Not surprisingly Phantom made it to the big screen in this adaptation but Starlight did not. Andrew Lloyd Webber admits that although he does not regret doing the show he should have marketed it as a "Disney kiddie ride sort of a thing" a special effects extravaganza just for kids, to be performed at amusement parks exclusively, not a serious big budget Broadway musical for the masses where it would be compared to much more critically acclaimed Webber shows like Jesus Christ Superstar Evita Joseph and Phantom.
But where Phantom got positive reviews and is mostly considered a classic Starlight was slammed by the critics some who say though it was a hit it is one of the worst Broadway and London theater productions of all time focusing as it does on people dressed up like trains and roller skating and featuring a sporting event like race replete with monitors. Following an unparalleled 35-year run, the New York production of Andrew Lloyd Webbers 'Phantom of the Opera,' Broadways longest-running show, will end in early 2023, producers confirmed Friday. Overcome by emotion, as he has never been kissed or allowed to kiss, the Phantom shows her true love and sets her free–ultimately to be with Raoul.Īccording to, the plot of “The Phantom of the Opera” is about the obsessive pursuit of something–love, money, revenge, status, etc.–and the redeeming qualities of love in this case, both for the Phantom and Christine.This theatrical production premiered in London in 1985-6, the same year Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber rolled out Starlight Express, an adaptation of the Thomas the Tank Engine novels (with all character and place names changed when the rights deal fell through). As the first act finished, a counterweight for a chandelier plunged. She agrees to save both Raoul and innocent lives, and after the Phantom kisses her on the forehead, she returns his kiss. Ap14 The touring production of 'The Phantom of the Opera' opens its run at Proctors Theater in Schenectady this weekend. The incident happened at one of Paris opera houses, Palais Garnier, in May 1986, during a performance of the opera Helle. Raoul, handsome and rich, is smitten with Christine and pursues her despite the Phantom’s ominous warnings.Īt the end of “The Phantom of the Opera,” the Phantom kidnaps Christine and forces her to promise marriage to him if she refueses, he vows to blow up the opera house.
The Phantom teaches her to sing his works, but on the eve of her debut, the new patron of the opera house recognizes Christine as an old childhood friend. The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British-American musical drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the French novel Le Fantme de l'Opra.
Christine believes that the phantom is the Angel of Music, a figure that her father promised would protect her when he died. “The Phantom of the Opera” takes place in 1881, when the disfigured phantom chooses Christine Daae, an orphaned dancer at a Parisian opera house, to become his protégée.
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