![]() Not surprisingly Phantom made it to the big screen in this adaptation but Starlight did not. Christine is then torn between two would-be loves well-mannered opera patron Vicompte Raoul de Chagny (Wilson) and that mystery man. Andrew Lloyd Webber admits that although he does not regret doing the show he should have marketed it as a "Disney kiddie ride sort of a thing" a special effects extravaganza just for kids, to be performed at amusement parks exclusively, not a serious big budget Broadway musical for the masses where it would be compared to much more critically acclaimed Webber shows like Jesus Christ Superstar Evita Joseph and Phantom. It does seem somewhat austere for the opera house, considering the moshpit of color it was in the opening scenes, but then again it provides a fantastic contrast for the only people wearing color in the scene - naturally, Raoul, in soldiers garb, the Phantom, in his Red Death costume, and Christine, wearing a delicate pink confection that falls somewhere in between. ![]() But where Phantom got positive reviews and is mostly considered a classic Starlight was slammed by the critics some who say though it was a hit it is one of the worst Broadway and London theater productions of all time focusing as it does on people dressed up like trains and roller skating and featuring a sporting event like race replete with monitors. This theatrical production premiered in London in 1985-6, the same year Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber rolled out Starlight Express, an adaptation of the Thomas the Tank Engine novels (with all character and place names changed when the rights deal fell through). Wandering Child - 2004 Film The Phantom of the Opera 272,451 views The Phantom (Gerard Butler) duels with Raoul (Patrick Wilson). In the prologue of his 1911 book, 'The Phantom of the Opera,' author Gaston Leroux claimed: 'The Opera ghost really existed. Phantom of the Opera will suffer when inevitable comparisons are made with Hollywood’s recent high-profile musicals: Baz Luhrmann’s brilliant Moulin Rouge in 2001, and Rob Marshall’s Chicago, which won the 2002 Best Picture Oscar. ![]()
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