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newmoonstarI have been so Phantom-y lately! After I saw the movie, I went to the library and checked out the book with the libretto from the musical because I decided that I would finally learn the lyrics to all the songs, and so I've had that book open every day for about a month, and it's made me really Phantom-y. I actually went and read the original book, which was interesting, and it made me wish even more to be able to see PotO on stage.
I've always wanted to see PotO on stage, ever since I was little. I love musical theater, and PotO always seemed to me to be the quintissential Broadway musical to go see. And I always loved the music. It was always a big deal when the touring company came to the Weidner here and EVERYBODY I knew would go see it when it did; even people who don't like musical theater! It always felt like I was the only one who'd never seen it. My rich friends parents would drag them along, and they'd be so blase about it, and they'd be all: "I've seen it a million times! I feel asleep the last time! I wish I didn't have to go!" to which I would reply: "Are you insane? I'd give my eyeteeth to go! You'd better damn well enjoy it! And stay awake!" to which they'd simply shrug boredly, while I felt like crying. SO, that tragic circumstance taken into account, I've already had seeing PotO onstage on my life's to-do list for a while.
And after reading the book, I'm like to see it even more, because I think it might prove to be the happy medium between the book and the movie. The book is very much darker, and the Phantom is just completly crazy, but that makes it a lot more poignant, whereas in the movie the Phantom is just the brooding pretty-boy, and his relationship with Christine is completely about sex. I'm sorry, but it is. Don't get me wrong, it's fun, and I love the movie to bits, but making the Phantom into the eye-candy of the piece takes away the dramatic punch. When the Phantom is prettier than Raoul, you know it's time to fire the casting director! The musical seems to be a bit more temperate in it's approach. The Phantom isn't pretty, but nor is he irretrievably demented. And it's his music and his voice that's the seductive part. Of course, no stage Phantom could ever be as good as Michael Crawford, whose voice will always be THE Phantom's for me, but still. *sigh*
I know it sounds like I seriously need to get a life, but right now I'm in the middle of cleaning out the house/garage and having a rummage sale/getting rid of half of everything we own, and possibly getting ready to move to someplace possibly very far away, so steeping myself in the joys of Phantom-ness is actually keeping me grounded and sane!
I've always wanted to see PotO on stage, ever since I was little. I love musical theater, and PotO always seemed to me to be the quintissential Broadway musical to go see. And I always loved the music. It was always a big deal when the touring company came to the Weidner here and EVERYBODY I knew would go see it when it did; even people who don't like musical theater! It always felt like I was the only one who'd never seen it. My rich friends parents would drag them along, and they'd be so blase about it, and they'd be all: "I've seen it a million times! I feel asleep the last time! I wish I didn't have to go!" to which I would reply: "Are you insane? I'd give my eyeteeth to go! You'd better damn well enjoy it! And stay awake!" to which they'd simply shrug boredly, while I felt like crying. SO, that tragic circumstance taken into account, I've already had seeing PotO onstage on my life's to-do list for a while.
And after reading the book, I'm like to see it even more, because I think it might prove to be the happy medium between the book and the movie. The book is very much darker, and the Phantom is just completly crazy, but that makes it a lot more poignant, whereas in the movie the Phantom is just the brooding pretty-boy, and his relationship with Christine is completely about sex. I'm sorry, but it is. Don't get me wrong, it's fun, and I love the movie to bits, but making the Phantom into the eye-candy of the piece takes away the dramatic punch. When the Phantom is prettier than Raoul, you know it's time to fire the casting director! The musical seems to be a bit more temperate in it's approach. The Phantom isn't pretty, but nor is he irretrievably demented. And it's his music and his voice that's the seductive part. Of course, no stage Phantom could ever be as good as Michael Crawford, whose voice will always be THE Phantom's for me, but still. *sigh*
I know it sounds like I seriously need to get a life, but right now I'm in the middle of cleaning out the house/garage and having a rummage sale/getting rid of half of everything we own, and possibly getting ready to move to someplace possibly very far away, so steeping myself in the joys of Phantom-ness is actually keeping me grounded and sane!
