1st Half of the musical:
It starts off with an auction. They are selling multiple items and then they sell the chandelier that killed him. The light goes out and the piano is dramatically played. The chandelier is lit up and then is lifted up to become the lights. There is a time change to when the Phantom is still alive. A woman appears in a beautiful gown and starts singing Opera with a head. It’s like they transformed into a set for an opera show. During rehearsal the director is talking to some men about retiring and they talk about some girl. There are two new men running the Opera House, because the other man is retiring. Something dropped upon a woman and she got scared. She complains about it and walks off because the new men say it’s not a big deal. The opera ghost reaches out and says that the woman is leaving. One of the backup dancers picked up her place in the opera show. One of the new owners finds interest in her, because she is such a good singer. Her best friend says that she did well. She is hearing voices of a man and she gets snatched by the Phantom. She follows the Phantom through the woods, on a lake, and they finally reach his home. Since the day he heard her sing he needed her. She faints after seeing a woman in the mirror, he takes care of her. She wakes up in the Phantoms bed, she looks around and she sees the phantom writing music. She takes the Phantom’s mask and he has a mental breakdown about his face. He says that fear turns into love and she can learn how to love him. She sees his face and turns away. She then turns back and gives him his mask. The owners find out that the women trapped with the Phantom are gone. He gives the owners one last chance to follow his orders, or it won’t be good. They are super upset about it. They go through the opera show while the Phantom is watching. The play show is about a queen cheating on his husband. A little bit into the show the woman playing the queen her singing gets bad. They stop the show Because she isn’t a good singer anymore, the phantom is behind this.
He continues to watch the show and he is inside everyone’s minds. The woman he captured wants to escape. He’s hunting the theater. A man inbrases Christy, The man and Chisty decide to run away. The Phantom is offended about Christy leaving him. He crushes the actors because of his rage with Chandler.
Second Half of Phantom Of the Opera:
The second half of the musical opens with a ball. They are singing and dancing at a masquerade ball. The Phantom haunts the opera house and they are all scared of him. Christy still sings for the Phantom. She can’t be apart of the next show, the Phantom still controls her. The people that control the opera think Christy is mad for thinking that the Phantom is singing to her. Christy is enchanted by the Phantom, The man stops Christy from going with him again. They start the show and prepare for the Phantom to come in. The Phantom comes in as a character from the show they are putting on to get close to Christy. She removed the mask from Phantom. They run away and destroys the show by taking Christy. The Phantom and Christy get ready to marry each other. The Phantom unexpectedly has the man that loves her captive and a prisoner. He hangs the man and they fight about if they will get married. Cristy is pressured to make a choice between the Phantom and Her lover. She chooses the Phantom? He lets the man go, even though she chose the Phantom. He is left by himself, without Christy. Then someone finds his glowing mask. The End.
What did I think?
I think it was a very good musical. I loved the singing, dancing, and the tech elements. My favorite scene is when she follows the Phantom to his mention for the first time the singing and the lighting was very good. The acting was so good between Phantom and Christy.
