this in, but I am seeing Phantom on Thursday evening (7pm) and am wondering how much earlier I should be there because of the vaccination-checks? I haven't been to a show since they came back so don't know how long the process takes.

Last weekend, I saw Phantom twice, along with Caroline, or Change and Jagged Little Pill. All four performances started late, presumably due to the more involved arrival processes currently in place.

Luminaire2 said: "So, seeing as they are no longer using doubles, does this mean they are singing most of the title song live now?"

The use of doubles has not been completely eliminated. Before the shut down there were two sets of doubles, one that did the cross on deck and down into the trap after the dressing room scene and another that does the back and forth along the travelator. The travelator doubles are still part of the staging, it's just that on deck set that have been cut.

AEA AGMA SM said: "Luminaire2 said: "So, seeing as they are no longer using doubles, does this mean they are singing most of the title song live now?"

The use of doubles has not been completely eliminated. Before the shut down there were two sets of doubles, one that did the cross on deck and down into the trap after the dressing room scene and another that does the back and forth along the travelator. The travelator doubles are still part of the staging, it's just that on deck set that have been cut."

I was under the impression that the second cross on the travelator was the actual pair, and that they're doing the whole thing now since they made Christine enter the mirror faster while he's saying "I am your angel of music, come to me angel of music" (he's still singing it when Raoul enters the dressing room)



Guess I'll have to go again to make sure haha