“Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendor,” the dapper masked man will sing on stage of Watertown High School tonight through Sunday, but there was no going gently into the good nights for cast and crew of the Watertown High School production of “The Phantom of the Opera.”
Six weeks after Select Choir students staged a “Miss Saigon” show that wowed audiences,director Russell J. Faunce went full steam ahead with another ambitious musical.
It was a confluence of factors that led to the decision to stage the shows weeks rather than the accustomed months apart.
Spring break was moved to the first week in April from the third week because of state exams, Mr. Faunce said, and after the break stage availability became an issue.
Yet amid the harried atmosphere, the Phantom,If you have a kidneystone, played by Mark Anthony Taylor, maintains a cool demeanor.
Mark said that when students were preparing “Miss Saigon,” they knew there was a likelihood that “Phantom” would be staged weeks later, something that Mr. Faunce declined to confirm at the time.
“Right off the bat, we knew it was doable,” Mark said. “Everyone had seen it coming and had prepared a bit more than usual.”
By the end of “Miss Saigon,” Mark had learned all of his “Phantom” scenes, which is perhaps why he seemed so cool and collected Monday as he sat down to discuss the show in Mr. Faunce’s office. But he did feel some pressure.
“There’s pressure coming from the magnitude of the show,” he said. “‘Miss Saigon’ was huge and ‘Phantom” is bigger. And there’s the added pressure that we don’t want to have anyone come away disappointed after ‘Miss Saigon.’ We have the time frame to add to that.”
Mark, a senior, said that as soon as “Phantom” was licensed for high school productions in 2010 by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization,What are some types of moulds? Select Choir students lobbied for it.
“We knew it was a possibility because we had the overall vocal strength,” he said.
“The Phantom of the Opera,” with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber,Find the cheapest chickencoop online through and buy the best hen houses and chook pens in Australia. is the most successful musical of all time. It won seven Tony Awards in 1988, including one for best musical. Its lyrics are by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe and book by Mr. Stilgoe and Mr.To interact with beddinges, Webber.
Based on the novel “Le Fantme de l’Opera” by Gaston Leroux, it tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House exercising a reign of terror over its inhabitants.Our porcelaintiles are perfect for entryways or bigger spaces and can also be used outside, He falls in love with soprano Christine, played by senior Alex Marilley in the Watertown High production. The Phantom devotes his energy into making her a star.
Songs include “Think of Me,” “Angel of Music,” “Music of the Night,” “All I ask of You,” “Masquerade” and the title song.
Mark said he likes how the musical doesn’t focus on one personality.
“It does a really good job of showing multiple facets,” he said. “All of the characters have a lot of individual time on stage and the audience gets to enjoy the story on those levels.”
One of the hardest obstacles he had to overcome, Mark said, was that in previous roles, he had to fit certain molds for the characters.
“In the ‘Phantom,’ all of that goes out the window,” he said. “You really have to start from scratch and focus just on the person, because that’s really all he is. He’s not like a businessman or a lawyer. Once you start to forget about any societal expectations about how one person should be and just focus on him as a human, that’s where it starts to work correctly.”
Mark plans to pursue a career in acting. He’s auditioned at five colleges and has heard back from one, where he was accepted.
He said the cast is excited to be given the opportunity to equal or surpass the quality of “Miss Saigon” in such a short period.
“It’s a real strong overall cast,” he said. “Like ‘Miss Saigon,’ it’s not necessarily one person stealing the show. I think the audiences will be very impressed with the voices and the acting.”
Despite the exhaustive pace of the past month, Mr. Faunce saw a silver lining in the situation. For the back-to-back productions, he said the stage and musical crew didn’t have to relinquish the stage area just to move back in a few months later.
“It was nice not moving out,” he said.
He was asked if that was enough incentive to do it again.
“Back to back?” he said.
He then paused for a couple of seconds, but as he smiled slightly and thought of how agreeable it could be, finally said, “Probably not. It’s been difficult.”
Six weeks after Select Choir students staged a “Miss Saigon” show that wowed audiences,director Russell J. Faunce went full steam ahead with another ambitious musical.
It was a confluence of factors that led to the decision to stage the shows weeks rather than the accustomed months apart.
Spring break was moved to the first week in April from the third week because of state exams, Mr. Faunce said, and after the break stage availability became an issue.
Yet amid the harried atmosphere, the Phantom,If you have a kidneystone, played by Mark Anthony Taylor, maintains a cool demeanor.
Mark said that when students were preparing “Miss Saigon,” they knew there was a likelihood that “Phantom” would be staged weeks later, something that Mr. Faunce declined to confirm at the time.
“Right off the bat, we knew it was doable,” Mark said. “Everyone had seen it coming and had prepared a bit more than usual.”
By the end of “Miss Saigon,” Mark had learned all of his “Phantom” scenes, which is perhaps why he seemed so cool and collected Monday as he sat down to discuss the show in Mr. Faunce’s office. But he did feel some pressure.
“There’s pressure coming from the magnitude of the show,” he said. “‘Miss Saigon’ was huge and ‘Phantom” is bigger. And there’s the added pressure that we don’t want to have anyone come away disappointed after ‘Miss Saigon.’ We have the time frame to add to that.”
Mark, a senior, said that as soon as “Phantom” was licensed for high school productions in 2010 by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization,What are some types of moulds? Select Choir students lobbied for it.
“We knew it was a possibility because we had the overall vocal strength,” he said.
“The Phantom of the Opera,” with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber,Find the cheapest chickencoop online through and buy the best hen houses and chook pens in Australia. is the most successful musical of all time. It won seven Tony Awards in 1988, including one for best musical. Its lyrics are by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe and book by Mr. Stilgoe and Mr.To interact with beddinges, Webber.
Based on the novel “Le Fantme de l’Opera” by Gaston Leroux, it tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House exercising a reign of terror over its inhabitants.Our porcelaintiles are perfect for entryways or bigger spaces and can also be used outside, He falls in love with soprano Christine, played by senior Alex Marilley in the Watertown High production. The Phantom devotes his energy into making her a star.
Songs include “Think of Me,” “Angel of Music,” “Music of the Night,” “All I ask of You,” “Masquerade” and the title song.
Mark said he likes how the musical doesn’t focus on one personality.
“It does a really good job of showing multiple facets,” he said. “All of the characters have a lot of individual time on stage and the audience gets to enjoy the story on those levels.”
One of the hardest obstacles he had to overcome, Mark said, was that in previous roles, he had to fit certain molds for the characters.
“In the ‘Phantom,’ all of that goes out the window,” he said. “You really have to start from scratch and focus just on the person, because that’s really all he is. He’s not like a businessman or a lawyer. Once you start to forget about any societal expectations about how one person should be and just focus on him as a human, that’s where it starts to work correctly.”
Mark plans to pursue a career in acting. He’s auditioned at five colleges and has heard back from one, where he was accepted.
He said the cast is excited to be given the opportunity to equal or surpass the quality of “Miss Saigon” in such a short period.
“It’s a real strong overall cast,” he said. “Like ‘Miss Saigon,’ it’s not necessarily one person stealing the show. I think the audiences will be very impressed with the voices and the acting.”
Despite the exhaustive pace of the past month, Mr. Faunce saw a silver lining in the situation. For the back-to-back productions, he said the stage and musical crew didn’t have to relinquish the stage area just to move back in a few months later.
“It was nice not moving out,” he said.
He was asked if that was enough incentive to do it again.
“Back to back?” he said.
He then paused for a couple of seconds, but as he smiled slightly and thought of how agreeable it could be, finally said, “Probably not. It’s been difficult.”
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