Notes .....
NFT: Anything marked this way at this time simply means that it is currently unavailable. I've still got most of the original master copies, but am currently unable to re-transfer them due to not having working equipment to do so. I'm working on that, but it's going to be a while. If you actually happen to have anything here I've labeled NFT, please please PLEASE feel free to trade it!
That said ... At some point, I hope to have all of this as for trade again. Quite a few of these aren't appearing on lists, likely due to the fact they didn't all spread when first recorded.
Also, if it is available, it is in the regular lists somewhere. This is just basically a cheat-sheet.
That said ... At some point, I hope to have all of this as for trade again. Quite a few of these aren't appearing on lists, likely due to the fact they didn't all spread when first recorded.
Also, if it is available, it is in the regular lists somewhere. This is just basically a cheat-sheet.
Phantom Of The Opera - Audio
US Tour, Orlando, FL, January 11, 2004 Matinee,
Brad Little, Elizabeth Southard (Alternate), Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg), William Patrick Dunne (Understudy, Bouquet)
Digital – Master.
Missing the Prologue and the Entr'acte. Crisp, clear sound. Brad's second-to-last with the tour.
US Tour, Orlando, FL, January 11, 2004 Evening,
Brad Little (Final Performance), Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg)
Digital – Master.
Missing the beginning of the Prologue, the Entr'acte, and the first minute of Act Two before Masquerade, everything else is there. Brad nearly loses it during his final line in the Lair.
US Tour,Orlando FL, January 13, 2004,
Tim Martin Gleason (US), Elizabeth Southard (Alt), Peter Lockyer (US), David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg)
Digital – Master.
Missing most of the Entr'acte. Also, in "Angel of Music" something happens to Meg's mike, and she's a little hard to hear when harmonizing with Christine. Also intermittent coughing in the audience, not too far from me.
RARE cast - I don't think there's another one of this particular main trio (in this order anyway - there *is* one where Gleason and Lockyer are switched around.)
US Tour, Orlando, FL, January 21, 2004 Evening,
Gary Mauer, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg), William Patrick Dunne (Understudy, LeFevre)
Digital – Master.
Missing the Entr'acte, which if you've heard the Entr'acte once you've heard it. One of the earliest audios of Mauer's Phantom - he'd only taken on the role about a week prior to this performance.
CURRENTLY NFT.
US Tour, Orlando, FL, February 1, 2004 Matinee,
Gary Mauer, Rebecca Pitcher, Peter Lockyer (US), David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Joan Eubank (US, Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg)
Digital – Master.
Missing part of the Entr'acte and may have some audience talking throughout (all through the performance people around me were talking – VERY ANNOYING!) Next to last show of the Orlando Engagement
(Contrary to what I've seen on other lists, Tim Martin Gleason did NOT go on as Raoul at ALL on this date. I was at both shows, and BOTH shows Peter Lockyer performed as Raoul. Also, to the best of my knowledge, there is NO recording of the Evening performance - my equipment failed completely so I did not get one.)
US Tour, Tampa, Fl. December 9, 2004 (preview)
Gary Mauer, Beth Southard (alt), Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), John Whitney (Piangi), Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo (Meg), Stephen R. Buntrock (Don Attilio).
Master – Digital.
Absolutely stunning audio, made with the same equipment as the Baltimore audio from earlier this year. The audience is obviously very receptive – they begin to applaud BEFORE the show even starts. Other things to note is the audience reacts to several things you very RARELY hear Phantom audiences react to any more. Includes pre-show announcements, but missing most of the Entr'acte (I didn't get back to my seat quite quick enough). Buntrock doesn't hold the note in Il Muto. Stengel's Carlotta gets a big reaction during her Hannibal rant. Stephen R. Buntrock (Phantom cover) covers Don Attilio.
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Tampa, Fl. December 14, 2004
Gary Mauer, Beth Southard (alt), Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), John Whitney (Piangi), Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo (Meg)
Master – Digital.
