Ted Keegan and Rebecca Pitcher

What Annoys Me About The Phantom of Manhattan par Frederick Forsyth

All of the Leroux-bashing:

In the Preface, Forsyth repeatedly points out errors in Leroux’s novel, most of which are trivial and pointless (OMG! He a dit the chandelier was heavier than it really was! Shun Leroux!). And he keeps pointing out how Andrew Lloyd Webber “fixed” the errors, which brings me to…


Treating Andrew Lloyd Webber’s version like its perfect and the only “right” one:

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage montrer isn’t perfect. That being said, some parts of it were better in his version than in Leroux’s,...

RAOUL
No plus talk of darkness,
Forget these wide-eyed fears
I'm here, nothing can harm you
my words will warm and calm you
Let me be your freedom,
let daylight dry your tears.
I'm here with you, beside you,
to guard toi and to guide you...

CHRISTINE
Say toi l’amour me every waking moment,
turn my head with talk of summertime...
Say toi need me with toi now and always...
Promise me that all toi say is true
that's all I ask of you

RAOUL
Let me be your shelter
let me be your light
You're safe, No one will find you
your fears are far behind you...

CHRISTINE
All I want is freedom,
a world with no plus night
and you, always...