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  • While I've seen a fair share of musicals here in Vegas, and in other cities, "Phantom of the Opera" has always been known as the "Gold Standard" of theater. You know this show, whether you realize it or not. It's so indelibly burned into the mainstream's subconscious, that claiming to know nothing about it would only prove yourself wrong. I hadn't seen the show until last night. I figured that I'd get around to it one of these days, but it seemed that the time was now. It's beautiful. I was fortunate enough to get seats that were close enough to see the actor's faces and the Phantom's disfigurements, but not so close to be in a bad spot to miss the production's "big" special effect sequence. Trust me, directly front and center would not be the best place to be. There's also that whole shortening of shows that Vegas has a tendency to do. I suppose the creators believe that the collective Vegas audience has the combined attention span of a hummingbird (and they may be right, for all I know), so they do shorten a song here and there, and the "big" effect is rearranged elsewhere in the production. Yet, this new interpretation puts a completely different spin on the Phantom's derangements, making the effect more wide-eyed and shocking. Did he really just...? The music is timeless, the acting is fantastic, the costuming is exquisitely detailed, and the sets are.... They do some amazing things with this set. From in front of to behind the curtain in the blink of an eye, the feeling of depth as you sink from the Opera House to the Phantom's subterranean lair.... The theater itself seems like a living being, flowing and ebbing with the events that transpire. The story is dark and macabre and beautiful and romantic all at once. I'm glad to have had partial "ignorance" (but again, you don't really) in knowing the events of this show so that I could enjoy it as much as I did. The Strip doesn't seem as musical-centric as it did for a while there, but they've left one of the best available. Well, WELL worth the viewing.
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