-I think my pulse was fuller than usual? Just felt more crowded in certain scenes and took longer to get to place to place
Hannibal:
-Madame Giry took my hand and led my to the piano where I was asked to play for the ballet corps to practice!! I just pressed random keys and they were like wow you are so good thanks!! And I said like “hey happy to share my talents with you all.” I had no idea what I was doing.
-Addie Morales plays a very doe eyed Christine, I loved watching her be playful with her Meg.
-Her voice is very soft and sweet but deceiving powerful when she wants it to be
-Got to throw a rose to her after think of me
Mirror/Title Song/MOTN:
-Ryan Vona.. Ryan Vona Phantom. I love his vocal choices. Every single one feels like there is so much thought and care put into it.
-While most Christine’s I’ve seen beckon the audience to follow after the mirror scene, they are a bit more seductive (?) mysterious about it whereas addie was excited and curious wanted us to follow her on this new journey
-I saw someone once describe Ryan’s phantom and swarmy. And yes he is.
Bedroom/wedding room/Etc:
-I was placed in the back of the room for the bedroom scene and couldn’t see it that well.
-Addie’s Christine gives such a playful and curious energy when trying on the veil and removing the mask off the monkey
-Hands.
-Ryan’s phantom came back into the room and was genuinely upset at the mask having been taking off the monkey. He looked at the guy sitting next to the bed accusatory and that guy shook his head no and pointed at Christine. Got a good laugh from the crowd.
-Ryan’s phantom then offered his hand to me to take and I blacked out.
-Obvi I took it and was led out of the room first, and sent down a hallway where I ran into the robot phantom.
-He took my hand and led me into a private room, that’s where he showed me the newspaper about the stolen engagement ring, I said “For Christine?” and he showed me the ring.
-I cannot believe I got to see this scene for myself after hearing about it 😭 I feel so lucky
-I was led back to the wedding room and I just really love this scene. Robot phantom got really close to my face and then turned around and got really close to another persons face lol.
Stranger than you dreamt it:
-Christine’s curiosity finally catches up to her.
-There is such a simmering rage and frustration to Ryan’s phantom.
-He sung “fear can turn to love” like he was trying to convince himself of that.
-Ryans phantom is a lurker he is lurking through this crowd. He was leading one woman behind me and then was next to me on the escalator, unwavering eye contact for a while before moving on and getting in between the couple in front of me, and so forth.
Carnival:
-I was in the middle of the room, I think this scene does go on a smidge too long but I am impressed by all the performers nonetheless
-Held Young phantoms hand for a second before being shoo’d away
-he later reached for another woman who took his hand, after he was shoo’d away again Ryan came up and held that woman’s hand for a bit afterwards
Learn to be lonely/Il Muto:
-Tia Karaplis has such a warm beautiful voice as Giry I would love to hear her Christine as well since she does cover her
-Gerogia Mendes very cute as Meg
-Addie comes back a bit shell shock and really clings onto the small mirror when phantom calls her name
-Ryan’s Phantom is a trickster at heart and is having the time of his life terrifying Buquet before killing him
Rooftop/All I ask of you:
-indoor version! Which I kinda prefer oh no
-Dan Hoy is a very dashing Raoul, his Raoul is genuinely really worried for Christine and holds her close as she clings onto him for dear life explaining what she’s been going through
-I think Addies Christine has love for the phantom but knows now he isn’t stable and that he isn’t what she thought. It scares her terribly.
-Ryans phantom is beyond delusional during all I ask of you, smiling during Christine’s first verse acting as if she os singing to him until Raoul comes back in the next verse and it comes crashing down.
-he walks around behind the glass and reaches for Christine’s hand, comes so close but she closes the glass door right before he can touch her. He truly is haunting the scene.
-Addie and Dan have great chemistry as raoustine.
-can confirm Ryan’s phantom mouths “you know I do” alongside Raoul when Christine says “say you love me”
-the reprise ohhhhh
-Ryan’s phantom cries one single tear and the echo of Christine and raouls voices singing is definitely in his head. It physically hurts him to hear like an oncoming migraine.
-All he can do is start hitting himself repeatedly to get to stop before deciding revenge is the best course
Wishing/Wandering child:
-it took a long time to load into the room for wishing and I missed the beginning dialogue of the scene
-Addie’s wishing was really powerful, angry in all the right places. It felt like I watched her Christine grow and mature from the beginning to end of it.