Absolutely stunning audio, made with the same equipment as the Baltimore audio from earlier this year. Includes pre-show announcements, but missing most of the Entr'acte. Tampa audiences seem to react in very odd places.
One of my personal favorites.
CURRENTLY MISSING ACT 1 DISK.
US Tour, Tampa, Fl. December 24, 2004 Matinee
Gary Mauer, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), John Whitney (Piangi), Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo (Meg)
Master – Digital.
Absolutely stunning audio, made with the same equipment as the Baltimore audio from earlier this year. Includes pre-show announcements, and the Entr'acte is intact. Mauer sounds a little tired in this one (and admitted to being so at the stage door – I think he's getting over being sick.) Also, there was a little trouble with his mic at the beginning of the Mirror – "Insolent boy, this slave of fashion . . ." is very weak, it's there, but you can tell there was a mic issue. Tampa audiences seem to react in very odd places. Coughing fits throughout the show – I'm going to see if I can find someone with a good editing program to edit some of it out.
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Tampa, Fl. December 25, 2004 Matinee
Gary Mauer, Beth Southard (alt), Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), John Whitney (Piangi), Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo (Meg)
Master – Digital.
Merry Christmas, Phans, my present to myself, and definitely not a disappointment. Another gorgeous audio from the touring cast. Includes pre-show announcements, missing part of the Entr'acte. Again noticing some odd places Tampa audiences react. Sadly since it's only audio you can't tell, but when Mauer came out for curtain calls, he was wearing a Santa hat J. Recorded from sixth row left orchestra. Some coughing fits and mic adjustment noises in places, going to see if I can have those edited out.
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Tampa, Fl. December 26, 2004
Gary Mauer, Beth Southard (alt), Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), John Whitney (Piangi), Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo (Meg)
Master – Digital.
Another gorgeous audio from the touring cast. Includes pre-show announcements, missing part of the Entr'acte. Again noticing some odd places Tampa audiences react. Recorded from the balcony. Some coughing fits and mic adjustment noises in places.
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Tampa, Fl., January 2, 2005 (Closing night)
Gary Mauer, Beth Southard (alt), Peter Lockyer (U/S), David Cryer (Firmin), Paul Slade Smith (U/S Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), John Whitney (Piangi), Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo (Meg)
Master – Digital.
Additional ensemble understudies (announced at the beginning of the show.) Another gorgeous audio from the touring cast. Includes pre-show announcements. Act one cuts off during "I Gave You My Music". Again noticing some odd places Tampa audiences react (Applauding before the beginning of the second act). MAJOR coughing fits during major numbers (all through Wishing) and mic adjustment noises in places. IIRC, this performance was basically the one that made me decide to purchase a camcorder - Again I wish it wasn't audio only . . . Southard had trouble with the hood in PONR and almost missed de-cloaking Mauer. Very intense final lair both visually and audibly.
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 4, 2005 (Opening Night)
Gary Mauer, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer, Paul Slade Smith (U/S, Andre), Kim Stengel, Peter Lockyer (U/S, Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
Digital – Master. Opening night in Ft. Myers.
One of only two audios of Lockyer's Piangi. Opening night in Ft. Myers. I wish I could have videoed – seeing Peter in Piangi's fat suit was a riot! (And here's where I really decided to begin filming ...) Wouldn't think such a small man would have such a large voice. Mauer is on FIRE here tonight – comparable I would say to the Christmas day performance from Tampa. The whole cast seems to have caught opening night fever, because it obviously extends outward from Mauer – which is almost shocking, the house was no where NEAR full, and the audience is very quiet compared to Tampa.
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 11, 2005
Peter Lockyer (U/S), Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer, DC Anderson, Laureen Vigil (U/S Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
Digital – Master.
