Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
#2re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 4:51pmI adore the black band holding on the Phantom's mask.
Call the understudy / I can't go on tonight / I'm drinking with my buddy / I'm getting good and tight / Before they raise the curtain I'll be higher than a kite / So call the understudy
I can't go on tonight
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#2re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 4:53pmOh man, I'd love to watch some video clips from it.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
Josh Freilich
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/06
#3re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 4:55pm
Another reason why:
IT's just IMPOSSIBLE!
"How could she just suddenly, completely disappear into thin water?" - The Little Mermaid
#4re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 4:57pm
Yet another reason why:
THE SHOW SUCKS!
#5re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:00pmThey look a bit old for high school. Especially the phantom. Did the geometry teacher step in to play the role?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#6re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:00pm
OH Puh-lease (Two syllables).
You don't think fans of classic, ground breaking musicals like Oklahoma thought their shows were sacred too? look on the bright side, in 20 years high school shows will be what keeps this old turkey alive.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#7re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:01pmPersonally, I don't like Phantom; I'm just amused by the thought of a teenaged girl singing the title cadenza.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#8re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:02pm
No, Cal--they're just in REALLY bad shape.
Are those the two best guys they could find? They look like a pair of Dickensian-themed salt and pepper shakers.
#9re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:05pm
Well, it's the first time I've ever seen a high-schooler with a combover.
Still, Fran Drescher's looking great these days!
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#10re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:07pmThe picture does need a thought bubble over the phantom saying "I'll claw that bitch's eyes out!"
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#11re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:08pm
Are you SURE you want to see this?
Feast Your Eyes and Ears
PEACE.
#12re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:15pm
Oh, my.
I've said it before, but thank heavens YouTube did not exist when I was in high school. Otherwise, that choreographed version of "All By Myself" might be floating around somewhere.
SporkGoddess
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
#13re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:16pm
At least their Christine is blonde!
Eek, she's not singing the turns (? can't think of a better word for it) in the cadenza.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
Updated On: 4/10/08 at 05:16 PM
#14re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:16pmWow!! That's something all right.
"Theater is not only the meeting place of all the arts, but the return of art to life." -- Oscar Wilde
#15re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:17pmOh my god Lildogs - that is the funniest thing ever! I can't think of a more perfect description :)
#16re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:18pmthat just made my day.
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
#17re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:19pmOh dear god!
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#18re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:19pmWhile I don't generally approve of it, I do think certain HSs (including my former one) could pull it off. However, EVERY student would have had to have extensive vocal training (which my school gives), and I personally would lower the entire score a whole-step.
#19re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:26pm
Oh dear, Cal.
I once sang "Pass That Peace Pipe" for a 4th of July concert...and yes, it was as bad as it sounds.
#20re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:26pmThat's hilarious.
MCfan2
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/06
#21re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:34pm
"They look like a pair of Dickensian-themed salt and pepper shakers."
I LOVE IT!
#22re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:48pmEh, I'd hit it (the girl, that is).
puppetman2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/2/08
#23re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:55pm
What staging, what voices, what costumes, what a set, in short "what the hell is it?" - A Saturday Night Live spoof of POTO? Was that Adam Sandler under the mask?
Phantom is one of my favorite shows (no matter what others on the list may say)but that Youtube made me ill.
It Sucks To Be Me
#24re: Why we should not have high school productions of POTO.
Posted: 4/10/08 at 5:55pmHa!
Hunter: Your teeth need whitening./ Heidi: You sound weird./ Jeff: You taste funny.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
