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It’s definitely an interesting theory, and one I kind of thought of myself while writing that post, though I didn’t mention it since I wanted to just talk about that scene in a general sense.

I’m kind of in two minds about it, because on the one hand, Christine’s compassion is one of the biggest parts of her character, and angrily ripping the Phantom’s mask off in revenge is not particularly compassionate of her. It can also be a bit difficult to play off in the final scene, where the Phantom is on a downward spiral of doing even meaner things to her, yet Christine somehow finds it in her to give some touch of human understanding. (What, no vengeance there? No Christine grabbing the Punjab lasso herself?) Not saying it’s impossible or even improbable, just that it might take some subtle, complex acting to transition between those two points.

But on the other hand, while it may not be nice of Christine, let’s face it, the Phantom has not been very nice to her. Christine is not a saint; she is human, she is not a flawless figure full of boundless forgiveness, and she does have a right to be angry there. And I have to admit, I kind of dig the idea of a Christine who’s a little more... maybe not vengeful, but just manipulative, perhaps (incidentally, one of the only saving graces IMO of the restaged tour’s ‘Point of No Return’, in that we see Christine actively moving the Phantom into a position where he can be arrested). It’s also a bit of a throwback to Leroux, where Christine is like that - not in a sense that some make her out to be, e.g. “Christine is a gold-digging bitch who strings along two men for her own gain”, but in the sense that she will say or do quite a bit to placate the Phantom, protect others, and gain her own freedom:

“You now know the tragedy. It went on for a fortnight--a fortnight during which I lied to him. My lies were as hideous as the monster who inspired them; but they were the price of my liberty.”

“Then know that each of my visits to Erik increased my horror of him; for each of those visits, instead of calming him, as I hoped, made him mad with love!”

And occasionally I see Christines who definitely verge closer to being angry or vengeful or manipulative. You have to wonder if something like that is going through Marni Raab’s head when she leans in as if to kiss the Phantom, only to rip his mask off:

And Meghan Picerno may well be the embodiment of “if looks could kill”:

Saturday, May 30, 2020 • 9 p.m. EST: Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson & John Cudia (Broadway 2005)

There’ve been a lot of new phans at the streams lately (yay!), so it feels like time to trot out the man, the myth, the legend: that smirky, delightfully extra fan favorite, Hugh Panaro.

I thiiink this will actually be my first time watching a full performance from Julie, who has been specially requested! John Cudia also played an excellent Raoul before going on to play the Phantom.

As always, stream will be on cy.tube and shy anons are welcome. Link and password will be posted here at 8:45. 

Happy birthday! Most of those have already been gifted in the past.

Lauri Brons is here.

Janine Kitzen is here (scroll down, there’s a lot).

Leila Benn Harris is here (one of the first audios I listened to, back when I was a Ramin Karimloo fangirl... ah, fond memories).

Renata Krassy is here.

The only one then is Isabel Schwartzbach, and since I am very fond of her, I’ll gift this one (which I think I can gift, but if the master is around, please tell me if I cannot):

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