Originally Posted By cstephens For those interested, here's the website for the new Phantom show at the Venetian in Las Vegas: <a href="http://www.phantomlasvegas.com/" target="_blank">http://www.phantomlasvegas.com /</a>. I saw a billboard advertising the show on my drive from the westside to the El Capitan last week. According to the press release on the site, all of the songs will be in the show, and I've not heard what parts they're cutting out to shorten the show. The casting sounds pretty interesting, given the resumes of the people they've hired. According to the site, they're in previews now, so I'm interested in seeing the reviews when they officially open. I figure we will eventually see the show ourselves. /cs
Originally Posted By LVBelle Thanks for the link, cstephens! I'm looking forward to going and seeing this, perhaps we'll do it as one of our last dates before the baby arrives!
Originally Posted By cstephens Please tell us what you think if you do go. Up until about a month ago, Phantom was tied as the musical I've seen the most times (7). Now, "Mamma Mia" reigns as the top at 8 times. (I know, Jim in Merced is having an aneurysm at the thought of having seen that musical that many times.) /cs
Originally Posted By kennect I just came to this section to start a thread about this show only to happily find someone else already has...... My big question at the moment is where are the comments on the preview performances that are taking place right now? I can't find any on the intenet but I know there has to be some....
Originally Posted By Kala The next time I'm in Vegas we plan to see Phantom, it is one of our favorites. Thanks for the link! I loved Mama Mia ah the memories those songs brought back.
Originally Posted By LadyKluck We are planning to go to Vegas after the baby is born (we won a trip that has to be taken by May), I sure hope this is still running when we go!!! Of course there's no way I could convince DH to go, but I'll go by myself if I have to!
Originally Posted By LVBelle I'll go! The boys can babysit! I actually mentioned to Chris today that I wanted to go for our anniversary in July. I tried to tell him we have to go somewhere nice so I can wear the totally unpractical but very cute fancy maternity top I bought on a whim a few weeks ago. He made it clear he does NOT want to go see Phantom!
Originally Posted By LadyKluck Yeah James did the same thing when I asked him if we could go when we take our trip (whenever that will be). He got that crinkled nose look on his face which is my cue that he would rather eat mud than do whatever I just asked him. We'll have to figure out something manly for them to do while you and I go see Phantom!
Originally Posted By kennect I just today found the preview/review comments here on the web...Seems most that have seen it loved it...Can't wait to read the true critics reviews....
Originally Posted By tiggerdis_ I'm going when it comes to Vancouver, B. C. in August! It's not the Las Vegas version, I'm sure, it's called the Broadway Across Canada series.... I'm really excited too, I couldn't convince my husband to go (too bad) so I'm going with a girlfriend!! <a href="http://www.broadwayacrosscanada.ca/baa.flash.web/cityPage.asp?launchCity=Vancouver" target="_blank">http://www.broadwayacrosscanad a.ca/baa.flash.web/cityPage.asp?launchCity=Vancouver</a>
Originally Posted By kennect <a href="http://www.phansonline.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=73450#73450" target="_blank">http://www.phansonline.net/php BB2/viewtopic.php?p=73450#73450</a> cstephens, Go to link above...That will throw you into a forum group discussion that was created by/hosted by the girl who plays Meg in the show....There is a ton of info there and I think several posts will lead you to other forum posts by people that have seen it...Then again I might be wrong...I thought I had bookmarked both pages but I am having a hard time finding where I did put the second bookmark...If I find it I will let you know...
Originally Posted By kennect C, A direct review with some rather nothing photo's in the link below...Rather descriptive if you are trying to escape spoilers take that as a warning....There are more but I am having a hard time finding them again...Sadly, several of them have rather detailed photo's to go along with them.... <a href="http://gpictures92806.tripod.com/" target="_blank">http://gpictures92806.tripod.c om/</a>
Originally Posted By cstephens Thanks for the links. I'm presuming that in the second link, it's a typo that the review is from "July 17, 2006" unless he's a time traveler - I presume he meant June 17. /cs
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales The theater itself is amazing from the pics I've seen can't wait to surprise the wife and take her to Vegas for some shows, including this one
Originally Posted By woody The theater looks great. I wonder how the show will play when shortened. The roles of the stage managers will be gone. They had some great numbers. I did think some slow parts needed tightening in the 2nd act. I'm sure they tightened it greatly. I'm not sure I'm willing to pay $132 a ticket for the priviledge of seeing it.
Originally Posted By kennect Yeah but I read this weird piece that said only half of the theater has the opera house look...Have no clue as to how true that is but it wouldn't surprise me... I get the idea that the theater managers are still very much in the show... The strangest thing I have read so far....Spoiler possible here..... Is the Phantom swinging from the chandelier...
Originally Posted By ToonKirby Here's a collection of reviews, pretty favorable, from Broadway.com: <a href="http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=532431" target="_blank">http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Bu zz_Story.aspx?ci=532431</a>
Originally Posted By kennect Here is some great video... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5uf_0fPf0&search=phantom" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Uu5uf_0fPf0&search=phantom</a>%20vegas
Originally Posted By utahjosh I'm going to Vegas next week, but I don't think i'll be paying out $75 for the cheap seats of a show i've already seen.
