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doyouknowthismusical · 6 months

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#musical theater #do you know this musical #poll #the phantom of the opera #andrew lloyd webber #Charles hart #richard stilgoe #language: english

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lillyli-74 · 7 months

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Photography by Victoria Veil

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor.

~ Charles Hart

#Charles Hart #victoria veil

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auntieblues · 5 months

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“Softly, deftly, music shall caress you. Hear it, feel it, Secretly possess you.” ― Charles Hart, The Phantom of the Opera:

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#Charles Hart #The Phantom of the Opera #landscape #nature #naturecore #waterfall #greenery #artists on tumblr #auntieblues

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marybeatriceofmodena · 1 year

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What was that crazy music video type thing you included on that post about ALW being an ass to Patti Lupone? I have never seen that before and I am both intrigued and horrified. I only recently got into Phantom, and all this craziness is just delighting me. 😂

For context, this is the video referred to in this ask:

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This was a promo video done in 1985 (I think), to promote Phantom. Those are the original lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, which he wrote before Charles Hart was involved. You'll recognize a few here and there, but a lot of them are... weird, to say the least (weird enough for Cameron "Satan" Mackintosh to tell ALW to either find someone to help out Stilgoe, either outright fire him, or else he wouldn't produce Phantom anymore. And given it was proving to be a VERY costly show to make, even ALW knew losing CamMack was a no-no).

The staging is also different, because Trevor Nunn was the director at this point. And that's another funny (HA) story: ALW and Cameron Mackintosh had initially got Hal Prince to direct. And for those of you who don't know, Hal Prince is basically to musicals what Steven Spielberg is to cinema. He directed some of the most successful musicals of the latter half of the 20th century: Evita, Sweeney Todd, Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, Cabaret, Company... and that's the list of musicals I know even the uninitiated will recognize. So one day, on a whim, ALW decided to fire Hal Prince, which went about as well as you might expect: ALW chickened out of the dinner where he and CamMack were supposed to break the news to him, which led to CamMack having to sheepishly break the news to Hal Prince, who stormed out furious (AS HE SHOULD). Again, imagine yourself firing Steven Spielberg from making Saving Private Ryan and replacing him with, I dunno, the Russo brothers because The Avengers made a shit ton of money.

Why? My guess is that Hal Prince had the balls to tell ALW to stick it whenever he'd bring bad ideas on the table, so ALW basically decided to replace Hal Prince with the director for one of his previous musicals, Trevor Nunn (who is a decent director, mind you, making the comparison to the Russo brothers a little harsh).

Which musical was it, mind you? CATS.

IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO CATS.

And Steve Harley? He was a rock singer who got picked up along the way because they urgently needed someone to play the Phantom in the music video, and full offense but he's a worse singer than Gerald Butler in my opinion, and at least the latter could actually act. ALW realized that they needed someone else, and he basically smuggled the score to a comedic actor called Michael Crawford, who had some prior experience singing in musicals (he's in the film adaptations of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Hello Dolly, if you're interested), but he wasn't exactly the guy you'd think of for the Phantom? Thankfully, he proved everyone who might have doubted him wrong, and amazingly at that, but he was a gamble at the time nonetheless.

And as you may guess, the music video was kind of poorly received, and Trevor Nunn worked on a little musical called Les Misérables, which got piss poor reviews and ALW was at the head of them (CLASS ACT, THAT FELLOW). But the uneducated, unwashed plebs loved it so I guess that's the reason why it's still playing today, and not because it's one of the most beautiful scores ever written for musical theatre, summing up a 1,000 book perfectly and conveying emotions that could make angels cry, nah. /s Anyway, that led to ALW firing Trevor Nunn, and begging Hal Prince to come back, and he agreed - which really goes to show how gracious he is because I would have laughed in ALW's face.

And what happened to Steve Harley, you may ask? He found out with a call from CamMack that he was fired, with no explanation whatsoever, and it was only later that he found out Michael Crawford had replaced him. I mean, was it for the best? Yeah. Do I still feel kind of bad for Steve Harley? Yeah.

So yeah, thank your lucky stars Hal Prince, Charles Hart and Michael Crawford agreed to be in this. I'd also add Maria Bjornson, but I really wonder now how she got involved in the first place because if that came from ALW, that might be the single best decision he ever made in his entire life. But I don't have any trust in him whatsoever to pull that off lmao

#lord-valery-mimes #phantom of the opera #Andrew Lloyd Webber #Hal Prince #Cameron Mackintosh #Charles Hart #Richard Stilgoe #Trevor Nunn #Michael Crawford #Steve Harley #and now you know

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marydarkblacknoir · 2 months

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Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor. Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender. Turn your face away from the garish light of day, turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light, and listen to the music of the night... Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams, purge your thoughts of the life you knew before. Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar, and live, as you never lived before!

