If you don’t know the first “Phantom,” you will be very confused; if you do know the first “Phantom,” you will also be very confused.
"You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don't know about you, but I'd like to make today worth remembering." --Harold Hill from The Music Man
If the show gets mixed reviews it could still easily run for years.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
I hope ALW and Co. will take some of these reviews to heart and make some major changes before bringing this to Broadway.
"You drank a charm to kill John Proctor's wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!" - Betty Parris to Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
I thought that Webber was not one to do revisions. Furthermore, I don't know if that would matter. I say this because Webber and co have enough money that they can open up the Broadway production and still have it run for a good long while without having to worry about their wallets.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll
"Is the Christine robot still a part of the show? It's not mentioned on the cast recording. Is it mentioned in dialogue that's not included on the CDs?"
CATS, The NY Times review mentions it so I assume it is still in the show