You really are the best @TheShowsMustGoOn

The overture of the phantom is great, if you do not mind, please post it!

Thank you so much for posting my favourite love duet/trio. Can you do another Livestream of Phantom for Broadway's 33rd anniversary of Phantom?

@@brandanl7780 We don't deserve them!

All I Ask Of You | The Phantom Of The Opera 8 december 2020 ❤️👏💕

@Anjelica Snorcket I only meant that they've been slowly releasing all the songs on KZfaq. Not that it hasn't been available elsewhere :)

Anjelica Snorcket I got it freely and sort of illegally... maybe they are nice people who wants it legally but too broke 😬

not yet, we're still waiting for think of me

I may or may not have downloaded the movie illegally..😉

@Anjelica Snorcket not everyone wants to pay for it tho. I'm 14 so I cant really buy it lol.

Y

​@@gos9030 fam...he just...loves her so much???? Literally all he wants is for her to be happy and alive. Genuinely tragic that most of his Final Lair lines are hidden underneath the Erik/Christine harmonized argument because he's being legit strangled while saying lines like "for pity's sake, Christine say no! Don't throw your life away for my sake!" and "Why make her lie to you to save me?!” and "Christine, forgive me! Please forgive me! I did it all for you and all for nothing!” Do you realize that he was asking her to let him die so she could be free? He was literally willing to be tortured/killed by an obsessive stalker so that Christine could be free and happy. It's the only REAL personal desire he shows in the whole musical: Christine alive, healthy, and happy. And like...his Big Duet with Christine backs this up!!! The only things he asks of her in the entire song is to love him ("love me, that's all I ask of you") and let him allow her to feel safe and free ("let me be your shelter"/"let me be your freedom"). This whole song is like....*chef's kiss* honestly. He's basically just a genuinely sweet, thoughtful, loyal, protective man who would go to the ends of the earth for Christine and was willing to die so she wouldn't be trapped with Erik for the rest of her life. Also he makes her laugh and understands her deep grief over losing her father (because he knew Mr. Daae as well). That man? My god...*I* want to marry that man. Meanwhile like....imagine genuinely wanting Christine to end up with the man who groomed her, stalked her, harrassed and manipulated her, kidnapped her on two separate occasions, killed two of her coworkers, was going to force her to marry him against her will, tried to kill her fiancé while guilt-tripping her into thinking it would be her own fault (“buy his freedom with your love! Refuse me and you send your lover to his death!”), tried to kill her (with the chandelier), and generally made her life a living hell for at least a year. Lol. Hard pass. tl;dr: In "All I Ask of You," Christine tells Raoul that "all [she wants] is freedom/a world with no more night," implicitly rejecting Mr. "Music of the Night" and the terror he brings. Raoul, because he loves her, swears to give that to Christine as best as he is able and then spends the rest of the musical proving it, including being willing to sacrifice his own life so she can have both her freedom and a life without being trapped by the "night" (Erik)...unlike Erik, who terrorizes her and repeatedly tries to isolate her, manipulate her, and trap her in the darkness at the cost of both her physical and mental health (which of course she reveals to Raoul in "Twisted Every Way", because by that point she's very reasonably terrified of Erik and the long-term consequences of staying in a place where he has access to her).

@@TenRoseForever 💯💯💯

@@TenRoseForever you nailed it!

@@TenRoseForever thanks so vry much for explaining 💙💙💙

Wahahaha

Oh my gooooshh Yessss

W H E E Z E

Guyliner!

oh, i love this eyeliner!!!

Exactly! Raoulstine is like a Disney fairytale

@ugly dog did the original novel raoul hv a moustache? Just asking, sort of forgot if he did

Well, Sierra did play Princess Ariel. ;)

@@hellopumpkin86 yup 😊✨💜

@@zhihanlim3500 a smol one

SAME

good one! 😂😂

It doesn’t even happen in this production

I don't think you can do that.

