Okay so, I was listening to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA a couple of days ago, and had forgotten how much I love "The Music of the Night".
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Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman
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I'm not sure why so many people hate this show. Maybe it's backlash against the success the show has had. Maybe people just don't care for Andrew Lloyd Webber. Maybe it's a prejudice against specters. Maybe the hate comes from the women who have actually had to sing this stuff. But again, I love spectacle. A subterranean lake with tons of dry ice, elaborate costumes and a crashing chandelier? I'm in. The music is big with a butt-load of strings and french horns, which I also love. I'm sure many consider it just a bunch of style over substance -- I can understand that, but whatev. That's the great thing about theatre -- there's room for everything, right? Did I mention the subterranean lake and lush orchestrations?
