Literally every newer non-german production with a quarter of a budget of VBW has tried to incorporate something new into the source material. I'm not saying every interpretation or costume/staging worked in favour, but at least there's effort and a certain vision.
VBW has no right to keep serving us a watered-down version of a genuinely spectacular and deeply beloved musical.
(Also the audacity to call it the Celebrated Schรถnbrunn Version ๐ค)
The vines in the Heinrich designs were created to represent death and decay. Sissi wore a dirndl in Wie Du as she hailed from Bavaria. The set design incorporated elements inspired by Habsburg carriages/hearses.
So what exactly do the new changes bring to the table?
Der Tod's veil is stripped away and replaced with a meme-worthy toy. He went from having 4 stunning well-crafted outfits to ONE painfully boring fit in the entire show.
Tod and Rudolf's relationship is diminished to the point where it no longer represents its original depth or significance.
Rondo is a misfit and doesn't even appear anywhere else in the show unlike the intended Japanese/Hungarian versions.
There is no glitz, no glamour, and most importantly the storytelling is compromised. Literally everything the musical stood for is reduced to nothing.
Most upsetting of all is the clear disregard VBW shows for the audience, who adore the musical and deserve more than this cheap execution, and for the immensely talented cast, who deserve a production worthy of their skills.
Idk how many people on Tumblr have heard the goddess Ock Joo-Hyun's cover of Der Letzte Tanz, so sharing the audio here ๐
She also performed the sapphic version of WITW in the same concert btw ๐๐ป
Lady Madeleine Lloyd Webber gifted Nita Ambani one of the first masks worn by the Phantom when it debuted in 1986!
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The Indian audience is glad to finally get to experience The Phantom of the Opera in Mumbai ๐ซถ๐ปโจ
โก Hope this paves the way for more Broadway productions to be staged in India!
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and AR Rahman collaborated on Bombay Dreams (2002), a musical produced by Webber with music composed by Rahman. Blending Bollywood with Western musical theater, the show premiered in the West End before making its way to Broadway in 2004.
AR Rahman is an internationally acclaimed Academy Award-winning composer, producer, and musician renowned for his innovative approach to music across films, theatre, and global collaborations.
Athough ALW couldn't attend the premiere, he was graciously represented by Lady Madeleine Webber.
Lukas Mayer is โจ pretty, gay and tall โจ in other words he would make a fabulous Herbert ๐ซถ๐ป
I tried to edit Lukas's face over Sophie & Janis's Frau Wolf Costume cuz they won't put my boy in a dress ๐๐ฎโจ
Things that have a very bleak possibility of happening, but I would go feral if they did ๐ซ
Serkan Kaya decides it's high time and becomes a regular on German stage, also reprises his role as Lucheni ๐ฅฒ
A Russian Production of Elisabeth with Kirill & Vera, and Rostislav & Elena Gazaeva ๐ฅฒ
A proper Musical Movie Adaptation of Elisabeth (in German) with the budget of Netflix's Die Kaiserin ๐ฅฒ
We go back to the roots, bring back Original or 1st Vienna Revival staging & costumes with current Elisabeth cast ๐ฅฒ
Michael Kunze admits he regrets the current changes, in conclusion GAY is back, so is Schwarzer Prinz ๐ฅฒ
Costumes by Bรฉatrice Guilleaume
โ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ (2025)
The Indian audience is glad to finally get to experience The Phantom of the Opera in Mumbai ๐ซถ๐ปโจ
โก Hope this paves the way for more Broadway productions to be staged in India!
(x)
(x)
Andrew Lloyd Webber and AR Rahman collaborated on Bombay Dreams (2002), a musical produced by Webber with music composed by Rahman. Blending Bollywood with Western musical theater, the show premiered in the West End before making its way to Broadway in 2004.
AR Rahman is an internationally acclaimed Academy Award-winning composer, producer, and musician renowned for his innovative approach to music across films, theatre, and global collaborations.
Athough ALW couldn't attend the premiere, he was graciously represented by Lady Madeleine Webber.
โข ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ (์ด์งํ) ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก
โข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ (๐๐๐๐)
Remember when Euromusicals used to serve CUNT ๐
SHOW: Mozart, l'opรฉra rock
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