Lockyer is a very interesting Phantom. His MOTN feels to be too fast – he doesn't really hold the "Be", and just seems to almost be rushing through the number. He flubs part of the AIAOY reprise after PONR – stops singing, and then comes back with the proper second line.
One of only two audios of Peter's Phantom.
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 13, 2005
Peter Lockyer (U/S), Beth Southard (Alt), Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer, DC Anderson, Laureen Vigil (U/S Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
Digital – Master.
Act 1 is Highlights, Act 2 is complete.
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 17, 2005
Tim Martin Gleason (U/S), Rebecca Pitcher, Peter Lockyer (U/S), John Kuether (U/S Firmin), DC Anderson, Joan Sobel (U/S Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
Digital – Master.
Understudy day, additional ensemble understudies.
Highlights video available of this performance.
RARE cast of Understudies. Probably the last audio of Gleason's Phantom from the tour before he left for Broadway.
CONTRARY TO WHAT IS ON OTHER LISTS, KATE WRAY DID NOT PLAY MEG! THIS IS THE CORRECT CAST LIST!
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 18, 2005
Stephen R. Buntrock (U/S), Rebecca Pitcher, Peter Lockyer (U/S), David Cryer, DC Anderson, Joan Sobel (U/S Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
Digital – Master - Highlights
Runs approx. 62 minutes. All the Phantoms parts plus a few.
Includes "Think Of Me", "Angel Of Music", "Little Lotte", "The Mirror", "POTO", "Music Of the Night", "Stranger Than You Dreampt It", the Phantom's parts of "Il Muto", "All I Ask Of You", "AIAOY Reprise", parts of "Masquerade", "Why So Silent", "Wandering Child", "Point Of No Return", "Down Once More" and the "Final Lair"
Problems with the Mini-disk recorder's battery caused me to have to make cuts
RARE cast – one of only two audios of Buntrock as Phantom, and the only one with the particular understudies.
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 24, 2005
Gary Mauer, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer, DC Anderson, Kim Stengel, John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
Digital – Master
Taped from 13th row center orchestra. I swear that in the final Lair scene, after Christine hands back the ring and he tells her he loves her, as Christine runs away, I SWEAR Mauer whispers "Stay". You have to jack the volume up VERY high, but I swear it's there. Once upon a time, this audio generated a LOT of attention at a popular forum ...
Highlights video available of this performance.
US Tour, Dallas, Texas, April 7, 2006
John Cudia (1st), Marie Danvers, Jim Weitzer, Bruce Winant, DC Anderson, Kim Stengal, John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Kate Wray
Digital - Master
Highlights. Mostly Phantom-Centric.
John Cudia's first performance as Principal Phantom in the Tour, he'd just taken over from Gary Mauer.
Begins at the Mirror, through the first lair. Missing everything after the first lair until sometime in Il Muto. Skips most of the rooftop, until the Phantom comes out. Part of Masquerade is there, and of course Why So Silent. Then skips to about halfway through Wishing, and is complete to the end of the show.
A
Phantom Of The Opera - Video
US Tour, Orlando, FL, January 11, 2004 Matinee
Cast Brad Little, Elizabeth Southard (Alternate), Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg), William Patrick Dunne (Understudy, Bouquet)
B
Digital – Master. My first tape, so I was pretty shaky. The reason for the downing of the grade follows Missing the Prologue. The Overture is mostly audio only, as is the beginning of Hannibal up until mid-way through Think Of Me. Most of the title scene and the Graveyard scene are also audio only, I had trouble getting shots. Quite a few more cover-ups than I would have liked due to ushers getting too close. The audio is perfectly intact and in FULL except for parts of the Prologue. The shots I did get however; are perfectly clear, though I did have some problems with the optical zoom on occasion. I really can't think anyone would want this other than a curiosity.
Brad's second-to-last performance with the tour. Possibly the only video of him with Beth Southard.
DAT or AVI formats. (My DVD is MIA. And yes, the DAT and AVI formats I have is the same as what every other trader has.)
