He's There - The Phantom of the Opera

As a special treat, Sarah, Callie and I went to see Phantom of the Opera tonight. Only one word can describe this show - "Wow." This is the third time that I have seen this show (once in Dallas and once before in London five years ago)and I say that this is the best of all three productions. All of the actors had magnificent voices! The actor who played the Phantom actually hit the high notes perfectly and portrayed the Opera Ghost wonderfully. The actresses that played Christine and Carlotta were amazing.

We got tickets at the theater's box office for £20 each. At TKTS the tickets were £40, probably because they were really good seats. The seats that we got instead where in the first row of the Upper Circle and all the way to the left of the stage. The reason why the tickets were so inexpensive was that they supposedly had a bit of a restricted view. However, the only restriction we had was seeing the left corner of the stage and because we were in the first row we could lean over the railing just a bit and see most of everything there. It was perfect.

We were all so excited that we could barely sit still while we waited for the show to begin. Once it did, Sarah and I would catch each other mouthing the lyrics of our favorite songs. During intermission we all began to discuss the differences between the stage version verus the recent movie. The movie does not give this musical justice. Plan and simple. If you have only seen the movie - you must see the show whenever it tours close to your home. Go see it. Love it!

Sarah loved the London performance, however she holds it second to the New York show (as does my father who has also seen both). Someday I'll have to go New York, Callie too, since this was the first time she's ever seen the show and needs to see another one for comparison. Since Sarah lives in the state we can do it togehter. Until I do go to New York, I'm going to remember this night forever!