I'm not much of a show person. Whenever we go to Vegas (which is fairly often, truth be told), people ask, "are you going to a show?" With all the debauchery in Vegas, who has time for a show??? Well, when the hotel hooks up free tickets, with great seats, who can say no?
The theatre is small enough to feel intimate, but still large enough for a good production. It is a beautiful space and the production value of the show was great. The music and singing were great as well. Jim G., who had seen a production of this show when he was younger, said that some stuff was cut out, but everything was still fluid. My only complaint, and it is minor, is that in the common vision of the Phantom, he is often portrayed as this Byronic hero for whom we should ahve sympathy. In the production, he's mostly just a creeper. Perhaps whatever was cut out diminished his characterization.
Oh, I guess a second complaint. The photographers take pictures as you enter the theatre, obviously to sell them later. We checked them out and they were nicely done. However, they were like 40 bucks for two pictures. Come on!!! That's crazy, even for Vegas!
All in all, good show!