Comments | highlyharried: *UPDATED* LND review Part 2: musically focused so minimal spoilers.

highlyharried

UPDATED LND review Part 2: musically focused so minimal spoilers.

Feb 24, 2010 02:01

The funny thing about discovering The Phantom Of The Opera, particularly if it's early in your musical theatre fandom - you fall madly in love with. It quickly becomes one of your favourite musicals. You happily listen to the soundtrack over and over. You learn all the tunes really quickly, and marvel at how talented Andrew Lloyd Webber is. It was ( Read more... )

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anonymous February 24 2010, 02:40:08 UTC

Great review. Loved your opening - totally agree - Phantom was my first musical that got me into musicals. I saw Chess first (which i still love love love) but it didn't make me go and be musical. I queued 8 hours in London for Phantom returns. In winter! And I saw John Barrowman!

So if the music isn't much, do you recommending getting the recording or waiting for it to come to Australia (reportedly next year)

Miss our Saigon reminiscing.

Claudine

stella8h8chang February 24 2010, 02:51:29 UTC

Thanks for these posts! I've been wondering how the sequel would turn out and you've confirmed a number of my suspicions...like that it was going to be quite distant/"stand-alone" from the original Phantom? Very interesting to hear that ALW's doing a whole different style.

Oh, and lol. I discovered Phantom when I was 6 or 7 years old, I think. My dad had "The Very Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber" CD with Sarah Brightman singing "All I Ask" and "Phantom" and I adored those tracks :D

Music, music, music snapsayethshe February 25 2010, 17:52:52 UTC

I am amazed that you can play POTO from cover to cover. My piano skills aren't so great, but I did make a soft-volume attempt on an actual piano while my family was talking in the dining room. If I messed up, it was okay because the spotlight wasn't on me ( ... )

Reply anonymous March 1 2010, 02:21:08 UTC

Andrew Lloyd Webber writes some very nice music - but Nick is quite ani Lloyd Webber - and very much pro Sondheim! Andrew Lloyd Webber is clever in his won way - he doesn't need to overload his music and lyrics with numerous puns and obscure references to appeal to millions.

BTW - since when were musicals 'cool'? I've never liked 'cool' music.

Love from Monica