Charles Hart, The Phantom of the Opera

#charles hart #the phantom of the opera #love quotes #quotes #poem #litterature #poetry #beautiful quote #book quote #english poetry #night

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marleneoftheopera · 2 years

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Ten (of many) special moments at POTO London:

Michael Crawford's final performance where he was presented with his own chandelier; this was one day after the first anniversary.

The 20th anniversary featuring Charles Hart, Earl Carpenter, Gillian Lynne, ALW, Sarah Brightman, Rachel Barrell, and Andrew Bridge.

The 21st anniversary featuring Ramin Karimloo and Leila Benn Harris. This also marked the first anniversary where both leads were played by POC.

The 10,000th performance featuring Will Barratt, Sofia Escobar, ALW, Michael Crawford, and Stephen John Davis.

The 25th anniversary performances at the Royal Albert Hall.

The 12,000th performance with Geronimo Rauch, Harriet Jones, and Liam Tamne in the leads.

The 30th anniversary (with a 4 Phantom/2 Christine performance instead of the usual 4/1)

The 33rd anniversary; understudy Adam Robert Lewis had to take over mid-show for Josh Piterman.

The 35th anniversary-- the first one celebrated in person since Covid.

The 36th anniversary, celebrated yesterday!

Happy 36th to the London production, long may you run!

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unwelcome-ephestion · 9 months

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One of my recent theses is that Aspects of Love is a concept musical masquerading as a book show, which is why it is so misunderstood. I thought I would outline this thesis here.

First, it starts with Love Changes Everything. Its 2023 revival moves the song to the middle of Act 1 in order to have it sung by Michael Ball, which is a key error (Ball plays George in the revival, rather than Alex, who he originated in 1989). The song is here:

It’s quite literally a thesis on love, extraneous to the book - Alex’s naive thesis on love. What’s interesting is that it is only the first thesis on love we get. When we first meet George, Alex’s uncle, who lives hedonistically and flits between lovers just as Alex believes that Rose is his one true love, he sings this:

Life goes on, love goes free is George’s philosophy. Both of these moments are much more typical of a concept show than a book show, and seem indicative of Lloyd Webber (as book writer, though not lyricist) being inspired by the Prince era in the States, and in particular I would argue A Little Night Music, where songs like The Miller’s Son highlight philosophies of love to be analysed within the context of the show. What is interesting about Aspects is that neither Alex’s nor George’s philosophy remains unscathed. By the end of Act 1, George is married to Rose, and Alex reprises Love Changes Everything on the way to the army, to destroy himself in his loss of Rose. By the end of the second act, it is George who will have died, destroying himself over his possessive incestuous love of his daughter Jenny with Rose, and Alex who rejects both Rose and Jenny in order to flit like George did with his old lover, Giulietta. The final reprise of Love Changes Everything is crucial (and foolishly omitted from the 2023 revival!) as heard below:

Heard at 4:40 on the above track, we hear the final line twice: love will never never let you be the same. When Alex originally sang this, it was a naive take on the power of one true love. With all we know now, the song has totally changed its meaning - love has the power to bouleverse everything in your philosophy and turn you inside out, Alex into a hedonistic cynic and George a man who dies for love. The ability of the one song and lyric to develop like that over time is much cleverer than it is given credit for and one of the reasons I think it works much better in context.

Although Aspects has a quintet of lovers, the final one who experiences that true bouleversal is Rose. Rose does not outline a thesis in the same way, but she scorns Alex early in the show, telling him that if he can do one thing it is “just leave me”. Later, close to the end of Act 1, she begins to show her inability to be vulnerable when she tells George that he must promise to answer whatever she asks him with yes, and ends up marrying him. Both of these lyrical and musical motifs are repeated in the culmination of Anything But Lonely, where (from 2:44) we hear:

Rose: Just promise one thing.

Alex: Alright, what is it?

Rose: Don’t ask me questions; you must promise this.

Alex: I can’t; I must know what it is.

Rose: Don’t leave me!

Whilst Rose doesn’t have the same thesis outlined, she is proof of the same fact that love changes everything. And whilst I have criticised song placement in the 2023 production, and would also argue that it tries to sideline the more uncomfortable aspects of the show (incest and age gaps) that are actually vital to its plot, it is still up there with Oklahoma! as one of the most interesting shows currently playing in the West End and definitely requires a visit before it closes next month. Aspects of Love as a title lays out exactly what this show is - a conceptual analysis - and the show has been much maligned, I think, by being misunderstood as a traditional book musical.

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glimeres · 5 months

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O Fantasma da Ópera ( The Phantom of The Opera ), Brasil, 2018 - 2019 Highlights of Giulia Nadriz (Alternate Christine Daaé), ft.Thiago Arancam (The Phantom), Fred Silveira (Raoul de Chagny) and Company

#giulia nadriz #thiago arancam #fred silveira #o fantasma da ópera #the phantom of the opera #andrew lloyd webber #charles hart #richard stilgoe #musical #brasil #brazil #video #posted

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historysisco · 1 year

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On This Day in New York City History January 9, 2006: Broadway muaical "The Phantom of the Opera" based on the 1910 Gaston Leroux novel of the same name becomes the longest running show on Broadway. The musical's home on Broadway is the Majestic Theatre.

The musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber with lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe surpassed the then record of 7,485 performances that was held by "Cats" from 1982 to 2000.

It was announced in September of 2022 that Phantom would be ending its run on Broadway in February of 2023. Ticket sales caused the end to be pushed back to April 2023. Currently the musical sits at close to 13,900 performances.

#PhantomoftheOpera #GastonLeroux #AndrewLloydWeber #CharlesHart #RichardStilgoe #BroadwayHistory #EntertainmentHistory #TheatreHistory #NewYorkHistory #NYHistory #NYCHistory #History #Historia #Histoire #Geschichte #HistorySisco

(at Majestic Theatre, The Phantom Of The Opera)

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#phantom of the Opera #Gaston Leroux #Andrew Lloyd Weber #Charles Hart #Richard Stilgoe #Broadway History #Entertainment History #Theatre History #New York History #NY History #NYC History #History #Historia #Histoire #Geschichte #HistorySisco

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jamesfitzjamesdotcom · 1 year

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Longitude (2000)

A very good mini-series about John Harrison (1693-1776) who invented the marine chronometer. Also very important, the cast comprises of my faves Jeremy Irons and Andrew Scott, plus other faves cold boys Ian Hart, Charles Edwards and Tobias Menzies.

Tobias appears for less than a minute. Blink and miss.

Ian Hart!

Charles Edwards and Ian Hart! On a boat!

Making observations in cute outfits

Ian being carried off while Cedwards watches

#naval history #maritime history #longitude 2000 #charles edwards #tobias menzies #ian hart #18th century fashion #the terror

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haruminyuu · 1 year

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stickmintober stuff

#henry stickmin #thsc #the henry stickmin collection #triple threat #ellie rose #charles calvin #pablo sleuth #dr vinschpinsilstien #hart #hello akdjanskaakd #out touching grass (offline)#thsc fanart

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bestepisode · 3 days

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Vote on more episodes here!

See the full list of round 2 polls here.

Five by Five: Fed up with Angel meddling in their affairs, Wolfram and Hart hire newly arrived Faith to take him out. Blood Money: Wolfram and Hart are sponsoring a fund raising benefit for a local teen shelter. Angel is suspicious of their motives and starts investigating. Meanwhile, Wes, Gunn and Cordy work to establish their own detective business.

#angel the series #ats best episode #atsr2 #angel btvs #faith lehane #wolfram & hart #lilah morgan #lindsey mcdonald #cordelia chase #charles gunn #wesley wyndam pryce

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dearest-love2410 · 2 months

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Omg a character I REALLY like

Hmmmm

Uk what would make them PERFECT ?

Seeing them at the lowest point in their lives!

Like Yas bbg cry so that I can too🤭

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whatsabriard · 8 months

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i. “Pick up your nightlife.” Silence hung a beat too long, Ken’s words just sitting in the air over the table.

Jennifer tamped down her instinctive response, a smart remark about how little they needed the help, when Dana came to the rescue.

“Maybe they don’t need their nightlife picked up.” Jennifer recalled their afternoon, and the way the island breeze caressed over their bare skin. She was limp as a rag, draped over Jonathan’s chest. He tapped a little melody against her spine, his fingers soothing as she recovered from their frantic lovemaking.

Daylife or nightlife, they needed no help.

ii. There was a dig in Ken’s words, Jonathan thought, but it seemed aimed at himself rather than Jonathan.

When Jennifer glanced at him, after a moment of uncomfortable silence, her eyes were full of unexpressed emotions. Concern, irritation, and amusement. There was the slightest blush along her throat, so Jonathan knew she was thinking of their afternoon.

Murder plot aside, he made sure they christened their room properly and he hadn’t heard Jennifer complaining at the time.

Quite frankly, if their nightlife picked up any more, they probably wouldn’t be able to survive it.

But what a way to go.

#hart to hart #double drabbles #jennifer hart #jonathan hart #harts and palms #does jonathan charles hart need penis pills #no he does not #who did that old man think he was talking to?

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cold-boys-fandom-hub · 2 years

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THE COLD BOYS FANDOM HUB UPDATES:

- 343 on-set stills & behind the scenes photos - 1 treat from Dave K - Cast social media updates, including a little reunion - 1 interview with Alistair Petrie - New fandom events - Updates on 2 fandom projects: @terrorcamp and @terrortarot

See the full list of updates for July 2022 here.

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fyeahvarchie · 2 years

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drewraytanner: More friends, more ways

#kj apa #charles melton #hart denton #cole sprouse #riverdale #kjapadaily #dailyrivermale #kj: insta

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