#proscenium

[operafantomet]

THE PROSCENIUM: Left side sculptures

ROW 1: General set-up, full sculpture groups in the upper and lower half. From left: West End, Paris, Broadway.

ROW 2: General set-up, with some variations. From left: Hamburg, Mexico City, Singapore / World Tour.

ROW 3: Set-ups with one less sculpture in the upper half, and a smaller, alternate or removed sculpture look in the lower half. From left: Tokyo, Copenhagen, Stockholm revival.

ROW 4: New proceniums, with no lower sculptures, and reduced sculpture group in the upper half. From left: World Tour revival, UK Tour revival, West End revival.

ROW 5: Extended prosceniums, with more sculptures, or an alternate set-up. From left: Las Vegas, RAH, original Vienna.

ROW 6: Detail photos of the upper sculpture group. From left: Broadway, Hamburg revival, Copenhagen.

ROW 7: Detail photos of the upper left satyr. From left: Tokyo, Singapore / World Tour, Cape Town / World Tour.

ROW 8: Detail photos of the upper left sculptures. From left: Hamburg revival, Paris, Hamburg revival.

ROW 9: In making / preset. From left: Moscow, Toronto, original Broadway with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

(original design by Maria Bjørnson)

[bwwfourhumorsau]

What is everyone’s stance on theater curses (like the Macbeth curse), are they real or not?? 🤔👀

[nyphantomphan]

The Proscenium & Chandelier in Phantom of the Opera

[merlinray]

[elysiuminfra]

explaining something

[carnegiescenic]

"Nick working hard on the proscenium"

[notbecauseofvictories]

I watched the 1973 film The Slipper and the Rose last night, and it was a largely charming, if slightly anemic, adaptation of Cinderella---right up until you get to the song sung by the many servants hanging around the castle. I won't bore you with details, but can be summarized as basically: "We accept our lot in society/ all of us are born into the role we were always intended for/ there are no exceptions/ la dee dah folderol etc."

(The fact that the prince listens to this elaborate number and "fixes" the situation by knighting his man-at-arms, then leaning back in his chair like he has solved monarchy is....well, it's a choice.)

Anyway, this was enough to immediately poison the rest of the movie for me, and the only excuse I could come up with is that prince's man-at-arms has realized that a) his boss is unhinged, and b) will only learn a lesson if there's a literal song-and-dance number involved. Therefore, I think you could fix the whole movie by throwing in some scenes where the man-at-arms figures this out, and convinces the whole palace staff to join him in this insanity.

"Listen, people!'' he could bellow into his makeshift megaphone after the juggling servants drop yet another platter. ''I know this is absurd. I know you all have actual jobs to do. But our noble prince dragged me out to the royal crypt so he could complain about his family and we could literally dance on their tombs. That's who we're dealing with here! If we do not get this choreo right he will never give us health insurance. Do you want that? No? Okay then---and FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT---"

(Afterwards, when the newly promoted man-at-arms gets back to the castle, he finds the entire staff standing in the kitchen. They were waiting for him. They do not look amused.)

[dolorousvale]

(RE?)connecting; @jeremiahofphilo

Wednesday night. Cool, moderately windy, with the moon mostly blocked by the clouds.

Half an hour earlier than the agreed upon time, Dolasach arrived at the arcade—a flashy building with three floors of entertainment that ranged from the classic crane game, to a newly installed interactive holographic setup ‘that brought VR into IRL.’ Rolling up the sleeves of the beige and navy cardigan that her pouty lover insisted she wear lent her, she made her way deeper inside with a goal in mind.

Recalling that Jeremiah mentioned that he couldn’t figure out some of the machines, she made it a point to take some time to scour the place for anything that either looked like something Jeremiah would know about, or seemed like the right level of complexity for it to still be fun to figure out. Or maybe they could have fun with something they could both figure out together?

It crossed her mind that this was probably way more busywork than Jeremiah could’ve ever expected from her, but after how… Awkward? Some of their last meeting went, she just wanted to try and make sure things go relatively well. Or at least, they wouldn’t have that much dead air if it did get awkward again.

She pulled out her phone and quickly sent Jeremiah a text once she was satisfied with her findings, the time hitting close to their rendezvous.

->Mr. Philo-dendron: Let me know when you’re here, will meet you at the entrance. Take your time btw! No rush :>

[andrewlloydwebber]

Imagine the utopian society we would live in if Arthur Masella was in charge of keeping up Hal Prince’s legacy instead of Seth Skylar Heyn imposing his own vision on Phantom for some reason

[dolasach]

"The wanderers are taken care of. Are you hurt anywhere? Don't lie."

