I saw Phantom of the Opera last night at the Pantages, and I must say I was underwhelmed. I feel like the costumes were the only great thing about this production. Every single person lacked energy, the show fell flat past the first row. It wasn't loud enough, the acting was extremely mediocre, I had high hopes for the man who played the phantom because everyone had told me how great he was...I wasn't seeing much greatness. He was good about 50% of the time. I was more entertained by the man and woman doing sign language to the side of the stage. Those two people were more vibrant than everyone in the cast combined. It was especially entertaining to see them sign Prima Donna, which was a poorly blocked number, and quite boring to watch. Masquerade had no feeling. It was as if everyone in this show had been sleeping all day and then woke up two minutes before curtain. But I am happy to say that I was able to see it, and I'm sure it was just an off night..hopefully...
I'm sure Rent will be much better.
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