Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" is one of the most famous broadway musicals of all time. Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as the Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and demanding Christine be given lead roles. Things get worse when Christine meets back up with her childhood acquaintance Raoul and the two fall in love. The Phantom decides to kidnap her and imprison her with him in his lair. Raoul is now the only one who can stop him. Or is he? (summary found at imdb.com)
Phantom may be one of the most popular broadway shows, but rarely do we see a middle school / high school production of it. Until now. In April of this year, only 25 minutes from Clayton Middle / High School, a production of "Phantom of the Opera" was performed at Millville High School for the first time. "The production features a custom made chandelier and the talented vocals of seniors Joshua Sheppard and Samantha Price as the Phantom and Christine, along with juniors Phillip Ballas and Lindsay Abbott as Raoul and Carlotta. The production is directed by Robert DeSantis." (Community Bulletin, NJ.com).
A few days from now (May 12-14) a production of Phantom will be performed at Oakton High School in Virginia. "It's such an iconic, famous piece of musical theater, and I'm still surprised how many people have never seen it, so this is an opportunity to finally put physicality to the famous musical score," said theater director Vanessa Gelinas. The Oakton High School production will have 75 students in the cast and crew! (Steve Hibbard, Connection Newspaper.com)
Since more schools are taking on the famous musical, could it be possible that we could see "Phantom of the Opera" here at Clayton Middle / High School? Fingers crossed!
THREE REASONS TO SEE "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA"
by Makayla
1. Costumes
2. The Music
3. The Famous Chandelier
Written by: Makayla
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