Where Were you in January 1988? — Page 3

I was in my mom's womb. And I was there for another six months.

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I was in second grade in 1988. I didn't see "Phantom" until August 1991 and it was the first show my parents took me to see in NYC. I wish I could find my Playbill....I don't even remember who played the Phantom.

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I was 2 so I was probably watching Disney movies on the TV.

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In Israel, happily ignorant of America and the English language.

I was in New York. Sent by the radio station I worked for to cover PHANTOM.

Saw it on the Saturday matinee Jan 30th. The seats were comps of course but the only time I have been given comp seats in the balcony! Also since it was matinee day Sarah Brightman didn't appear. Crawford did and was sensational. The show ..well like most of the New York critics I was mixed on. (I posted a copy of my 1988 review on one of the oter threads) I Loved Hal Prince's scene changes, several melodis were very beautiful but ohh those awful empty lyrics!!!! And when the scenery wasn't on the move it did get boring to look at in a few places. I never really responded to the characters the ways some of the rest of you have.

I returned again in the summer of 2002 but came away thinking the same as before although liked Howard McGillan.

BTW that same trip in Jan 1988 I saw LES MIZ (with Gary Morris) and the newly opened INTO THE WOODS with all the original cast. So PHANTOM came in a very distant third after those two!

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In September of 1988 I was in New York and staying at the Algonquin. One afternoon I returned to the hotel having been out shopping and there were a number of limos jostling for postion outside . I made my way up to my room I had to pass a suite where there seemed to be some sort of function going on. I found out the next day it had been a farewell party for Michael Crawford. Damn! I'd of crashed it had I known.

Isn't it weird how most of us were either non-existant or babies at this time? I was just a tyke five months old at the time and had no idea what Broadway or anything was.

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I was 11. I didn't know about theatre till about 1992, when my 10th grade English teacher played some of the OLC for us. I fell in love with Phantom, but unfortunately didn't get to see it on stage till last year.

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I was living in New York, and remember the talk of the town that was Phantom. It was THE ticket to get at the time.

And, I was one of the lucky ones to get tickets to it when it first opened.

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I was 4 and watching "Zoobilee Zoo" with Ben Vereen...

I jumped in to theater in Middle School (Junior High here where I live). ALW shows were my first introduction- "Cats", "Jesus Christ Superstar" and... PHANTOM. I bought the double-disc OLC of "Phantom" in, I believe, '97. I think I was oh so vaguely aware of the 'big shows' before that, though. My grandmother always had the TV on when I was little and I'm fairly certain I saw some Broadway performance (perhaps it was Phantom??) on some morning talkshow.

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I was almost 2, getting ready to celebrate my 2nd birthday in 20 days

i was 12 and went to New York City for the first time with my parents, Dad had a conference - anyways, Mom and I went to see matinees while Dad was working and one show we saw was this musical, "Phantom of the Opera" - HOLY CRAP! for a 12 year old it rocked my pants off man!

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I was in Chicago, too, a freshman in college. I am slightly embarrassed to say that I still have never seen ALW's Phantom. I have seen the Kopit-Yeston many times regionally.