@@erikthephantom1375 don't you dare-

I know, right? He was still performing Les Miz in the afternoon and came to do Phantom 25th at night.

may i ask when did he say that? i have troubles searching that interview 😅

@@TheOscarFrancois oh rly! is it the role Javert? (btw, where do you guys get this kind of information. I can never find 🤣😭)

@@libl2915 I think it was in a podcast 'the hang' with Ramin

And he's such a good Raoul!

Hey there! Idk if you have the entire play recorded, I do! If you want it just answer!!

It's on Netflix

AGREED‼️‼️

@@leonardoassisbrasil2715 you have the 25th anniversary recorded?!

@@MN_Morannon Yes!!!

He's the pro-tagonist. It's his story. Christine features only because she matters to him.

@@blissinchains Not really.

@Jonathan Parks He's not even a man at that point then. He basically morphs into the embodiment of that Phantom of the Opera. What's interesting, if one wanted to dive into the mental state of these characters (and I am no Psychologist or even sociologist), but it seems to Ramin Karimloo that The Phantom seems to have a good amount of signs of having autism (or to a higher functioning form of it), and Christine also seems to have BPD.

@@zaynes5094 what makes you think that? just interested

and at the very end of the show when the music box is playing masquerade and he is left sad in his dungeon somewhat singing along all you can feel is the desperation he feels and its just so sad

could you tell me what chapter is that?

@@luuisa6347 chapter 21. In my copy it's page 105.

@@islanangle1404 thank you!! :)

@Buga Duga There's always a book, huh? I'm not surprised, as there is a book for Les Miserables as well and I've read that translated version of Victor Hugo's story. It truly is one-of-a-kind. It is dark, but then again, so was times in Hugo's day, and even now times are looking grim with the Taliban taking over.

The musical has nothing to do with the book i honeslty think Andrew lloyd wrote this thinking more of sara brightman and him

That kills me, it's so sad

Oh, right? Breaks. ME....totally. Like the innocent way he impersonates the money’s tambourines and covers his face final scene. 😭

His performance here is on another level

That is so accurate

It is a great moment.

I'll say. His control and falsetto r amazing

All phantoms do.

No you can't say for some reason it is banned

@@snoozyq9576 Yeah it's illegal. Shame shame shame (please get the reference)

Although I think a falter would have added more emotion since it would sound more like he's sobbing.

EXACTLY

Give it up for Hadley everyone

😂😂😂

😂

Best comment I've read! 😆😆

akskdkv 😂😂😂

Why didn't you?

Same 😞

I second that. 🙋🏼‍♀️

Yes please!!

Waiting for masquerade its so good the Spotify version

Watch the free with ads movie in 2021- it’s good in a different way.

They already did

Right? I LOVE Ramin and Sierra more than words can express, but Hadley has been criminally overlooked on this channel for far too long.

we definitely need more Hadley content. ❤️

Hadley makes me actually like Raoul

Yes please lol

I'd melt.

@@lizzieb.2001 haha literally they're both gorgeous!

@@Kntr111 Too true 😍😁

YES 😂

Right?? Its like by shaking his head, he's thinking "oh no, i've lost her! Im gonna be all alone again, back to the cold, lonely, darkness!" Poor thing!

Totally agree. His performance is totally magnificent. I can really feel his heartbreak turns into anger, and some tears were shed too :(

Just one of the many moments in the 25th anniversary production that has me weeping in .2 seconds

I’ve seen the show three times in two decades and no one even comes close to this cast

The reprise is like my favourite moment in the entire show. Ramin sings it phenomenally.

It makes me so happy! It’s like ❌❌❌🚫💢❗️⁉️‼️❓⁉️‼️ and then the beauty started

He said that he forgot the lyrics at the start of the song, that's why he looked confused 😭😭😭😭 legend 😭😭

Hadley being forgetful is honestly this phandom's meme 😅

same pham they keep pulling us back

It was never gone... I'm in deep.... Help

@@doc_1116 Same here!

