Masquerade, WSS, Notes & DJTR - John Owen-Jones & Rachel Barrell

From JOJ's last show in his first run (26 Feb 2005)

[@minajahan5313]

It must've been grand to see Masquerade live! ONE DAY.

[@hauntsandamusements]

He sings a high C Sharp at 7:06. That’s definitely not written. 😮

[@melissam597]

Ths is why JoJ is the best Phantom

[@adamjoyner1004]

Yeah! ...fabulous!!!!!!!:):)

[@Natalia_Krishtopets]

Beautiful moments of this musical!

[@columbiashaw6769]

The whole Musical is a spectacle and a half! And, if I'm being honest, I love The Phantom, the Title Character! He is so handsome in Black! The Red Death Costume in the Why So Silent? Scene! Wow! I love The Phantom so much!

[@aileenteo7027]

A truly wonderful cast.

[@CuonSaki]

Dat laugh!!!

[@sunbeamsami]

I'm sad they're not using this Red Death costume anymore. I honestly loved the piece, but I'm just thankful I'm seeing the show for the second time next year.

[@justoneguy2487]

papersami they're still using it (on the West End anyway) - I attended a show 2 months ago starring Ben Lewis as the Phantom and this was the Red Death costume that was used.

[@OccyDaBoss]

@@hyukai6386 yeah the face isn't gawping anymore

[@everycolourinthesky]

another report in: saw this two weeks ago in broadway and they still are using this costume

[@joekaput747]

@@everycolourinthesky Must be the tour

[@columbiashaw6769]

Does Christine Daae sing all of Masquerade with the rest of the cast in the Masquerade Scene? Or does she have her own lines in Masquerade?

[@Landis963]

Her part (and Raoul's) have the line "And who can name the face?" (at 1:35) separately from the rest, but I don't know if there are others, or if they meld with the rest of the chorus beforehand.

[@angelsartzetakis7799]

She’s also singing the last chorus but in most broadways she stops earlier and in others sings all of it with all the rest characters

[@jagerbradley]

Who played Raoul here?

[@amyclarke41]

perfer niamh myself more a relaxed raoul !😏

[@christophspiessens3751]

Oliver Thornton - Only credible Raoul I've seen in 14 shows

[@adamjoyner1004]

ACE....!!!!!!! .....all voices sound more real and fresher than any I've heard before!!!!!!!!:):)

[@angelsartzetakis7799]

5:31 when the strictest teacher ever comes back to school while the students thought he retired

[@strangeandinteresting]

As much as the Red Death costume looks great... I'm sorry, it just looks so goofy! Especially with the moving mouth!

[@amyclarke41]

don't like this christine too ninny sierra and emmi !😁

[@kermitthefrog1198]

The moving mouths the best part XD

[@josephrouleau9259]

@Jordan Jakubielski Andy Warlow kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqjbipx3a5ZpbsU

[@OccyDaBoss]

i dont like that it is wide open on his face for some reason

[@justadjustor8993]

The whole thing kinda reminded me of Barney hehe. Also, don't look at the crotch area of that costume 😁.

[@HaussOfSharon]

Rachel’s ‘Christine’ is just... wow. And not the good kind of wow.

[@danielstewart6509]

this is how Red Death from Arrowverse is supposed to look like - scary - wearing red and a skull on his face

[@CanadianGuy2004]

How did get from the bottom of the stairs when the bang went off to the stop of the stairs?

[@Morgan_Bush]

Two actors, two costumes; I don't believe the actor playing the Phantom is in either costume. Or perhaps he is in the first one, and carries on singing for the second one to lip-sync.

[@everycolourinthesky]

the second one is just another actor who moves his mouth to what the phantom says/laughs. JOJ is the first one.

[@b.d6642]

There are secret dors and stunt doubles in this scene, that's why in the 25th anniversary he doesn't do that, since the royal Albert hall doesn't have secret dors

[@gabidulcich4215]

DJTR stands for???

[@CheeseDud]

Gabi Dulcich "Don Juan Triumphant" I believe

[@gabidulcich4215]

Cheesedud6 oooh Don Juan Triumphant Raaw?? XD Well probably you are right thank you

[@CheeseDud]

Perhaps the R stands for rehearsal

[@gabidulcich4215]

Cheesedud6 AAH yes!! you are correct!! Is Don Juan Triumphant Rehearsal!! thank you very much

[@deenagara9151]

His mask looks like V for Vendetta, without the mustache though!

[@amyclarke41]

To be honest I wouldn't mind his songs a change from sodding ed sheeran zzzz

[@adamjoyner1004]

:) ...haha!:) ...I totally avoid that stuff!:) xx

[@christinedaae9973]

I think Gerard Butler's version of The Red Death Costume was handsomer than the one used here! Gerard Butler's version of The Phantom was handsomer in general!

[@amyhuerta3980]

Gérard Butler’s costume might be more handsome but the west end costume fits the red death character better.

[@SoulOfTheReaver]

Yes. If only he could sing.

[@theghostinthemirror8158]

Christine Daae only problem being that the Phantom is meant to be ugly.

[@matttalley5431]

I agree with you on this one. Although of course The Stage version of the costume is still admirable.

[@cyanosis8520]

I agree, except Butlers Phantom is garbage

[@XPRT10R]

Is this a high school performance?

[@MrNoUsername]

Lupo A. Janelli No, this is a performance by actual broadway actors in a real theatre

[@XPRT10R]

@@MrNoUsername yes, thank you, but I was being facetious. It's so very hammy and OTT, untrue to the original intention, not to mention vocally flawed by dodgy musical intonation and overproduced vocal lines.