Illusions of Grandeur

Pre-Stream POTO Animatic: Link

Notes on the Show:

@glassprism: Also just to let everyone know, this was filmed VERY early in the World Tour run and as Harry Mills is an understudy, he has even less opportunity to go on, so you know, just bear that in mind @glassprism: And by early I mean the first month of the World Tour

Ian Jon Bourg is playing Andre

Making Sure SWM is Not Present:

@beyond-this-illusion: All stream guests have to complete a captcha to prove they're not SWM

@FreakofNature: I am not SWM (<--- chat determined that this was very sus)

@bway-ghost: Statistically one of us has to be SWM

WIFE

@lonlonranching: m’lady

@wismoth: COLOURFUL WIFE HAPPY PRIDE

@motelpearl: aww last stream of pride month….will love win….. @paper-faces: no motel probably not!

Il Muto, Think of Me, Dressing Room

Noted by @glassprism (and a few others): Thabiso Masemene is probably the longest running Piangi!

Picture from July 11th, 2013

@carlottadefender: what a lovely singer, I sure hope nothing bad happens to her @carlottadefender: I'm so sorry signora I spoke it into existence

@rose-margaritas: Love that they say local places that they’re touring in @rose-margaritas: Okay so I looked the place up based on what I heard, and apparently it’s a beach! Dameisha beach :> @rose-margaritas: It’s a beach in Shenzhen

@eaggesalat: europe is not real @eaggesalat: but what do i know im just an egg

@64feet: this giry has the creepiest intonation ever

@warpweight: MAX SAYS THEY SAY HI. raising awareness (HI MAX! @tangerinegem)

"Bravi"

(Sorry for the squished image, I had to squish a lot on my screen LOL)

@lonlonranching: hate when im flirting with my girl and her man whispering in her ear…

@litloverscorsetlaces: Every week I think I may finally be normal again and then I hear "bravi" and it goes down the drain @funeral-lilies: there's no way to be normal with this @from-aldebaran: Ari Normal is not worth it @paper-faces: ari down the drain you say?

On Raoul

@lonlonranching: what the hell welcome back steve barton

@wismoth: raoul sounded so SLEAZY

@jennyfair7: noo matt leisy is babey!

@funeral-lilies: get a job leave her alone

@dimmedghosts: this roaul and rik should kiss

@faceofbeast: this guy is giving Barton but it's in the lake. must be his diction, and his di-

Mirror, Title Song

MANY positive comments about Harry's voice

@warpweight: oh my god he sounds SOOO like the bad boy in a boy band. and i'm buying the CDs

@gummie: that crotch shot

@funeral-lilies: the crotch shot

@warpweight: HE SOUNDS SO SWOOPING AND SMOOTH AND DIVA

@glassprism: It sounds like we're hearing it from the lake

MOTN

@lonlonranching: putting him in the freezer

@glassprism: Nice body rub

@nerdywriter36: he is very leg

@CowboyJ: i am in physical pain rn omg his voice

@rose-margaritas: Genuine painted on pants

@dimmedghosts: SLUT

@phantoonsoftheopera: "Hi-Def Harry", "Finger-Me Phantom." all the nicknames are coming out tonight.

@paper-faces: IM GONNA BE SICK

@from-aldebaran: I think I will just replay this whole song at the end of the show @from-aldebaran: Because "Sex Jeggings" caused me to momentarily leave this plane of existence (<-- I'm so sorry, I didn't catch who initially said sex jeggings.)

@jennyfair7: grace move so i can see my girl

@wismoth: OBLIGATORY ISNT HE SEXY

I Remember, STYDI

@funeral-lilies: cant take that british anger seriously what you gonna do. have tea about it

Audience member goes "Oh!" when he starts yelling

@faceofbeast: HIT THE DECK

@daaesviolin: love a man who SPLATS

@kyannnite: WHNE AND SOB AND SHED TEARS AND SQUIRM!!!

