A case study regarding “The Phantom of the Opera: Musical vs Book” in unavoidable. Some hit musicals are based on classic best sellers like this. Usually it starts as a play adapted from the book which in turn gets adapted into a musical. In this case though, the version that used less music was the…
For folks like me constantly scouring the internet for teasers, trailers and interviews about musicals, the best shortcut is often YouTube. The next thing you realize, you find a channel with that checkmark signifying that the channel you stumbled upon is a verified account of “The Phantom of the Opera” It has most of the…
Watching “The Phantom of the Opera” gets you thinking what does the monkey music box have to do with the story. It would take awhile at the beginning of the story for you to realize who he is, now in old age. A music box with a monkey sitting on top of it, it produces…
As they say in movies, for every “Chicago” that earns the accolades upon crossing over to film, you get a “Nine” that earn universal scorn. Could this be acceptable reason enough to shoot these Hollywood versions with pre-recorded performances? Several issues rise to the surface the moment Joel Schumacher’s take on directing the Hollywood version…
Fox TV has finally found 2 major stars to play 2 of the iconic characters for their upcoming remake of the hit musical “Grease”. Julianne Hough, better known as one of the judges from the reality show “Dancing with the Stars” bagged the role for summer-lovin’ Australian exchange student Sandy Olsson. She didn’t hide the…
Original London Cast The Phantom of the Opera Michael Crawford Christine Daae Sarah Brightman Christine Daae (alternate) N/A Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny Steve Barton Carlotta Giudicelli Rosemary Ashe Madame Giry Mary Millar Meg Giry Janet Devenish Monsieur Richard Firmin John Savident Monsieur Giles Andre David Firth Ubaldo Piangi John Aron Monsieur Reyer Paul Alden Griffith Auctioneer Barry Clark Porter David DeVan Monsieur Lefevre David Jackson Joseph Buquet Janos Kurucz Don Atillio/Passarino James Patterson Slave Master (In “Hannibal”) Peter Bishop Slave Master (In “Hannibal”) Stagehand Justin Church Policeman Mostyn Evans Page (In “Don Juan Triumphant”) Janet Howd Wardrobe Mistress Peggy Ann Jones Princess (In “Hannibal”) Maria Kesselman Madame Firmin Patricia Richards Innkeeper’s Wife (In “Don Juan Triumphant”) Jill Washington The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire Sally Ashfield The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire Lynne Jezzard…
It dawned upon me that as much as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version of Gaston Leroux’s novel, “The Phantom of the Opera”, not everyone liked it and ended up favoring other versions. One version focused on the romantic man behind the mask. Another version focused on the horror without the music. Yeah, you knew that no…
Years and years after “The X-Files” turned everyone else into skeptics, Fox TV’s top honcho Gary Newman has officially confirmed the deal to reboot the series. And David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will reprise their respective roles s Agent Fox Mulder and Agent Dana Scully. The moment Fox TV’s fellow top honcho Dana Walden confirmed…
As of this writing, the movie adaptation of the hit musical “Wicked” is already being conceptualized. This is according to Mark Platt when he was interviewed by the entertainment website Film Divider. What exactly did he say if the interview is to be relied upon? Yes. But it’s not set in stone. The process of…
We return to Utrecht after discussing it here in this website. I previously wrote about it that you can read again by clicking here. Because obviously, Beatrix Theater is not the only theater in Utrecht as you will see in some of the musicals. Boy7 Miriam Mouse’s best-selling novel is now a musical. It tells…