PLOT: It's Paris 1919, and an elderly, wheelchair-bound man is brought to an auction at the once grand but now dilapidated opera house. QUICK TAKE: Drama/Musical: A mysterious, masked figure falls for and tries to further the career of a young and beautiful singer in the 19th century, Parisian opera house that he haunts. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.(2004) (Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum) (PG-13) Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. The Phantom of the Opera (the 2004 trailer)īook Vs. The cast includes Gerard Butler (The Phantom,) Emmy Rossum (Christine,) Patrick Wilson (Raoul,) Minnie Driver (Carlotta,) Simon Callow (Gilles,) and Victor McGuire (Ubaldo.) The differences between the novella and musical So, between the original story and the 2014 musical adaptation-which did we prefer? It’s lush, gorgeous, and filled with talented actors. The 2004 film was directed by the late Joel Schumacher. The 1925 movie starring Lon Chaney just barely scratched the surface so we turn to the unofficial King of Musicals-Andrew Lloyd Weber who along with lyricist Charles Hart created one of the most successful productions in Broadway and West End history. The complicated tale of Christine, the “Angel of Music,” her childhood friend Raoul, a performance of Faust, and flooding in the basement of the Palais Garnier involves love, intrigue, some objectification, and imprisonment. His creation is about Phantom Erik (!) who is an “Opera Ghost” madly in love with soprano Christine.
Originally created in 1911 by French journalist and bon vivant Gaston Leroux, the story is based on stories about the Paris Opera in the 1800s which include hauntings aplenty. The Margos close out “Musicals in March” with one of the most popular musicals of all time-The Phantom of the Opera. The 1911 Novel The Phantom of the Opera Vs the 2004 Joel Schumacher Film
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