US Tour, Orlando, FL, January 11, 2004 Evening
Cast Brad Little (Final Performance), Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg)
A-
Digital – Master. Missing the beginning of the Prologue, the Entr'acte, and the first minute of Act Two before Masquerade, everything else is there. Title scene is mostly audio only as I had difficulty getting a shot. Wishing and Wandering Child are very dark as well. Still a little shaky, but not as bad as the Matinee show.
Brad Little's final show with the tour (I believe it's still currently his final stateside performance?)
US Tour, Orlando, FL, January 13, 2004 Evening
Cast: Tim Martin Gleason (US), Elizabeth Southard (Alternate), Peter Lockyer (US), David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg)
Digital – Master.
Missing most of the Entr'acte, and part of the Prologue. Nice clear shots, but mostly mid-range zooms. Occasional head in the way, but I feel I did a good job of shooting around it. Slightly shaky in some points as it was only my third tape. The only video I know of with Gleason/Southard/Lockyer. (in that order, that is.) There is a buzzing sound in the audio track thanks to the crappy equipment I had at the time of transfer. The VOB files come out to just over 3 gig ... given that this was an earlier DVD of mine the only thing I can say is I obviously didn't know what I was doing when I authored this one. *Sigh*. But given the fact that it's relatively rare even more than ten years after I originally released it, I was just happy to manage to come across a copy of it at all once I realized the original master tape wasn't in the box where it should have been.
US Tour, Orlando, FL, January 21, 2014 Evening
Gary Mauer, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer (Firmin), DC Anderson (Andre), Kim Stengel (Carlotta), Jimmy Smagula (Piangi), Patti Davidson-Gorbea (Giry), Kate Wray (Meg)
Digital - Master
The earliest video of Mauer's Phantom (he'd been in the role less than a week.) Decent shooting, there is a bar in some shots.
NOTE: I want SOOOO badly to release this one. To anyone who asks, I am HONESTLY not trying to hoard it. At the moment, any copy I had other than two video clips on my hard drive is missing. I am pretty sure at some point I made a copy and gave it to friends who are not traders, so I am HOPING to get a hold of one of those copies - I've so far been lucky with almost every other missing master, but until I do ... this listing is ONLY here to reference that it EXISTS. Somwhere.
MASTER TAPE MIA
CURENTLY NFT
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 11, 2005
Peter Lockyer (U/S), Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer, DC Anderson, Laureen Vigil (U/S Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
A
Digital – Master. Highlights
(Do not ask if there is more ... I was ONLY able to shoot highlights due to having only one battery!)
Breakdown follows: No Prologue. Overture is there, but is shaky. Hannibal cut out until when Christine sings "Think of Me." Part of the Backstage scene cut out. Angel of Music, Little Lotte, The Mirror, POTO, Music Of The Night, and Stranger Than You Dreamt It are all shot, though the title song is mostly audio only until they come out on the boat. Cut out Magical Lasso and the Manager's Office scene. Comes back in Il Muto as Carlotta comes on stage, and filmed through the end of Act I.
Act II – Comes in at the very end of Masquerade, just before Red Death comes out. Cut the scene with Giry and Raoul. Comes back in Note's II around Carlotta's line "Precious little flower." Cut the Rehearsal scene. Comes back during Wishing. Wandering Child is dark, but it's there. Cut the Before the Premiere, and the beginning of Don Juan Triumphant. Comes back in for Point of No Return through the end of the Final Lair. Curtain calls were not taped – I was lucky the battery made it through the lair. Some minor cover-ups, but nothing extensive, I'm amazed I was able to film at all the way the ushers were.
Chock full of close ups, even though it was taped from the balcony.
