High Schools Can Now Do “Phantom”
After years of pleading and cajoling, high school and college theatre departments will finally be able to produce “Phantom of the Opera” beginning Sept. 1. This writer wonders if the kids will be up to the demands of doing the show: you know, falling chandeliers and all that. Guess what? There’s this little thing called technology that has advanced a wee bit since “Phantom” debuted in the mid-80s. I’m not worried about high schools doing the chandeliers; I’m worried about them finding a 15- or 16-year old who’s up to the operatic vocal demands of Christine.
