This week, my grandmother and I traveled to New York to see the longest running Broadway musical that is STILL playing, The Phantom of the Opera. This musical was created by Andrew Lloyd Webber. I recognized the name from my jazz band; he was the one that wrote most of our music! After I heard that, I knew the music would be fantastic. The first showing of this play was in 1986, but it is based on a book in French by Gaston Leroux which was writting in 1910.
It was hard to make out what the plot was because almost everything is sung. Despite this play's "hard to understand" storyline, I really enjoyed listening to the loud music. I now understand why this play is still running strong on Broadway. I couldn't get the music out of my head after seeing the play! Here is the theme song of the Phantom of the Opera:
Pretty catchy, right? I have to admit, this musical does not compare to the Lion King which is another Broadway musical I saw last year around this time. It is a kid-friendly Broadway musical and is a classic Disney movie. I guess because I knew the Lion King better than the Phantom of the Opera before I saw it made it more enjoyable for me.
My question for the week is...
Have you been on Broadway, and if so what musical(s) have you seen?
P.S. Towards the end of the musical, the people are located in a sewer. As a sound effect, you could hear running water from the sewer. I don't realize they were in a sewer, which made me believe there was rain outside. I finally convinced myself that it was part of the play. The ironic thing is that when my grandmother and I stepped outside, it was pouring rain in New York City - not a good thing! So my grandmother and I were soaked by the time we got to the bus terminal. Oh, the irony!