@motelpearl: HOP ON THE DECK AND FLOP LIKE A FISH

@litloverscorsetlaces: They gotta stop saying "come" like that

@lonlonranching: barb telling rik later you totally recovered from that well dont even worryyyyyy girl

@zhen-yus: Fridge down

@from-aldebaran: Celina… @glassprism: Deb……………………

Notes, Prima Donna

(on Harry's line reads) @motelpearl: hes very much giving hugh panaro here

@opera-ghost: girl who only thinks about hugh panaro: getting a lot of hugh panaro vibes from this

@carlottadefender: it's so awesome being a carlotta fan because it seems very rare you get the role if you can't slay so you're always in for a fun time

Ramin Karimloo Side Quest

@from-aldebaran: Wishing Ramin the very best because many many people who are in the fandom and who are streams attendees are big fans, and also the showing of his performance online during Covid brought so many people into the fandom @from-aldebaran: or back into the fandom @from-aldebaran: And I am very grateful for that

@opera-ghost: the deblomat @opera-ghost: debplomacy

@glassprism: This is how Deb admits she's secretly a Ramin fan

@from-aldebaran: I have actually never seen the Ramin Royal Albert Hall show!

@lonlonranching: i like ramin but it’s like…. wanting to go out to rik dinner but you have ramin rik at home

@motelpearl: true i got back into phantom during the pandemic (all that talk about wearing masks and isolating oneself yknow) and had never heard of the 25th before then so ill always have a soft spot for the 25th bc it brought me back into the fandom

@kyannnite: i got back into phantom because of 25th anniv RAH (stuck inside due to ice storm for a week and ended up watching it like 20 times)… so i will always have a soft spot lol

@glassprism: I am fine with Ramin as the Phantom and I totally get his popularity, but I am miffed that he'll be coming in solely for one stop and booting the current principal Phantom into the alternate spot

YURI

@carlottadefender: everyone lock in for yuri

@funeral-lilies: i want the high femme lesbian scissor bed

@carlottadefender: weak ass herrr

@LeeringSatyrs: Carlotta isn't letting that baritone flex more than her

@warpweight: she coop on my er til i grode in @warpweight: [USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST]

@wismoth: I love how technicolored the bed looks today

@daaesviolin: pride il muto bed and wife

@funeral-lilies: they trying to forcefem my girl christine

(\o/ the ballet) @motelpearl: bring the shreksaphone…..NOW!

@daaesviolin: c cause he got cooped

AIAOY, Reprise

@lonlonranching: rik back there like…. what if i jump….. jkjkjkj….. unless…

@beyond-this-illusion: They've got a heavenly glow about them from the phone boot quality and I love it

@from-aldebaran: Phantom hiding gives new meaning to "being roofied"

@glassprism: I know actors in the floating angel will do stuff to while away the time @paper-faces: ryan vona would be tweeting in the angel right now @eaggesalat: like joj texting @dimmedghosts: jrox would be making ai art @phantoonsoftheopera: Crivello watching a Pater Karrie boot @beyond-this-illusion: ryan vona would be felting his little frogs @kyannnite: what phantom is buying bitcoin in the angel @wheel-of-fish: @ kaya thiago

@opera-ghost: who needs childhood friends to lovers when you have scary basement dweller who kidnaps people

@wismoth: OH no he's saaad :( WHINE AND WAIL MORE

@kyannnite: SOPPING WET AND SHIVERING IN A CARDBOARD BOX ON THE STREET

@britishchick09: voice catch! :'( (<-- he had SO many of these that he used TACTFULLY against us)

@haunted-hideaway: He is a sad ugly fellow.

@zhen-yus: harry mills you are exquisite

(On Deb's generous rewinds) @jennyfair7: YAY let's watch him suffer again

@paper-faces: hes holding the angel like hes in a spin class

@funeral-lilies: he's going through the seven stages of grief @funeral-lilies: 6 7 (<-- damn you curse you etc.)

