I have found Lulu.com to be a great place to publish. I have not done any books myself but a lot of my classmates have used Lulu for their publishing and art books. It looks simple enough and inexpensive too. They have all seemed to like it and you can set the price. I have seen some of the hard bound and soft bound books and they are very nice. The color reproductions of my friends artwork is rather good. So if you want to publish a book, I certainly would recommend Lulu.com. From what I have seen, they make a nice product. You can also sell the book from their site or your own if you wish.

There are many wigs. Christine has the largest number of wigs, with then the Phantom and then Meg and Carlotta. There are many wigs and hair pieces for each main character. There are a large number of people backstage to help with quick changes and minor costume and wig changes.

I think that I could certainly live with Erik. I could deal with the fact that he was a killer and a theif. As long as he did not harm animals, innocent women and children, I really do not think that I would have a problem.
I have a boyfriend, and he often reminds me of Erik. Not a murderer or a theif but a very solitary and tempermental soul. He is not always easy to live with. Not a big fan of people but is great with animals.
So, I think that if I can live with him, Erik would not be a problem.

It was a good book and I am glad to add it to my library.
It is nice to find a book that is good. I have read quite a few that were seriously lacking and made me regret the purchase. But this one I do not regret.

Yes, it would have been nice if the mini series had used original music from the show. The dubbing in the mini series though was not the greatest.
I have the CD of the stage version and the music is good. The Phantom though has way too strong a voice. What do you expect, it is the same guy who sung the part of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast movie.

I think the whole Kenneth idea is certainly a good one.. But still, the story would have to be changed. The book is not favorable on Erik and he is not in there much. The book is a good story but it is not a grabber. It is not a masterpiece and even Webber said so.
I would love to see a more accurate and true version in film. But I still think that it would need to be changed a bit to make it a better story. I think that there is a way that a film could be produced to create such a film.
It just can not be a fop of a movie like the Webber one. It can not be a flesh show, all about the face and the muscles and not about the actual voice and talent. It is too easy to create something sucky. It takes time and heart to actually create a piece ot art.

Oh you are soooo right. Terfel is one hot Welshy! And unlike some Phantoms, this one can actually sing! Ha ha!

I totally think that Christine sleep with Erik but I do not think it rape. I do not think that she was scared of him so much as curious and sort of under his spell.
I think that this movie is certainly one of the better and more interesting ones out there.

Bryn Terfel is an excellent baritone!

It would need to be true to the stories and to the characters but after that, the original version just would have to be tweaked. The book is no master piece, no best seller. To make it more interesting, things would have to be slightly altered. I think that that is the only way to make a good movie.

Nooooooooooooooo! Gosh darn it. Would not Webber know from the crappy sales of the book that it will not make him any money? I mean please, he should be more careful. After the movie did not do well and certainly did not break even. Now he has been selling some of his paintings, like Picasso. Why? cause I think that he needs the money.

I have not seen it though I do have the soundtrack. Richard White plays the Phantom. You might recognize his voice cause he also was the voice of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Gloria Crampton played Christine. The music is good and easy to like. Very melodic. It is not a lush and big piece of music like ALW's version but it was a smaller budget show so...thats what you get. The film of it was good, with Charles Dance and Teri Polo but there was certainly very little singing in that, though there was a lot of lip syncing going on.

I think that Englund was a far better Erik. Certainly better then Butler's try at it. Erik is a killer and has not qualms about that. I think that this movie is a good dark version, much darker then the Webber movie version. I liked it and also, I thought that it was far more entertaining then the Webber movie, which made me cringe and hide my head. Englund made the movie. Also, did anyone think that Christine slept with him when she is in his lair and he takes her by that hand and tells her that tonight, she would be his bride and then, fade to black? Big question???

I have to admit, Rossum did do a good job playing Christine. I mean, anyone who has read the book can get the idea that Christine is a little light in the petticoats. I mean, believing in an angel. There are other little bits in the book but Christine does come off a bit dim. I think that Rossum is good at that vacant expression, you believe that she could believe in a singing angel.

