This is going to be a two part series of top fives that I may carry on with if I think of other categories! For now it will be the top five musicals that I have seen, starting today, and after that the top five musicals that I want to see.
So without further ado, counting down to my favourite at number five is:
Love Never Dies
It got a lot of bad reviews while it was running but I disagree! After seeing Ramin Karimloo in the 25th Anniversary of Les Miserables I was blown away and wanted to know what else he was in. When I found out he was The Phantom in a sequel to Phantom I wondered how it had taken me so long to see it.
So in December 2010 I hopped on over to the Adelphi Theatre, got cheap day tickets and sat right up at the back of the balcony where I proceeded to sob hysterically. I was a state! The friend that I had dragged along was actually worried I was in such a mess, so of course I proceeded to see it another three times.
The good bits:
The score, Lloyd- Webber does not disappoint, it's so romantic and gave me goosebumps every time I listened to it. I remember hearing Ramin sing ''Til I Hear You Sing' the first time and being so involved I was holding my breath in awe. The same happened when Sierra sang 'Love Never Dies', it was stunning, she was stunning. Even the annoying song 'Bathing Beauty' wins you over when it becomes sinister at the end, a part of the score I am completely obsessed with!
As for the plot, I love it. It's romantic, tragic and sweeping. Everything a story revolving around Phantom should be. I know people have picked it apart but who cares!? I certainly don't, and the way all the characters had developed kept me more than interested throughout. In fact that was one of my favourite things, the way the characters had grown and changed, it was so interesting.
Favourite song:
This is a hard category, why did I include it? 'Beneath a Moonless Sky' leaves me speechless, as does 'Love Never Dies' but I think I'm going to have to go with ''Til I Hear You Sing' because it's perfect, it gives me goosebumps every single time and the way Ramin sings it is just incredible.
Favourite character:
Meg. I love Christine, I love the Phantom but I love what where they took Meg in this show. She goes from just a chorus girl, that is slightly annoying, to a complicated woman with so much depth and I really feel for her, more than I did for Christine at some points. She just wants to be noticed, to be loved and works so hard to achieve it. I think everyone can relate to that in some way.
Dream Cast:
Christine: Sierra Boggess
Phantom: Ramin Karimloo
Raoul: Joseph Millson
Meg: Summer Strallen
I literally wouldn't change a thing. They were perfect, how boring! The only person I might switch up is Raoul because I adored Hadley Fraser in the 25th Anniversary.
Wish me luck, the same to you.
Annabelle
xoxo
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