@bway-ghost: is there a greg mills boot like the stollebot or do i have to get to work @bway-ghost: sighhh redownloads imovie

Intermission

THANK YOU SO MUCH MORGAN FOR THIS HARRY MILLS/MOLLY WARD REEL COMPILATION: (Shit I can't find the link)(But trust me it was GLORIOUS)(as is everything Morgan does)

WELL HERE's ANOTHER (LINK) TO MORGAN'S POST, which is where I pulled the below picture from:

@opera-ghost: this phantom guy seems like a really nice and upstanding individual @opera-ghost: he would never kill someone and drop their body in front of a live audience

@paper-faces: this is all canon btw

Masquerade

@opera-ghost: let's all make each other worse @wismoth: Morgan is that not what this chat is for @litloverscorsetlaces: You all bring out the worst in me (/pos)

DEB FANFICTION LINK DROP: @from-aldebaran: Electric, because I can (link)

@wismoth: communism . our mom now

@funeral-lilies: monkë……my dream role

@LeeringSatyrs: It's hard to tell because of picture quality, but from here the Star Princess dress looks nicer than the NA Tour dress

@bway-ghost: not to self promote but would anyone want to see my star princess cosplay I made…. (chat says yes, of course!) (LINK)

@litloverscorsetlaces: Two pixels in a codpiece on deck

@gummie: the peacock

(On Madame Giry) @from-aldebaran: She is having staff envy

@opera-ghost: she fr said come along come along and follow me take a peak at the freak @opera-ghost: just had a 15 minute long flashback sequence

A Couple of Side Quests

@dimmedghosts: she cod on my piece till i don juan triumph @kyannnite: she don on my juan till i cod in my piece @wismoth: she shame on my capsule til I red death @motelpearl: she turn my scorpion till i hop jolly high @motelpearl: she bathe my beach till i say hello @faceofbeast: she celina on my pedia til i gave my mind blindly

@opera-ghost: deb once let me borrow her rolls royce @kyannnite: deb fought a grizzly bear to rescue me once @paper-faces: deb paid for my college @haunted-hideaway: deb's hais is insured for a million dollars @faceofbeast: Deb fed me to a shark once, but i forgave her cuz she's Deb @dimmedghosts: deb once performed open heart surgery on me in just 30 minutes @paper-faces: deb invested a dollar for my brother and it became 3 mill

@opera-ghost: whoa mama you sold me to the freak show @dimmedghosts: woah mama can i have two kisses @paper-faces: woah momma my first scrap of clothing @faceofbeast: whoah mama you've been reincarnated as the object of my desire