Me too thought i was over it. Hahaha guess im not

Mine never left 😂

He was amazing in all the straight plays he has done as well! I suppose that gives him an edge over his colleagues in musical theatre

@@excaria5949 yes i agree!!! his aufidius in coriolanus in particular is just so good ugh

And beautiful eyeliner

i liked most of the songs in love never dies but i cannot stand how they butchered raoul’s character

@@dargonfrot I thought they butchered almost everyone's character in LND. I watched it because other PotO friends said I should watch it and it was incredibly painful.

@@janeenschultz8502 oh yeah i totally agree, they butchered everyone’s character but the one who got butchered the most was raoul imo

@@dargonfrot yep they made him a drunkard and a gambler 😂😂😂 but beneath the moonless night happened tho Christine be wild af

Is it bad

Maya Bella Was that Ramin's revenge for the Les Misérables 25th?

@peacelovechocolate in some shots He looks like almost the same height as sierra but in xome he looks like a good head taller and they’re probably both wearing heels

@@TheBeautifulDisaster most likely lol

BeautifulDisaster “listen I ain’t putting on no more guyliner. Put it on Hadley instead.”

He's only pint sized in real life, bless him!

Funny thing is it’s the *Phantom* who doesn’t really love her, it’s obsession and he doesn’t see her as human

The Phantom abused Christine for a decade ( SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD ) and only sees her as a mouthpiece for his ' music '. Its fatal obsession and he never sees ber as a human Raoul loves and adores Christine so much to the point he is willing to risk his life for her several times, cared immensely for her happiness and wellbeing ( even in Notes 2, where he is torn between the plan and Christine and ultimately rushes to a frantic Christine ) is a passionate, impulsive yet genuine and sweet fellow. And of course Christine loves Raoul unconditionally and never loved the Phantom. She loathes The kiss on the lips ( or the forehead in the book ) was a kiss and final attempt to beg the Phantom to let her and Raoul go. She was so terrified and so in despair that she will do whatever it takes to save Raoul and herself.

@@chummanki9711 I happen to think she did love the Phantom. Just not the way he wanted. He was there for her when she was lonely and a great comfort. He is the reason her voice is so beautiful (or at least trained to prima donna level) and they shared a connection through music. I think her crying at the end was showing that she mourns the loss of that connection. But she never saw him the way he saw her and the kiss is from desperation. I also think the Phantom did love christine but given how he spent his life being treated that love swiftly turned to obsession and his actions were wrong. But I don't think it's fair to say it was only obsession because if that were the case I don't believe he would have let her go in the end. Phantom is the opitimy of if you love something you have to be ae to let it go. Also I don't like idea though of her throwing away her musical talent and career to marry into the aristocracy. Even if Raoul is a fairly decent guy who may love her. It would be a gilded cage. And I always got the sense she chose him more because he was the safer option.

This story is basically the realisation of most women’s dreams; the handsome loving Prince and the charming romantic monster battling it out for her affection.

In 2021 you can watch the entire show in bits

​@@AshArctic In 2020 you can watch the whole show in one, as has been possible for several years.

I was just thinking that. 😆

@Anjelica Snorcket I am amused by the sense of triumphalism from all the so called Phans who claimed to be obsessed by the show, yet cannot be arsed to buy it. (lol). I note that ALW has now announced a date for the show to resume in London If it does start on time expect a stripped back, cost cutting, production.

@Anjelica Snorcket I suspect that the rationale for posting this clip is quite cynical and nothing to do with being 'bullied'. Although recent shows are quite worthy they are more limited in their appeal, and activity on this site has quietened in the last few weeks. In order to satisfy the demands of Google and KZfaq's algorithms, and end up at the top of the pile, they need 'hits'. This also increases ad revenue: hence stirring up the pot with another POTO clip. ALW needs the publicity to aid his campaign, and he has long standing links with Universal (At one time they owned 30% of Really Useful)). I would be interested to learn what sort of return he gets from the promotion of shows filmed in his LW group theatres, such as 42nd Street. It looks very incestuous.

