But the star has gone, the glamour's worn thin
That's a pretty bad state for a state to be in
Instead of government, we had a stage
Instead of ideas, a prima donna's rage
Instead of help, we were given a crowd
She didn't say much but she said it loud
Just read through the transcript of last Saturdays Ethan Freeman Night stream by @wheel-of-fish
So glad to see you all loved the documentary so much, and thank you for all your kind words, they mean a lot!!
The Ethan talks Phantom followup documentary will be out in September, to coincidence with the anniversary with the original Leroux novel's anniversary.
For anyone who missed it on Saturday, the full documentary is now on YouTube:
I’m in love with these Eden versions of Lilly and Luci I made, they’re so pretty. The song I chose for this animatic is from Evita because I’m currently in a version of the show and it’s infected my brain. Anyway, here it is so far
The top 10 Broadway-style musicals performed in opera houses (according to Operabase.com)
It's always interesting when an opera company stages a classic musical in addition to its usual operatic repertoire. Allegedly, on those occasions, these are the most popular choices.
Another fun musical trope/archetype is the vaguely antagonistic, functionally symbolic character. Sometimes a narrator, but more essentially a character who is symbolic of some broader concept and also vaguely antagonistic.
Examples include Gabe from Next to Normal, Che from Evita, the Bullet from Hamilton...