Wishing

~~~~~ DADDYING, TRIO ~~~~~

@kyannnite: my love it never die christines are my favorite guy

@from-aldebaran: The Phantom is hoping for some grace by the grave @paper-faces: @ deb he is… wishing

@faceofbeast: and now for the next segment, Saving Grace

@opera-ghost: this suspiciously fridge-shaped cross

@funeral_lilies: the way the phantom is sort of like her cross to bear cigarette emoji

@Bway-Ghost: so glad she is going to get to move on and live a better life without he grief waying her down wait who is that

@haunted-hideaway: bless his creepy little heart

@motelpearl: also i just pulled out my handy copy of the de mattos translation and i didnt remember they actually referred to christines dad as daddy daae lol

(On no fire) @dimmedghosts: chinese osha said no pewpew @opera-ghost: he's hitten em with the pervert mist @Forestscribe4: puff the magic dragon….

@glassprism: Shares a (link) without any other comment @funeral-lilies: Celina thank you for this insanely invaluable piece of information. I absolutely agree

@Forestscribe4: fun fact, puff the magic dragon frolicked in the phantom mist

Egg's T-Shirt Quest:

I think this started from saying that the phantom is t posing behind the cross (???)

@eaggesalat: i have created a stick figure t pose

(LINK) TO THE AMAZING ART

I don't know if this ever got answered or not, but @eaggesalat requests information on how to make a t-shirt!

(I am a HUGE fan of this interpretation. Thank you, Egg)

SECURE!

@IamTouring771: Erik likes no buts and he cannot lie

@faceofbeast: Erik lik no buts but a HUUUUGE…bustle! @motelpearl: erm actually this was the natural form era when bustles were at their smallest

Point of No Return Side Quest

This was likely started by @wheel-of-fish's recent merch drop based off some... sketchy translation work. (Link to store)

@dimmedghosts: when is the point of no return

@paper-faces: what is the point of no return

@opera-ghost: who is the point of no return

@dimmedghosts: where is the point of no return

@kyannnite: when is the point of no return

@funeral_lilies: when's the point of no return

@from-aldebaran: How much is the point of no return

@dimmedghosts: how is the point of no return

@from-aldebaran: Donde esta el point of no return

@dimmedghosts: cuando el point of no return

PONR

@Forestscribe4: rik wrote panties out of the opera

@faceofbeast: Thong Juan triphant

@motelpearl: the sex jeggings have evolved into the sex snuggie

@opera-ghost: his green line is angled toward her or whatever

@warpweight: sometimes grace's voice has such a nice like…. old-timey quality to it ugh @paper-faces: warpweight would you say its… classically trained?

@funeral_lilies: her little screm

@warpweight: HE HAS A FULL LIKE 90S CENTER PART BOWL CUT SHAWN HUNTER BOY MEETS WORLD STYLE UNDER HIS WIG

@GlassPrism: Full on duckling hair

@phaptomoftheopera: his voice breaks are doing somthn to me

@wheel-of-fish: he's so voice

@Forestscribe4: man, it's something about the understudies

"Christine, why? WHY?"

On the Tempo:

@dimmedghosts: THE TEMPO?????? FUCK YOU LONDON

@daaesviolin: this is how the tempo should always be. it's lets all these amazing moment and actors just breathe

@warpweight: like how when there's a spare minute in final lair it gives it the breathing room to feel like you are watching him Make Bad Decisions instead of just a lighting combo of behaviors

Final Lair

(He's just YELLING at Christine and whining)

@carlottadefender: he won't make it to coney island if I have anything to say about it

@GlassPrism: She slid like a golf ball into its hole - oh wait wrong Phantom

@litloverscorsetlaces: I love Phantoms that age 40 years in their posture after the unmasking

@opera-ghost: from peanits to pee paw

@motelpearl: your lover takes a passionate pee

(There was an issue with the lasso)(Damn I should've screenshotted it RIP sorry pham)

@probablynotben: is the lasso rope going sideways? @GlassPrism: Yeah I think the rope fell lol @paper-faces: i think something went wrong with the lasso bc he got it on raoul late

@jennyfair7: it's truly a magical lasso

@64feet: it's better than electric portcullis at least

@warpweight: his lasso defies gravity @lonlranching: the lasso is….. defying gravity

@warpweight: half mast lasso. hard to stay erect in this stress

@kyannnite: they cant import australian lassos because they would be upside down

@lonlranching: she kisses him and the lasso snaps right back up

@GlassPrism: I think you can tell sometimes that it's early on in his run but when Harry Mills lets loose he really goes for it

@mirrorbride: she is glowling like an angel

@dimmedghosts: he is already decomposinjg

@opera-ghost: pervert mist is ejected from the lasso

@paper-faces: VOICE CRACK @litloverscorsetlaces: VOICE CRACK @litloverscorsetlaces: this is fine

@phaptomoftheopera: i like that both christine and raoul seemed very hesitant to leave

Harry Mills' Age at the Time of Filming Side Quest

@GlassPrism: Oh someone asked about his age and I think Harry Mills is 27

@faceofbeast: HE'S 27 WITH NO MONEY AND NO PROSPECTS AND ALREADY A BURDEN ON HIS PArents. AND HE'S FRIGHTENED

@opera-ghost: two seven 🤷

@GlassPrism: No wait, he was 27 in 2026 lolol. This was 2024. He's 25

Final Thoughts

@kyannnite: oh hes. hes not making ut out

@Bway-Ghost: oh my

@mirrorbride: he needs to be put down

@TheEggSaysHMills: no coney island for him

@dimmedghosts: FUCK

@Bway-Ghost: oh

@warpweight: he's never getting out of that chair again after this