Ramin must be used to it 😂

Is this something that has happened before?

This actually happened lol. Hadley said in a podcast with Ramin that he genuinely didn't remember/was uncertain of the lyrics right before he had to get on and sing

@@Anna74308 Omg

😂😂😂 Do you know in which podcast he said that?

One can’t simply get over a poto obsession

@@beneddiected Agreed

@@beneddiected Is impossible.

There is no escape

That's pretty much how Lindsay Ellis' mind worked.

@ugly dog and that’s why the 25 th anniversary is the best

@ugly dog Very good observations. I saw Phantom twice, once back in 2013 and she was a brand new stage actor that had gotten the lead out of nowhere, and she was very cute and charming, but played it very close to how Sierra does. The second time I saw them with my parents, the Phantom was played by Ben Crawford (who is a bit more of a poppy voice, but it worked for what he had to do), now, Christine, she was played by a 25-year-old, fresh-out-of-college vocal student who had 1 professional job prior to getting the lead role of Christine Daae. She was fabulous, but she brought a real youthfulness to the character. However, I definitely like this cast the most. I didn't think about things that deeply like that.

@ugly dog I also feel like this is the most "accurate" way to play their dynamic since childhood friends would likely be more playful and innocent with one another, even if the society itself was a bit more rigid

Not to mention 0:13 where Hadley is contemplating whether he remembers the lyrics or should he just run away from the stage ......

I love how you pointed out that Christine confesses her feelings first! This whole time Raoul has been so happy to see his childhood friend again, but he also has strong feelings for her that grow even stronger throughout the story. He has always been protective of Christine, but in this scene he just starts the song by trying to comfort her, because even though he doesn't believe in the phantom, he believes in Christine and wants her to know that no matter what she's going through, he will always be there for her. Then, the song shifts into a deeper love song as Christine suddenly reveals her feelings. She not only sees him as her dear friend, but as someone she loves and wants to spend the rest of her life with. He is her light, and all she wants is to be with him always. His expressions from 1:01-1:16 show that this was more than he had hoped for, that the dream he had treasured is suddenly a possible reality, because she feels the same way that he does when he's with her.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO POINT THAT OUT

Where can you see that?

@@Parker_DNDnerd 6:36

You made me cry too 😭

How dare you 😭

probably shouldn’t have started killing people then lol

@@sailorV124 he didn't know better. In his defense, he was a child and locked in a cage, never showered with affection. All his life people used him and never showed kindness. He didn't know how to approach this new feelings for Christine. So his primal human nature told him to hurt whoever threatened Christine's stage presence or whatever. He acted on impulse. rashly, yes. But IF they'd have spoken, I'm pretty sure Erik wouldn't have killed. he wouldn't have done anything Christine didn't approve of. Remember in PTPNR he he sings 'all I ask of you' he's begging, his soul is screaming for Christine to love him. Hes singing a song which broke his heart, it's his last chance. And u can hear the choke in the back of his throat. I made myself cry again.

The same to me 😢

Everyone just wants to be happy 😭

I know, she's just so sweet! She and Hadley make such a good couple here!

ugly dog I kinda agree, she does some things really well but others not so much - she’s kinda 50/50 for me (however Hadley’s def my least favourite of this entire cast...) But then few Christine’s are perfect

I consider Sierra & Ramin to be the modern-day heirs to Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford. They are THE BEST pair to play Christine & The Phantom in this day & age. I say this as someone who's been a fan since 1988.

Even the killer on the roof?

That's a pretty popular opinion from what I can tell (and one I agree with). Maybe not so much within the fanbase, though I'm not an expert on that. LND also essentially had a completely different production team except for ALW (who was going through a bit of a personal crisis when he wrote it too) and the plot was based off a janky book by yet another guy so there's quite a lot against it being canon.

MA BOY IS FINALLY HEEERE!

Good.

