He's here...The phantom of the opera is here

I remember I was a poor student when this Musical came to Singapore some more than one decade ago.

I remember back then I envied those classmates of mine who were able to go catch this musical.

Throughout the years, especially, now that I have some purchasing power, I told myself, if ever The POTO comes to Singapore again, I'll definitely go watch it.

And go watch it I did, not sparing $ and cents to fulfill "childhood dreams".

I sat in the Stall seats in the Foyer. They were not very far from the stage, skewed to the right side facing the stage. I was quite satisifed with the seating, as we had unblocked view, and were not far from the stage.

Although, throughout the musical, I was very curious about the Orchestra Pit. Was there even an orchestra, the place looked so small. I only knew there was a conductor. I mean, he could be conducting to recorded music?!

The singing is very good. Not that I really know what is very good. But, the cast sang really well, especially Christine and the Phantom of course. The set was just amazing! I mean they changed from scene to scene - two of my faves was the Phantom Lair, and the stairway for Masquerade. Of course, perhaps expecting too much from the Chandelier scene, it wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be. Oh, another thing that was funny was how the Phantom seem to pop up from everywhere...even the ceiling.

Regarding the freak-factor. Actually, it is a little freaky. The Phantom is abit psychotic you see. There were also a few deaths (depicted by people hung on a noose).

The overall experience was good. There was a reactive and appreciative audience. We laughed, we gasped. We clapped. Though, at the end, I was wondering if there could have been an encore after the third curtain call (which the cast skipped to). But I guess it's a little different from concerts. I would have liked to hear Phantom Theme, or the Angel of the Night, or Think of me...which are ringing in my head now.

Most who came were casually dressed-up. During the interval, the bf and I had a $10 tea-break comprising of a very small chicken burger, and coke. The chicken burger was catered by The Oriental. It's very tasty, though very expensive. And the coke...$4. Exhorbitant -- but I was too hungry to save money. I even went home wif a couple of cool souvenirs courtesy of the bf. A very good date I had.