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[ExidoSutrin]

Did someone say 'Vampire' during the song about how awful it is to be different? How does burnt face = vampire? Jesus, that reminds me of that lyric from Pocahontas... "They're different from us, and so they must be evil!" Hooray for the triumph of logic and reason!

[LerouxsPhantom]

2:26 I love that picture of Biskuits! XD

[HorseyWitchOfTheEast]

that Erik pulshie is so cute! If the real Erik looked like that no one would hate him for his face

[phangirl1986]

"Toby's Dinner Production"? Where the heck did that title come from? But anyway, the song 'The Love You Never Had' actually had me almost in tears. And 'The Room Full of Shadows' was an interesting, well-written scene as well. It's too bad that musical's not playing anymore. It was a relief to listen to something good after sitting through two horrendous Phantom musicals!

[Elanchana]

@Elanchana CONTINUED

But Alonso also gets the funny things right, as evidenced in TtWIDaH or the hilarious At the Opera. Braxton Peters reprised his role as Erik in the 2008 version, and he is, in a word, perfect. He completely nails the Leroux!Erik mentality, a tortured genius longing for love.

All in all, I felt honored to be able to witness this performance.

LAST POST! YAY!

[Elanchana]

@Elanchana CONTINUED

The other, at least in the 2008 version, is the ending. PM me if you would like a spoiler. The closeness to Leroux is what really sets this musical apart from all the others. But there is of course Alonso's music: If angels existed, this is what their music would sound like. It touches me in exactly the right place, and I hope it does the same for other people. I actually did cry the first four or so times I heard In a Room Full of Shadows.

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[Elanchana]

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As I already said, Alonso's is my favorite Phantom adaptation, and my favorite musical ever. It stays extremely true to Leroux's novel, for a start, though because of a shortage of resources, some things have changed... like Erik coming from Christine's closet, instead of from the mirror. There are two major plot changes. One is the recurring courtroom theme, which sets up nice narration, but can get intrusive at times.

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[Elanchana]

@Elanchana CONTINUED

I was fortunate enough to be able to see it in Baltimore, by personal invitation of Tom Alonso himself. It has long since closed. Fortunately for you, Reviewer, Tom's email is reliable and he is extremely friendly, and would probably be willing to send you information about the musical - if I am not mistaken, he still has recordings of the original 1992 production. While I am here, having seen it, I should probably give my own review...

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[Elanchana]

Reviewer, I must thank you for giving an overwhelmingly positive review to my favorite musical of all time. To clear up confusion, Toby's Dinner Theater is the place where this musical was performed - Toby being Toby Orenstein, the director of the productions - and among phans I know this version is normally called by its composer's name, Alonso. The musical premiered in Columbia in 1992, but it was brought back to life in 2008 in Baltimore, with a few changes.

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[ilovemybishies87]

@ExidoSutrin '"They're different from us, and so they must be evil!" Hooray for the triumph of logic and reason!'

I thought racism as a whole was illogical. Besides, that line of "logic" is bit of Truth in Television, no matter how stupid it sounds to us now. Remember, it wasn't too long ago that other races weren't even considered human, especially when compared to the more "civilized" whites.

[stardappledgreen]

The Tony's Dinner Theater one actually sounds pretty good from the few songs in the review, possibly tying with the Yeston/Kopit Phantom as the second-best Phantom musical

As far as the David Spencer version goes, the nice bowdlerized ending made me LOL. I doubt even the most idealistic band of 8 year old girl scouts would be able to stand that ending and would probably start kicking little old ladies into traffic to get the saccharine taste out of their mouths