Lmao, its too good

accept it she is a bitch propably

It's not canon, it's basically glorified fanfiction. Love Never Dies wasn't written by the person who originally wrote Phantom of the Opera so it's story and portrayal of characters isn't even close to accurate, it was obviously made by someone biased to the Phantom and wanted a different ending.

@@yaahyaahyahh Maybe not by the original author of the book (even the stage production took some liberties and strayed from the source material, most do), but the music _was_ written by ALW, I just think it absolutely destroyed everyone's characters and prefer to ignore it

Actually Carlotta's role is way more demanding. For her role you have to have actual Opera training, while for Christine's you don't. The hardest part of Christine's role is the Eb she does at the end of "The Phantom Of the Opera", which most sopranos can do with training, and learning to use whistle register. However, Carlotta had to sing some serious notes, especially during the Don Juan rehearsal.

Christine seems like the opera equivalent of Odette in Swan Lake. Very demanding role, almost always on stage.

Carlotta's role is FAR more difficult

not to mention THE DRESSES

@@foodofthegods and if you want the role of Christine you gotta be super attractive 😏

same though

I also like how it shows how the character tends to project his own thoughts onto other people which is also a pretty good detail, I think.

I think you are spot on and that's why she doesn't choose him in the end though I still have some sympathy for the phantom.

I always thought of that line as the Phantom blaming himself for Christine and Raoul reconciling. He taught Christine to sing, arranged for her to perform in the gala, which just so happened to be when raoul shows up again. Without the phantom’s guidance, Christine doesn’t have any success and languishes in the chorus as the shy naive girl we meet at the beginning, and raoul probably doesn’t even notice her.

Or just “let me be with you”

this song reminds me SOOOO much of my boyfriend its unreal

btw are u single

Fun fact: Erik is actually autistic. I bet he couldn’t keep talking because he was going through verbal shutdown. His emotions were just too overwhelming. Thank you so much for noticing this btw

@@winterwithawhyknudsen5166 That's just a theory, not a fact

It might have also been because Hadley has a tendency to forget lyrics and he was panicking 😂

@@daisydeaton2679 😂😂😂

I also love the fact that you can see moments of panic on his face because he has no idea what he's supposed to be singing.

R u doubting that I know all the words?!?

Probably LND

BenEddiected I didn’t get to see that train wreck so I’d be down to seeing it

ugly dog I would kill for a professionally filmed performance with Steve Barton in it

I still don't like her marrying into the aristocracy and throwing away her career and talent. But I do agree with you (although in fairness the movie isn't a high bar ) the 25th is the ultimate version though imo

@@madeleine5561 so she should have thrown away her happiness instead?

@@ChristineTheHippie happiness with someone she barely knew as an adult? Happy in a role that would stifle her clear love of music and talent. A life spent being scorned by all around her. His family would likely not approve and the aristocracy would not appreciate what they would see as a social climbing gold digger. It would be a gilded cage she should have gone on and kept singing professionally thriving in a career she loved

DUDE I NEVER NOTICED THIS

@@athenavictoria9731 i always find it weird how in this performance you have that interpretation of the ending, but then in 'point of no return' christine doesn't even realise she's singing with the phantom until the very end of the song. it feels like the end is really alluding to christine having a romantic attachment to the phantom, but then ponr completely denies it. i love the 25th to bits but i've just always found that inconsistency bizarre?

For me, it was always like she's... hypnotized most of the time. She and Phantom I see as being enchanted or bewitched by someone you admire: you may think you love this person, but you don't.

Even if Christine does love the Phantom, it's definitely not healthy. He started their 'relationship' by pretending to be her Angel of Music. He kills two people, tricks her into singing a sex song, strangles her, throws her on the ground, forces the ring on her finger, threatens to kill her fiancee. But it's okay guys cos he loves her and he's damaged????

