I want to play Christine so badly, but I don’t think people will take me seriously. I’m more of a violinist, but I think I’d give it up if I was given the chance to play Christine.
I kind of feel like Andrew Lloyd Webber looked at Phantom and saw his relationship with Sarah Brightman. Like, he thought that he wasnt wasnt good enough for her, so she eventually left him for someone more suited to her. Obviously Phantom’s more sinister that that but I thnk that he saw some aspects of the relationship mirrored.
My first encounter with The Phantom of the Opera was the 2004 movie, which I saw in theaters and loathed, but I enjoyed the story and the songs. Now, almost 10 years later, I have rediscovered it through the 25th anniversary, and I find the musical absolutely stunning.
Thanks to Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, and Hadley Fraser for embodying the characters in such a compelling way, I cried more than I should have, watching it.
