I went and saw "The Phantom of the Opera" tonight at the Bass Concert Hall. I got hooked up with the tickets as part of the honors program. Normally, orchestra tickets woulda been like $65, but I got in for $20. I guess that's one of the very few perks of being in honors: every once in awhile, they'll hook you up with a sweet deal like this, heheh.

But anyways yea, omg, the guy singing the part of the phantom was awesome. The music was just absolutely beautiful... despite the fact that I couldn't make out what they were singing half the time, haha. And also, I didn't really understand what was going on with the plot either- meh, understanding the lyrics probably would have helped. (Plus, unlike with Les Mis., I've never read (...err, "read") the book of this production.) But yea, I'm sure once I look up the lyrics, everything'll click, and I'll be like ohhhh, yea, that really WAS a good story. Oh yea, the special effects were really good too- caught me off guard like 3 times.

*Looked up the lyrics/transcript of the entire musical. Story makes a lot more sense now. The phantom is more than just some creepy stalker guy, hahaha. I downloaded all the good songs off Kazaa and have been listening to 'em over and over... good stuff.
"Say you'll share with me
one love, one lifetime
Lead me, save me
from my solitude
Say you want me with you
here beside you
Anywhere you go
let me go too..."
~the Phantom - "Point of No Return" (the part that's to the melody of "All I Ask of You")