OBSESSED! "The Phantom of the Opera": Tales From the Pit

http://www.playbill.com/video
Seth Rudetsky explores terrifying tales from the pit with Jan Mullen, a violinist who has been playing in the pit of "The Phantom of the Opera" for 23 years! Plus, former "Christine" Gay Willis takes the "Christine signature high E" challenge.

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• Obsessed!
• broadway
• musical
• playbill
• Seth Rudetsky
• Jan Mullen
• Gay Willis
• The Phantom of the Opera
• violinist
• Christine signature high E

[AlexiaDark]

Oddly enough, that's my FAVOURITE musical moment of the show. That and Twisted Every Way.

[rachel869]

Oh my goodness, brava!!

It was funny, before she even started playing, I was like, oh god, it's the Pre-Graveyard violin solo.

And really, Seth?! Gay Willis is your absolute favorite? Not even Rebecca Caine?

[huka0104]

♥ it. Thats my favorite part! Love the music!



[DoctorWhoBAMF]

@AlexiaDark I agree completely with both! I literally replay that violin solo a bunch of times on my iPod whenever I listen to Notes/Twisted Every Way (which is my favorite track of the soundtrack!)

[carly3592]

@AlexiaDark Same with me!! I always said that if I ever learned the violin, this would be the one passage of music that I would start practicing the most!! It's my favorite musical moment of the show; from the beginning of the violin solo to when she arrives at the graveyard and starts singing "Wishing..." :)

[thegoliard]

@AlexiaDark Are we the same person? Those are my two favorite moments too.

[nitekat007]

cool video! imagine playing the same show every night for 23 years??? i did a show for 8 months...and by the end of i was bored to tears!!

[actorsnonactors]

...and that violin part is cruel. Bear in mind it's DEEP into the book at that point, too. She probably has to put her coffee down AND close her magazine. Hee hee.

[actorsnonactors]

AMAZING. Killed it.

[eustazio]

@NoOnesBussiness amen!