Lockyer is a very interesting Phantom. First off, I'll note: He's SHORT. He's only got about an inch or two on Pitcher at best, and he's MUCH shorter than Gleason, which makes for an interesting Lair (I'd wondered . . . how he was going to get the noose around Gleason's neck!) He has trouble with removing the cape at the end of the title song, so does MOTN in his shirt-sleeves. Also he flubs a line in PONR.
One of only two known videos of Lockyer's Phantom.
NOW AVAILABLE!
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 13, 2005
Peter Lockyer (U/S), Elizabeth Southard (Alt), Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer, DC Anderson, Laureen Vigil (U/S Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
A/C
Digital – Master - Highlights:
I made the mistake of playing with the light meter in some scenes: Breakdown follows:
Act one starts at Think of Me. Missing some dialogue between TOM and Angel of Music. Short cut just before Little Lotte, then includes the entire sequence from The Mirror to the end of the first Lair. Only the Phantom's parts of Il Muto were taped. Includes the entire Rooftop.
Act two starts at the last verse of "Masquerade" for "Why so Silent." Cuts made in Notes II – begins at "Raoul I'm frightened." Cut out the Rehearsal, and the Before the Premiere scenes, and video picks back up at Point Of No Return. Mode switch for DOM, and back to normal for the Final Lair. Curtain calls were not taped.
Problems in Title song, Il Muto, AIAOY Reprise, Wishing, Wandering Child, and DOM – I decided to try out a different mode on the camera that supposedly helps with low lighting situations but have discovered after reviewing the tape that it distorts the picture. Essentially, everything is blurred when it moves. I can send a video clip before we trade so you can see what the exact nature of the problem is. After the title song, switched back to normal mode, so the problem doesn't exist through MOTN or I Remember scenes, and I didn't use it for AIAOY, just the reprise. I also cut out the ballet from Il Muto this time – good thing too because that night vision runs the battery down quicker. This is the cause for the split grade – because these scenes ARE so blurry, and do not deserve an A.
Some minor cover-ups, but nothing extensive, I'm amazed I was able to film at all the way the ushers were.
Chock full of close ups, even though it was taped from the very back of the balcony.
One of only two videos of Lockyer as Phantom.
NOW AVAILABLE!
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 17, 2005
Tim Martin Gleason (U/S), Rebecca Pitcher, Peter Lockyer (U/S), John Kuether (U/S Firman), DC Anderson, Joan Sobel (U/S Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
A-
Digital – Master - Highlights
Act One: Begins at Carlotta's "Think Of Me" and runs through the end of "Stranger" with only minor cuts. In "Il Muto" Only the Phantom's parts are included. Rooftop runs from "All I Ask Of You" through to the chandelier crash.
Act Two: Begins at the very end of Masquerade right before the Red Death comes out. Includes "Wandering Child", and everything from "Point Of No Return" through to the end of the final Lair. Curtain calls were NOT taped.
Shot from the lower left hand side of the Balcony. A few notes: During Il Muto, the Phantom does not move around on the Proscenium - this is because the ceiling at the Barbara Mann is so low that the Phantom would have literally had to crawl to get to his next cue - so they kept him stationary for this venue (Gary Mauer had informed me of this earlier in the run before I had access to the camera). Also, In the Final Lair, the Chair doesn't come out until Raoul is already in the Lair – a little bit of a funny, but if you know POTO well, you'll note that Gleason almost misses his timing getting the Lasso around Raoul's neck because he's not quite in the right place – due to the chair coming out, he's further downstage than normal.
RARE cast – probably the last video of Gleason's Phantom on tour before he left to take over Raoul on Broadway.
CONTRARY TO WHAT IS ON OTHER LISTS, KATE WRAY DID NOT PLAY MEG! THIS IS THE CORRECT CAST LIST!