-Dan hoy raoul loves Christine and is so desperate to protect her but I think that frustrates Christine
-he hugs her and holds her so tight during wandering child, he seems genuinely scared of the “angel” before Christine pushes him off to go confront Erik herself
-He’s grasping at straws coming up with the Don Juan plan
Plot rooms:
-While walking down Madame Giry stopped me and pulled me aside to have me learn and practice the point of no return dance with another dancer 😭😭
-genuinely didn’t know that was an option we did it about three times and it was specifically Christine’s choreography during the lines “past the point of no return, no going back now, our passion play has now at last begone” Giry sung that part while me and the dancer danced it out, she asked me to sing it with her if I knew the words and like yes I do so we were singing and dancing. Crazy.
-As I was walking in the room Raoul said “good to see you again Madame” thank you Raoul!!!!!!!!
-Had the managers, Raoul and Christine, Carlotta and Piangi order of rooms
-Managers are funny, many jokes about Firmin wanting to drink
-Addie’s Christine sung the first part of twisted everyday so quietly, it genuinely felt like she was going to pass out from fear
-the line “He’ll take me, I know.” Was spoken sternly not sung and she said “I’ll be taken, I know.”
-The guy next to me received the letter from the phantom to Christine and he then handed it to me. I asked him if he wanted it back and he was like no you have it. Thank you random man!!
Point of no return:
-I’m crazy I’m crazy I’m crazy
-it genuinely felt like Christine was sacrificing herself for everyone, including Erik.
-Ryan’s phantom is so stern and so sure that this is how things are meant to be when he proposes
-He flops the the ground and desperately tries to escape after being unmasked but results in trying to crash the chandelier
-from my POV I could see after Christine pushes him out of the way of the chandelier falling, he at first loving held her face before moving his hand on her throat and dragging her off. Scary!
Final Lair:
-I was one of the first to arrive in the final lair and saw Christine trying her best to calm him down but he’s just not having it. So he goes and sets up the trap for Raoul.
-everyone in the trio crying
-Dan’s Raoul is PISSSEDD off it’s awesome to see
-This is the most rerik pulse
-When Raoul says “I love her does that mean nothing?” Erik full went “aww ☹️” mockingly out loud
-after Erik says “be my guest sir” he grabs Raoul’s chin and forces him to look at Christine and gave her a look of “get a load of this guy” and it got people laughing. I have never in my life seen a phantom who got people laughing during the final lair.
-Addies Christine is clinging desperately onto Raoul trying to free him and screams when Erik forcibly pulls her off of him to deliver the ultimatum.
-she’s so fucking sad
-you can tell this is the first time in Erik’s life he has felt like he is finally winning.
-Erik and Raoul are singing so much of this like 2 inches from each others face let them kiss
-during “Pitiful creature of darkness..” Dan’s Raoul reaches for Christine to take his hand, like he’s accepting his fate and just wants one last goodbye. She almost takes it before nodding no, turning away and facing Erik. Raoul is so heartbroken realizing he’s losing her.
-the kiss was crazy okay, Erik literally kisses back and lifts her off the floor I’ve never seen anything like it.
-Christine doesnt want to leave him but he screams at her to go
-the thing is addie Christine loves Erik but he is also kind of a mystery to her and she knows he is too dangerous to be with. Ryans Erik knows this too. But is too angry and spiteful to admit it until the bitter end.
-only time he is truly gentle with Christine is the end when she comes back and it’s not even real.
-there’s truly so much to say, extremely nuanced, layered performances from everyone.
-Ryan’s phantom feels like that Facebook comment meme where the guy is like “Nothing to smile about in my life” if you know
-Guy next to me was SOBBING at the end I get it
-I don’t know how to explain this but Ryan’s phantom could have Love Never Dies happen but Addie and Dans raoulstine could not. It only has to make sense to me.
I truly resonate with this line from “Music of the Night”, “Turn your face away from the garish light of day! Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light.”
There is truly a profound sense of comfort in those words. 🎶🥀🖤
my kitty cat was wandering around going ‘mrrph?” so i was like “in here!” he goes “mrrph!” shoves open my bedroom door with his big round head and FLOPS on me. as in hard enough that he made a little “oof” noise when he did it. followed by a category five purring event. there’s good in this world mr frodo etc
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