The front of the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts This was my first time seeing the show by myself, and I had to admit then that I really was obsessed, as I had flown out to Vancouver to see the show, alone. :-) This was also the first time I started writing reviews of the show for my friends, so I have a lot more details of shows for the next few reviews! :-) The cast was wonderful...my main reason for taking the trip was to see Peter Karrie as the Phantom, and I was definitely not disappointed! It was Teresa de Zarn as Christine, who I'd seen four years earlier! :-) And Kip Wilborn was a decent Raoul, as Raouls go. :-) Peter's entrance in the mirror scene was fabulous! Very powerful. Since I'd just seen the show a couple of months earlier in Toronto, I really noticed some differences about the touring production. First, they didn't go down INTO the stage at the beginning, but just walked off the side. And secondly, the candles were nowhere near as impressive as in Toronto. There were far fewer of them, and they didn't come up as high. The stage looked really empty. It was probably like that the first 3 times I saw the show too, but I didn't notice 'cause I had nothing to compare it to.
One of the many beautiful displays along the front of the theatre
The side of the Ford Centre Music of the Night was lovely, and Peter's angel scene and final scene were both enough to bring me to tears! When Christine sang, "the tears I might have shed for your dark fate grow cold and turn to tears of hate!", he was at the organ, and the look on his face was heart-wrenching. He kept repeating the word to himself..."hate?"...and shaking his head. | |
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