Wednesday, March 10, 2010
At Adelphi Theater in London - Same Phantom, Different Spirit
NYTimes.com: "To think that all this time that poor old half-faced composer hasn’t been dead at all, just stewing in his lust for greater glory. Being the title character of “The Phantom of the Opera,” the most successful musical of all time, wasn’t enough for him. Oh, no. Like so many aging stars, he was determined to return — with different material and a rejuvenated body — to the scene of his first triumph. So now he’s back in the West End with a big, gaudy new show. And he might as well have a “kick me” sign pasted to his backside."
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While I've never seen the first Phantom, I'm still not overly surprised the second was a flop. It's rarely a good idea to have a sequel to an unparalleled success, unless it was written to be that way. (See Lord of the Rings versus Pirates of the Caribbean.) From what I know, I'm pretty sure Gaston Leroux never wrote a sequel of Phantom, and DEFINITELY never wrote one that took place at Coney Island. Not only is the setting ridiculous--moving from one of the most romantic cities in the world, to one of the most kitchy--but it sounds like the plot, writing, and score are too.
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