“I’m—“

The automatic response gets cut off by Dolasach’s own realization that no, she isn’t fine, and the fact that she couldn’t join in him battle made it extremely clear to her that there’s no lying her way through this.

As the dust settles around them and the final vestiges of the fallen Wanderer’s dissipate into nothing, the pain in her leg from an attack she failed to dodge makes itself even more known. At first glance, it wouldn’t seem like anything was wrong thanks to her pants obscuring everything, but judging from the pain, she had to wonder if something had been fractured.

She sighs and leans back against the tree she’d been resting on for support. It’s getting dark, and they’re in a no-hunt zone. It’s best if she didn’t waste their time trying to put on a brave face.

“I… Don’t think I can walk on my own.”

[redrockbluerock]

Happy Balannouncement day!

Today's the in-universe birthday of Equil and Librium- by extension, the day I use as Balan's birthday as well!

so, a lil beach visit for the three!

bonus swimsuits for the others- Lance sunburns easily and Neo's patterns are a bit more complex than you'd think

[operafantomet]

"The history of the Musical-Theater Basel once began with Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. With this very production, the theater operator FBM Entertainment is fighting against the Basel government's plans to close the theater 29 years later.

(photo of the theatre's facade during the original 1995 production)

A few of the not-so-young premiere guests on Thursday evening will probably still have some memories of when Basel tried to establish itself as a musical city on October 12, 1995 with Webber's successful work based on the chilling novel by Gaston Leroux. Among them was certainly Basel tenor Florian Schneider, who sang and played the title role at the time. A good 700 performances were staged within two years before the musical was canceled in 1997.

At the premiere, Schneider was a sought-after interview guest for the numerous TV and radio teams in attendance. He was faced with a new production that didn't really seem particularly new. Nor could it, as the story is unmistakably set in the Paris Opera in the 1930s, when ballet dancers still wore tutus and the singers performed in lavish baroque costumes.

(...)

The tragic love triangle between the sad and evil phantom in the catacombs of the opera, the beautiful opera diva and the aristocratic lover is clearly still captivating, as the short but powerful final applause at the premiere showed. This was certainly also due to the vocal performance of the trio, above all the soprano Georgie Wilkinson as Christine, but also Dougie Carter as Raoul and Nadim Naaman as the Phantom.

(Dougie Carter and Georgia Wilkinson in Little Lotte)

In terms of the setting, however, some compromises had to be made in comparison with the original Basel Phantom. In 1995, the Phantom was able to make full use of the stage in a theater that had been built explicitly for this production. 29 years later, some compromises had to be made here, as this is a touring production, but one that can boast a high formal standard.

(photo of the original Basel proscenium and chandelier)

It remains to be seen whether the new Phantom production can prevail as an argument for the preservation of the musical theater. It has a relatively long run until December 22. The Basel government would like to convert the theater building into an indoor swimming pool. A popular initiative aims to prevent this. This means that the voters will ultimately decide whether "The Phantom of the Opera" will not only be the beginning of the theater's history but also its end."

Review from here: https://www.bluewin.ch/en/entertainment/return-of-the-phantom-of-the-opera-to-the-musical-theater-basel-2438493.html

[bwwfourhumorsau]

so what do the other guys around there do?

"Hey! I have other things I do! I just don't like giving that information to all of you!"

"Mhm."

(ooc: hi, I've returned.)

[phantastragoria]

🌟 Merry (belated) Christmas from the Guardians of the Galaxy 🌟

[roadtophantom]

After 13 years, the Korean production of The Phantom of the Opera returns on stage. Busan previews begin today!

[jeremyonthelair]

So after ten years of watching the show only from bootlegs, I eventually got chance to see it in person, started with the Chinese and then the Korean production this year. And luckily it was the Brilliant Original in its entirety in Korea.

Playout is always one of my top favourite moments from the musical, so I made this compilation as a memory of my very first experience.

And this way, my 2023 Phantom Journey came to a curtain call.

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This video is to pay tribute to the Brilliant Original Production itself, to the original creative team as a whole, and to the genius designer Maria Björnson in particular, whose vision has been testified by a standing ovation from phans all over the world throughout the years.

This compilation contains:

• My recordings from the 2023 Chinese Production in Shanghai, and the 2023 Korean Production in Seoul

• A clip published on Weibo by @天酱_

• A clip published on Twitter by Conductor Yang Juin (Musical Director of Phantom Korea)

Available on YouTube at: