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Post by jazzgirl1960 on Aug 1, 2007 17:39:34 GMT 9.5
Glad to have you with us jacobi and any rant that contains Ant is a GOOD RANT AROUND HERE!  I'm so glad you got to see him after travelling such a long way, I can understand your feeling so down before the show, if he hadn't been on the dissapointment would have been terrible. My husband, daughter and I are flying from Syd. in Sept. for just one night to see him in the show, so we'll be praying he's on that night! Oh... by the way Mar stop running in circles or you'll do some more damage to yourself!  Hope you feel better! |
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Post by windbelle on Aug 1, 2007 19:34:44 GMT 9.5
Welcome here Jacobi!! Glad that you got to see him!
I heard from the yahoo group that Anthony missed the show last night again. Oh, the poor dear! May our rants scare the flu away from him. And I hope you all get the chance to see Anthony.
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Post by neh on Aug 1, 2007 20:39:58 GMT 9.5
Me too, me too! Mum, when is it you're going again? I must go back and check.... Cinta and i are Sep 8th.
And Belle, if rants can make the flu scarce, then i truly should be a doctor! I'd certainly be happy to provide such an important service as to rid Phantom cast members of illness through my ramblings!
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Post by cinta on Aug 1, 2007 20:42:40 GMT 9.5
he better be well by september 8th. I will positively collapse on the spot and die if I don't see Anthony.  get well Anthony please!!!! |
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Post by jazzgirl1960 on Aug 2, 2007 9:50:20 GMT 9.5
neh we see the show Sept 29th... wish it was the same day as you and cinta! We could have met up for dinner or lunch etc.  Seriously I think I would have a meltdown if he's not on the night we go... this has cost me about $1500 (so far!) for the 3 of us to fly, stay and see the show. But the disappointment to me would be immeasurable if he wasn't on that night, I really feel for all those people that are missing him at the moment. I'm sure that the pressure on him to go on even in ill health must be terrible, the poor man! |
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Post by scuffa on Aug 2, 2007 16:39:59 GMT 9.5
Once again great link Windbelle. Some fantastic photos.
You would all be relieved to hear that it was on the radio this morning and a snipet in the Herald Sun that Anthony will be back performing from tonight. Our get well wishes must have worked.
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Post by Marie-Cris on Aug 2, 2007 19:45:23 GMT 9.5
The power of virtual love ;D
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Post by neh on Aug 2, 2007 23:08:24 GMT 9.5
And virtual rambling-transferred-into-good-vibrations! I swear, we're like MAGIC fans, we are! Hurray for Ant's return!!!! *happy dance in circles, with occassional throwing of flowers*
And mum, the day you go to see Ant is in fact the day Cinta and i go to see Miss Saigon, so at least we can each sit at our shows and know the other is having a lovely time also! We both have the same concerns as you though, with flying down to see the show and stay a few nights and then if he can't come on - i swear, i'll both cry and break something - even if it's only ripping my program, i will physically destroy something!
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Post by Marie-Cris on Aug 2, 2007 23:12:05 GMT 9.5
You're lucky you'll be staying a few nights - you're lucky to be going at all, I'm still waiting for the greenlight ((DAAAAAAAAMNIT!)) When / If I go most likely it'll only be for one night. It's be nice to get to know Melbourne better as I intend to move there someday ((as to stop me from missing out on all these wonderful shows!))
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Post by neh on Aug 2, 2007 23:21:38 GMT 9.5
The trip is a belated b'day present you see, and we've all been saving ever since i announced i was going to the show and could we mabye stay in Melbourne a few days as we have never been. I do wish your dad would say YES soon Mar - and when you live in Melbourne one day i must be allowed to come visit for theatre-going weekends!
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Post by jazzgirl1960 on Aug 3, 2007 7:08:05 GMT 9.5
So you girls will be in Melb. Sun. 30th? We are having dinner on 29th (before show) with some Melb. friends, but our flight home is 2.30pm Sunday, maybe we could try to meet somewhere for coffee mid morning... that's if you guys have time!
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Post by neh on Aug 3, 2007 8:54:41 GMT 9.5
Oh no - i'm sorry, we'll be in Sydney! Stupid, stupid me - i should have specified! I'm sorry Mum - i would have loved to catch up with you!
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Post by jazzgirl1960 on Aug 4, 2007 7:04:29 GMT 9.5
Not to worry, but you know this made me think... we all should try to see him somewhere/sometime together, as many of us that can that is! It could be Phantom or whatever he does next.
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Post by neh on Aug 4, 2007 9:48:29 GMT 9.5
Yes, i agree that would be super. If we could somehow pick a location that all of us Aussies could manage to get to ...... it would be beyond brilliant!
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Post by jupiter on Aug 4, 2007 18:01:29 GMT 9.5
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Post by neh on Aug 4, 2007 22:58:47 GMT 9.5
Thanks jupiter! good grief i'm useless for providing things here! *bangs head again and again*
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Post by jazzgirl1960 on Aug 5, 2007 9:43:05 GMT 9.5
Thanks Jupiter its a great review, so glad they were not harsh!
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Post by neh on Aug 5, 2007 16:46:25 GMT 9.5
I can't honestly imagine anyone actually having both the disloyalty and the sheer lack of appreciation to give Ant's Phantom a bad review... if such a person exists, i wish them executed!
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Post by jazzgirl1960 on Aug 6, 2007 6:40:20 GMT 9.5
I totally agree, but the Aussie press love a chance to knock our stars - so I was a little worried! If any had dared - we could have given them a 'Bloody Good Stoning!' as Brian would say.
