Theory: There are two types of musical theatre nerds - those who grew out of their “Rent” or “Phantom” phase, and those who haven’t.
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Full disclosure: I am a nerd of the former affiliation, but yes, I have “Phantom” playing while drinking wine and packing.
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Jeff won't let me live-tweet how ridiculous, disturbing and harmful to women "Phantom" is, but believe me, I HAVE SO MANY OPINIONS
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It's a romanticization of two obsessive, possessive men fighting over a young girl who appears to have no agency, is falsely imprisoned.
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The girl's ballet teacher (Mme. Giry) harbors the creepy suitor. The less creepy suitor has forgotten about the girl til he sees her perform
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And then he remembers his childhood friend and gets disturbingly obsessed with/controlling of her. Like, ew.
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And then girl-lacking-agency is all, "whom should I choose?! Creepy rich suitor or creepy sociopathic/homicidal suitor?!"
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@christhedunn in high school, we used to do a Phantom performance at band concerts, with singers. A student played the girl BUT ...
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