Customer Reviews

Phantom

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I have seen the Lloyd Webber version two times and the Yeston version four. There is no way that the Lloyd Webber version can match up to the Yeston version. In this book you learn more about the character of Erik, he has a sense of humor, an aching heart, and a love for Christine. You learn how he met Christine, who his parents are and why he loves Christine. The Lloyd Webber version is spectacular and I will always love it, but it is very vaugue, and for those who wish to know Erik (the Phantom) this is a very good book to read.

Andrew Lloyd Webber just beat Yeston and Kopit to the punch and got to B'way first, but had it been the other way around, this music would be even more memorable than the ALW Broadway version. The words and music are wonderful all the way through and you will sing and hum these tunes for a long time. BTW, If you get to see the stage version of this great play, you will also notice the stronger characters and story line.

I very highly recommend, the sheet music to Yeston and Kopit's "Phantom." It's hauntingly beautiful to play as well as sing. It deserves all the stars it can get. They are divine songs, that stay with you.

In no way does the Lloyd Webber version match up to this one! Maury Yeston has composed a beautiful score, and the book give so much info it's unreal! If you want this book (since Amazon.com says it's out of print), go to www.samuelfrench.com They publish the libretto. It's worth buying!

I don't know whether to give 4 stars or 5, as that I'm still looking at the songs. The Yeston/Kopit play is a rare interpretation of Leroux's "Le Fantome" tale, as also is the Yeston/Kopit novel (more on that later) -- and the booklet full of songs came to me in very good condition, the shipment being obviously done with care.

[EDIT: maybe I'm just being a bit of a fan right here -- I'm biased in favor of Yeston/Kopit's Phantom/Erik over the more usual ALW Phantom/Erik -- sorry, can't help my bias.]

(Yes, still in the process of looking at the music book, to learn the new songs -- and I'm keeping this music book.)

Hoping to later get the Y/K Phantom novel (1970s) on which the late-1980s Y/K musical has been based upon.

Hoping that some day there will be more and more Yeston/Kopit Phantom-related material that one could easily buy, including the complete libretto to Maury Yeston's musical "Phantom" and Arthur Kopit's novel -- and, of course, the musical recordings, both on CD and on DVD, featuring both Richard White and Charles Dance as "Erik Carriere" A.K.A: "Le Fantome".

In other words, I want more Phantom-related Yeston/Kopit material -- please: More! [This is for Amazon-dot-com employees to read: more Yeston/Kopit stuff, please, so that I can buy the items one at a time.]

[Forgive me for being such a Y/K fan!]

I love this scripted. I am currently directing a portion of this play at college and I needed this script to do so this is an awesome play. It's NOT Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical,its Kopit and Yeston's Phantom and it's defiantly worth reading. The lyrics to all the songs in the musical are in this script. I am very happy I purchased this book.

The Yeston/Kopit version is nothing special compared to the Lloyd-Webber version. Don't get this book.