Ah, yes. That most unusual of occurrences - finding a POTO video I like! And I like this one very much indeed. Nothing like a bit of hyperbole, angst and drug metaphors to get to the heart of the sort of E/C I dig. The hallucinogenic effects are particularly apposite. :D (The same author also has some other nice videos, worth checking out.)

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I'll make it snappy, I promise ( Read more... )

Not the most original of ideas, but once I started I had to see it through. This is pretty much my impression of the show, albeit in a somewhat... shall we say, heightened, form. Heightened, and just leeetle bit condensed. :D ( Read more... )

Continued as promised. This is basically straight from my notes, so I'm going to stick to point form in chronological order as far as possible.
( Notes on POTO, West End production )

Okay, let's do this. I'm going to go through my notes in order later, but first, a general discussion of the characters and my impressions. It turned out rather longer than I had intended, but oh well, I'm writing this for myself as much as for anyone else ( Read more... )

I just got back from "Phantom" in London (well, not juuust, but close enough). After seeing Les Mis the other week, and being disappointed by the tired, dated and outright ridiculous production, I wondered if perhaps I shouldn't have spent more money on another musical -- and if perhaps POTO will be just as shabby. Given that even with the ( Read more... )

Yay, finally someone put up a little video clip from the current Melbourne POTO! Very short, possibly even short enough to indulge in if you're on dial-up. Very good quality, though, considering.

My one-word review (the height of mature introspection): gigglesnortA slightly longer review: I could watch Anthony Warlow's hands all day long, they are ( Read more... )

On a bright and chirpy note, I have finally had my Funny Hat Day in celebration of being officially crowned "Doctor". Ta-daa! Graduating at the same time were my husband and several of our friends, which made it a very large and bubbly gathering. We were planning to curtsey to the Chancellor instead of settling for the boring old bow, but ( Read more... )

It's too cold here to get out of my nice warm blanket and head to bed, so I'm going to waste time on another POTO post, yet again about Christine. All sane people are advised to avoid the cut and move on. :D

( Caution: Drivel Ahead. Do not click this cut! Run, save yourself!! )

Meet the woman who will be Australia's A-cast Christine in the new POTO production: Ana Marina. You can listen to her version of "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" by clicking on the above link and selecting "sound samples". Her opera experience is obvious and her voice is very good, but the whole piece is a bit unexciting ( Read more... )