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What Annoys Me About The Phantom of Manhattan によって Frederick Forsyth

All of the Leroux-bashing:

In the Preface, Forsyth repeatedly points out errors in Leroux’s novel, most of which are trivial and pointless (OMG! He 発言しました the chandelier was heavier than it really was! Shun Leroux!). And he keeps pointing out how Andrew Lloyd Webber “fixed” the errors, which brings me to…


Treating Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version like its perfect and the only “right” one:

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage 表示する isn’t perfect. That being said, some parts of it were better in his version than in Leroux’s,...

RAOUL
No もっと見る talk of darkness,
Forget these wide-eyed fears
I'm here, nothing can harm you
my words will warm and calm you
Let me be your freedom,
let daylight dry your tears.
I'm here with you, beside you,
to guard あなた and to guide you...

CHRISTINE
Say あなた 愛 me every waking moment,
turn my head with talk of summertime...
Say あなた need me with あなた now and always...
Promise me that all あなた say is true
that's all I ask of you

RAOUL
Let me be your shelter
let me be your light
You're safe, No one will find you
your fears are far behind you...

CHRISTINE
All I want is freedom,
a world with no もっと見る night
and you, always...

あなた Know You’re Addicted To The Phantom Of The Opera When…

DISCLAIMER: I wrote some of these, but the majority of them were written によって the folks at phantomoftheopera.com. link.


…When every single story your teacher asks あなた to write turns into a Phantom fic.

…When even your friends' フレンズ know about your obsession and warn THEIR フレンズ not to ask if Phantom's a musical または an opera.

…When あなた print out drawings of Leroux Erik によって yourself and some of your お気に入り artists on DA, cut them out so あなた get a paper doll, and put them in a book, and carry them everywhere あなた go, and あなた speak...