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Post by Marie-Cris on Aug 6, 2007 20:50:33 GMT 9.5
"Well, he did say Jehovah ... "
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Post by mhoshiko on Aug 7, 2007 4:29:52 GMT 9.5
I'm always very thankful for all the things and information posted on this forum and also feel so guilty I can't return anything. I just come back from Melbourne to Japan and I hope I could
tell you my unforgettable day there!
Our stay was only 4 nights from the 2nd Aug, and I'd booked two shows - the 2nd and the 5th. I'd learned he'd suffered from flu before I left, however I hoped he would get well
by the 2nd at the latest. I was, therefore, really shocked when I couldn't find his name on
the cast board, arriving the theatere. Actually I couldn't understand what that meant. After
that, I went to the theatere everyday to see if Anthony had come back to the stage, but I was just told that he'd been very sick for weeks and no one knew when he could perform
again. On the 5th, the day before we go back home, we went to the theatere, not trying to
expect too much, though I couldn't stop wishing there would be his name on the board! There it was! I was more than happy and did appreciate my luck. It was Sunday matinee and there were a lot of children accompanied by their mothers/fathers. I think he did not want to disappoint these children and this kind thought gave him energy to come back to
the stage.
Eventually I saw two different phantoms - Anthony and his understudy, Simon Pryce. Simon's phantom was not bad, but I sometimes had feeling that there was a slight conflict between the emotion and action in his phantom. I think it's because he tried to perform Anthony's
phantom as an understudy, not his own. If he did his own "phantom", then I suppose his phantom should be more wonderful.
Anyway, Anthony's phantom was just stunningly splendid and impressive. An old lady sitting
next to me, who'd seen some "phantoms" in other countries, said 'he is the best phantom
in the world!'. I totally agree with her! I've never seen such a powerful, energetic,
emotional, solitary, pitiful and beautiful phantom! I realized again his singing is stunning,
but more than that, I was deeply impressed with his acting - so convincing, elegant and powerful. It was just amazing we could feel the phantom's emotion even by just looking at
act of his hands!
Ana Marina is also the best Christin I've ever seen. Her Christin is so beautiful and
attractive enough for the phantom fall in love with. I like her voice and singing, too.
I thought her voice and Anthony's come quite harmonious.
This Australian production must be the best in the world. I hope as many of this forum as
possible will have a chance to go to see the show. I wish I could see it again!
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Post by jazzgirl1960 on Aug 7, 2007 11:19:33 GMT 9.5
I'm so glad you did actually get to see Anthony mhoshiko, and your decription of his performance makes me want to jump on a plane to Melb. right now! I know I should be grateful that I'll get to see him in Sept. (and I am), but its such a long time till Sept. I hope you enjoyed the time you spent in Aust. even if you didn't get to see Anthony for the first of your two shows. It must have been bitterly disappointing for you to find he wasnt't going to be on, especially after travelling all that way. You are a 'True Blue Fan' as we say here in Aust. |
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Post by windbelle on Aug 7, 2007 13:47:22 GMT 9.5
Wow am I envious of you!!
Glad that you got to see him, and thanks for sharing with us your experience!! I wish I could fly to Melbourne too.
Poor Anthony. He must be really sick that he had to miss almost a week's performances. I think he must feel sorry too for the fans who went to see him last week. But anyway he's back and let's not stop our well wishes that I hope would keep the virus and troubles away from him and the cast.
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Post by scuffa on Aug 7, 2007 15:15:50 GMT 9.5
Hi mhoshiko. I am so glad you got to see Anthony because the passion and pain in his voice truely elevates the "Phantom" experience.
Just a quick snipet from the diary in today's Age newspaper.
"A Phantom of a Star"
Illness kept Anthony Warlow out of the key role in The Phantom of the Opera for a week from the opening night. However, after several medical examinations and a heavy course of antibiotics, the star returned for Sunday's matinee.
Understudy Simon Pryce had been filing the role, but at a recent matinee he couldn't get the chandelier to obey the script: it stayed fixed to the celing. Phantom publicist Eileen O'Shea said it was the result of a computer error stemming from safety mechanisms, with it happily dropping ever since to shock the punters.
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Post by mhoshiko on Aug 7, 2007 18:29:58 GMT 9.5
Thank you for the kind messages, jazzgirl1960, windbelle and scuffa. I again deeply appreciate my luck, knowing he returned to the stage just on the day, Aug. 2! I just found a nice review from the MusicalFans.net, which is exactly what I felt from the show. www.musicalfans.net/forums/index.php?s=032b46301f53ab88f15e37d6b1732f61&showtopic=19066&pid=668036&st=0&#entry668036One more thing I forgot to mention. Anthony's return seemed to have given an elevated atmosphere to the whole stage - all the casts looked acting more powerfully with less restraint. I think this tells very well that he is actually the mainstay of this company! |
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Post by jazzgirl1960 on Aug 7, 2007 19:15:27 GMT 9.5
What a fantastic review - thanks for posting it mhoshiko!
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Post by neh on Aug 7, 2007 21:09:27 GMT 9.5
Yes, thankyou for the link and for your review mhoshiko - what a dedicated Ant fan you are, many cheers and salutes to you! And how very that your second show was his return!!! Excellent stuff! Captial, capital!
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I'm so glad you got to see him after travelling such a long way, I can understand your feeling so down before the show, if he hadn't been on the dissapointment would have been terrible. My husband, daughter and I are flying from Syd. in Sept. for just one night to see him in the show, so we'll be praying he's on that night!
Hope you feel better!
