5/29/2023 0 Comments Phantom of the opera tickets nz![]() Is it unfair to compare this Phantom to the professional versions? Many Phantom lovers in the audience, with memories of other Opera Ghosts, will. I was shocked when he went on to become one of the new members of the Wiggles. Obscurely, my favourite Phantom is Simon Pryce, the understudy who accompanied Anthony Warlow when Phantom last played here professionally at The Civic in 2008. But again and again, it is the interpretations of the different performers, and the chance to feel the music of the night, that keeps this Phan returning. I’ve seen it enough times to anticipate the conveyor-belt blocking of this ‘McMusical’, the template that has been replicated again and again over the show’s 30 year lifespan. I’ve also visited Phantom of the Opera in New York, London, and… New Plymouth. Amici’s pro-amateur production is the third version of the show I’ve seen in Auckland. The moment Rob Guest’s mask was ripped from his face to reveal the Phantom’s awful disfigurement is a childhood memory burned into my mind. ![]() I should declare my Phandom up-front: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterpiece – yes, masterpiece – is a long-standing favourite.
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