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Categories: The Show in GeneralMany fans have seen press articles which mention that Peter Karrie was voted "the world's favourite Phantom," and have wanted more information about the poll.At its height, the Phantom Appreciation Society's magazine, Beneath the Mask, was read by over...
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Categories: Phantom - Other versions, and generalFAIR WARNING: This is a non-fiction article. There will be graphic content of a violent nature and some detail that may cause some degree of discomfort if you are at all squeamish about the technology of killing and death. I will go out of my way to ...
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Categories: Phantom Fan StoreThe Phantom of the Opera, Original London Cast Recording, by Andrew Lloyd Webber The classic Phantom recording, the original cast with Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton. Opinions on it vary amongst fans - for most of us it was our ...
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Categories: Phantom Fan StoreLinks are to DVD versions except where only video is available. Please remember that different countries use different formats (PAL in the UK, NTSC in the US for video; different regions for DVD), and make sure you can play the format you're buying. ...
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Categories: Phantom Fan StoreThe Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux. 1910 The book that started it all, a Phantom fan must-read. Find out Erik's original background and deepen your understanding of the story. Gaston Leroux's novel was originally published in France in 1910,...
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Categories: Phantom - Other versions, and generalAuthor and fan Suzy McKee Charnas' review of the Phantom movie is now online.Charnas is a professional writer who has written a number of Phantom pieces, and was also one of the most thought-provoking and interesting posters on Usenet, and the POTO mai...
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Categories: Stage show - special effects, etcThe mirror, how the Phantom disappears, and others. If you don't want to think they're not magic, don't read on.The MirrorHow does the Phantom suddenly appear in Christine's mirror, which still shows her reflection?This is achieved with a half-silvered...
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Categories: Stage show - special effects, etcYes - here you can read which bits, and why.Why does the show use pre-recording?Pre-recording is used in a number of places in the show, most often for the practical reason that the cast members who need to be singing are busy moving about backstage - ...
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Categories: Phantom FansA fascinating new study by internationally reknowned psychologist, physicist, and historian, Dr E J Trugbild, has revealed personality archetypes which span parallel universes. A Phantom of the Opera fan herself, Dr Trugbild has used these findings to ...
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Categories: Phantom - Other versions, and generalKen Hill's "Phantom of the Opera" began its life in 1976, ten years before the famous Lloyd Webber musical opened on the West End. It was a stage adaptation which played at a seaside pier theatre, and was then forgotten until eight years later, when Hi...