I agree with Leigh, the movie was a bit of a skin fest. Historically, women were very covered up, very. I have worked with period costumes and there are a lot of layers. But yes, I agree, the movie was about beautiful people, acting beautiful. Even the Phantom. And come on, what is up with the sun burn?!? His deformity was nothing. Oops, here, lets just cover it up with a little foundation and there, good as new. Please. Hardly enough deformity to warant thee character and his flaws. I can see Christine in the movie now after she unmasks him, "Umm, you got a little smudge on the side of your face, let me wipe it off."

I found the movie to be a poor version. First of all, no one really sang very well. As a musician, I found the movie version to be lacking on vocal power, some of the high notes that the Phantom tried to squeeze out made my friends and I just squrm in pain. I thought that the Christine in the film was pretty and expressive but there again, lacking the range and the strenght to sing well. This is a musical, the actors should be hired for their singing ability, not their face.
As someone who has been seeing the stage version since not long after coming to Broadway, I have seen many Phantoms and many Christines. I was very disapointed in the movie and it's bright foppish production. That is not what the story is and it is not what the stage version is. It is dark, serious and dangerous, everything that the movie lacks. I felt that the movie was making lite of the stage version, that is to say, making fun of it.
I am embarased to say that I own a copy of the Webber moive but, no collection would be complete without it.

I have had this book for awhile now and I like if for how detailed it gets into the production of the film. I love all the little tid bits and storys. It would be nice if they came out with other books on the other movie versions, though, the other ones tended not to have such a large amount of money, but still, I wish that they would come out with books for a few of the other Phantom movies.
Still, I think that this is a good buy for anyones personal library.

Tim Burton doing Phantom! I think that that is wonderful. Finally, someone, I think, who can create a truely dark and dream-like version of the story. Danny Elfman MUST be the Phantom since his vocal range and ability to change his voice makes him perfect. Just listen to him in 'Nightmare Before Christmas'. I have no idea who to cast though for Christine though I am sure that they would hire someone who could actually sing instead of hire someone for their looks. I am not naming any names. I have found that Rebecca Luker has done the best job singing Christine.
I hope that Tim Burton does go through with this idea and that it just is not, well, an idea.

I did like the Charles Dance mask too. I find that I prefer the full face masks, it creates more mystery and drama then the various half face masks. I understand why the half mask was used in the Webber version but the Kopit stage version had an almost full face mask and I think that that worked fine.

I tried clicking on the Phantom strip tease link but I got something totally different. I so wanted to see the strip tease.

I do not think that just because Christine went off with Raoul that she would live happily ever after. Some part of her would always be missing, staying with Erik. I wish that Christine had ended up with Erik. He was never evil. Anyone who had been delt his cards would have problems. A person abused as he had been would have had some of the same behavior problems.
I wish that Erik had ended up happy with Christine.

I asked a friend who is french and he said that Jammes is pronounced "Jom" Like many letters in French, some are just not pronounced.
As for Poligny, it is "Polinay"

There are also several trainers who have trained their horses to be ridden without saddle or bridle by simply using dressage techniques. The horse is controled by leg and weight.

Oh, I love that Raoul/Richard, was killed.!!!!

Wooo Hoooo!

I think that Erik rode Cesar often. A path can be trained to horses. As someone who grew up with them, they are smart animals. If well motivated, they can do any number of paterned and trick on their own like a dog. You can train a horse to take a path, if it knows that it is going to be rewarded with food. I have been thrown many times off a horse out in the field and the horse has always ran home. Waiting, to be let in its stall and fed. Horses, like dogs, are VERY food motivated.
As for making no sound, that is also easy. Rubber covers on the metal shoes. Mounted police in cities use them for extra traction on slippery concrete. Rubber shoes are common and do a great deal to lessen the sounds of the metal shoes. He could have also simply removed the shoes. Unless you are going to be riding a horse hard across country and streets, it is perfectly fine to have the shoes removed. It makes them very quiet.