Buga Duga also gaslighting her into thinking he’s an Angel sent by her Dad

@@cgm530 Sorry this is coming a year later, but anyway, in this version of PonR, the Phantom is singing with an Italian accent to pretend to be Piange except for certain emotional high points when he loses control. Christine isn't singing to the Phantom; she's playing the part in the Phantom's play while thinking it's the other lead actor. It's not until the Phantom breaks character and then she feels his mask under the costume that she realizes the truth and tries to bolt. She was absolutely terrified of the Phantom despite loving him for being her inspiration and foundation of music. In the final confrontation down in the Phantom's lair, she goes through a lot of emotions. Fear, hate, pity, hope, and then sadness in the acceptance of letting him go and knowing he let her go.

Made me laugh there wasn't expecting it

Same same same

🤣🤣🤣

Lol forgot to take the chicken out the freezer

@@sombra_rex1212 n forgot to cook the rice lol

Check out that flippin’ amazing kiss at 3:10! Woo, dual consent!

Oh I still pity the Phantom but I understand the decision though I don't totally agree as it would realistically mean she'd have to give up her career.

RISE UP RISE UP ELIZAAAAAAAA

@@isaa6287 When you're living in your knees you RISE UP.

@@ajparadise6649 Tell your brother that he's gotta rise up!

LET OTHERS RIIIIISSSSEEEEE TO TAKE OUR PLACE, UNTIL THE EARTH IS FFFFRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

I hate raoul so much the phantom and Christine belong together they were soulmates

@@daynacooper1163 to be fair, Christine deserved to be alone and be herself instead of listening to these guys that only boss her or torment her.

@@daynacooper1163 Ah yes, I do enjoy it when my supposed soulmate murders a man in cold blood, drops a chandelier on hundreds of innocent people, and threatens to kill the one person who actually cared about me if I don't choose to live in the opera sewers with him

@@holly9096 I could not agree more

@@daynacooper1163 ah yee imagine getting angry just because a girl didnt end up with an obsessive murderer who kept manipulating her and lied to her so she can be under his control and then tried to murder her lover right in front of her. You can clearly see how stressed she is with the situation she in and yet here you are tryjng to force a toxic relationship on her? Have you even read the book Raoul is a better and safer option for her. He helped her ease her stress and tried to symphatize with her and even willing to sacrifice himself so she doesn't die(?) Even helped her run away to a far place Oh my god you do you even have common semse?

I just bought the DVD... can't wait to watch it!

It's technically mix voice not pure falsetto that's how he goes right into full chest voice in the midst of a line. It's so freakin perfectly done!

I cried too!! I do cry quite a bit at movies/tv, but usually over sad scenes and parent/child relationships. This was probably the first time I’ve cried at something because it was so romantic 😂

@@silentsmurf right?! 😂 at first, I was like, tears? Why? WTH am I crying over this scene? It was just so beautifully romantic!

Agree

I doubt that they'll post Down Once More, because you can't have that without the rest of the goddamn show, and that'd be around 15 minutes of video. I seriously doubt they will but we can hope

Agreed

I agree, it's where everything goes to shizzlewhiz

The viscount appeared out of nowhere and effortlessly won the girl's love, because he is handsome and rich. But the Phantom gave up too easily. He's so stupid and shouldn't have let her go. That little lying Delilah belongs to him.....😆

Final lair guaranteed

Yes! I absolutely love the costumes in that one!

@@Oli-xc4tm yes pleaseee

MrMag no I don’t think so. Masquerade is a possibility

@@Oli-xc4tm FINAL LAIR IS THE BEST!!

Literally in LND where is the brave man who risked it all for the woman he loves?

I like what they did to Raoul in LND. It just shows what marriage and wealth does to a person over 10 years! Christine fell in love with Raoul out of childhood innocence not mature love.

True. In the book it's stated he stayed a kind lover the rest of their days. While I get the trauma of PotO may have turned him to drink, it was complete bastardization.

I haven't seen that one nor do I plan to. I like this ending most!

@@priestessmikokikyo77 Fair enough, it just sucks that ALW's solution to Christine finding herself married to a PoS was to go back to the biggest PoS she's ever known. :/