DVD
Ft. Myers, FL, February 18, 2005
Stephen R. Buntrock (U/S), Rebecca Pitcher, Peter Lockyer (U/S), David Cryer, DC Anderson, Joan Sobel (U/S Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
A
Digital – Master - Highlights: Breakdown follows:
Act One: Starts with Christine in Think of Me (Missing I think the first line or so – I almost didn't tape at all, there was an usher RIGHT beside me!) Short cut in between TOM and Angel of Music. Includes AOM, Little Lotte, The Mirror, POTO, Music of the Night, I Remember/Stranger than you Dreamt It, part of Il Muto (the Phantom's parts), and the entire Rooftop. Title song is dark, of course (blurry through the beginning with odd shots when I could get them until the boat comes out.)
Act Two: Very end of Masquerade and all of Why So Silent. Wandering Child (though it's dark, and Buntrock keeps going into shadow – the foot of the Angel getting slightly in the way), Point of No Return through the end of the Lair.
Curtain calls were NOT taped. The overall shooting seems to have improved. I had a lot more luck with the title song, the AIAOY reprise, and Wandering Child than I've had on previous nights at this venue.
There's a malfunction with the Chandelier's lights on its way down at the end of act one.
Buntrock flubs a few words in Point of No Return. (I'm shocked I didn't notice it that night, but I noticed when reviewing the tape.) After he says "Make your choice", someone near me in the audience says the word "Jerk" . . . probably in reference to the Phantom (Well, the Phantom is being a jerk at that point!)
US Tour, Ft. Myers, FL, February 24, 2005
Gary Mauer, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer, DC Anderson, Kim Stengel, John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo
A+ / A-
Digital – Master. Highlights
Act One: Begins during "Little Lotte" and continues through the end of the first Lair. Parts of Little Lotte, however, are blind shot. Clears up by the Mirror. Includes the entire rooftop scene
Act Two: Begins during Masquerade, but most of the scene is blind-shot, until Red Death. Also includes the entire Graveyard scene, and from PONR through to the end of the Lair. Curtain calls were NOT taped.
Taped from 13th row, center orchestra. A few cover-ups where I was nearly sure I was caught taping. Absolutely AMAZING close-ups. Part of the right hand side of the stage is obstructed by a head in the way. I did my best to shoot around it, but it does block some otherwise good shots (The Phantom at the organ, for example.) Split grade is for the few shots the head made me totally miss.
I swear that in the final Lair scene, after Christine hands back the ring and he tells her he loves her, as Christine runs away, I SWEAR Mauer whispers "Stay". You have to jack the volume up VERY high, but I swear it's there
CONTRARY TO WHAT IS ON OTHER LISTS, KATE WRAY DID NOT PLAY MEG! THIS IS THE CORRECT CAST LIST!
CURRENTLY NFT
US Tour, Dallas, Texas April 6, 2006
Gary Mauer (Final), Beth Southard (alt, Final), Jim Weitzer, John Jellison (Final), DC Anderson, Kim Stengal, John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Kate Wray
Digital – Master (Camera 2)
Multi-cam shot (Two tapers coordinated efforts and shots before the show to put together this masterpiece. One from the orchestra, the other from the balcony.) Amazingly well edited video with amazing shots throughout. Beth tears up during both Think of Me and WYWSHA. See Beth's shadow on the curtain during PONR. Gary has a heart-breaking near-crack during MOTN (the emotion was obvious he choked juuuust a little.) Amazing performances from all the cast members. Curtain calls included in the video.
No words could possibly describe the power-house of this performance. If you only want one video of Gary and Beth, this performance is the one to go for.
US Tour, Dallas, Texas, April 7, 2006
John Cudia (1st), Marie Danvers, Jim Weitzer, Bruce Winant, DC Anderson, Kim Stengal, John Whitney, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, Kate Wray
Digital - Master
Highlights. Mostly Phantom-Centric.
John Cudia's first performance as Principal Phantom in the Tour, he'd just taken over from Gary Mauer.
Quality is similar to the Ft. Myers videos from 2005, used the same camera to tape this as I used in those.
Complete credits at the end of the video of course.