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But it appeared to be really hard because you kept disappearing. He wanted to be close with you, just like old times. It also brought you into a reunion with your childhood friend, Ace Trappola.Ī curious lad, you might say. Who knew that not only it was the start of your major career. When Director Dire Crowley offered you a spot as the main singer in the opera's next show, completely out of nowhere (well, he said that someone gracious recommended you), to replaced Vil Schoenheit (their best singer) when he, unfortunately, fell ill a few days ago, you accepted it. But it was true when they say opportunity comes in the most unexpected times. You weren't the best singer, not even a notable back-up dancer.

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The Phantom of the Opera (Lon Chaney silent film)įanboy Planet is an Amazon affiliate. The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux’s novel) So while I might be more interested in what he would do with Erik the Phantom if left to his own devices, I’ll take this.īut Cavan, if they offer you Love Never Dies, run! Recently, he and George Mann (another favorite of mine) collaborated on an Audible podcast adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles.

In addition to being an architect of Star Wars: The High Republic, he has spent time writing Doctor Who novels, comics, and audio dramas. It’s a book I’m intrigued by, mainly because Scott has been doing some great comics work with licensed properties. Beroy fairly sticks to the musical, which is a gentler telling than other adaptations. In the musical version, it’s not as bad as in Leroux’s novel or Lon Chaney’s famous make-up design for the silent film. And of course, one of pop culture’s greatest human monsters, the somewhat hideously scarred Phantom. Or the chandelier crashing down over the audience’s head. The US doesn’t get it until January 11, so too late for the holidays, but maybe Valentine’s Day? (Though unlike many, I don’t think this comes anywhere NEAR being a healthy romantic love story.)Įven if you’ve never seen the stage production (or the film adaptation of the stage production by Joel Schumacher), you know the story. To celebrate, they’ve given us a trailer - which proves that Phantom fans will want this book. But the magic of comics is that you don’t have to have two original cast albums - just one graphic novel! Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera (based on Gaston Leroux’ novel) has been adapted by Cavan Scott and José María Beroy and published by Titan Comics. The longest running musical in Broadway history hit comics shops in the UK today, and just like the original production, will land in the US a little later.