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On January 01 2009, Bob from Houston wrote:

The theater and the set were worth the price of admission alone. The show Is 95mins long which I found was about right even if shorter than the original production. Good fun and family friendly. Special effects were awesome.

On November 09 2008, Karen wrote:

I was a little dissapointed. I much preferred the broadway production. I did not like that it was cut up to shorten. Which came down to costing me about a hundred and twenty Canadian dollars an hour. The cast just were not as good as the new york cast and the phantom was a bit weak.

On October 23 2008, Trevor wrote:

Absolutely amazing show! Made a phantom fan out of me. Riviting music and atmosphere is complimented by intense effects and stage prescence. A must see!

On October 01 2007, Jeff C. wrote:

A great “show” version of a classic Broadway hit. I have seen the original in New York and found this performance to be much more enjoyable. I impressed by the theater which makes you feel like you are in the actual opera house. My entire group was also very happy to sit through a much shorter production. They have cut out a lot of the junk and made it a shorter show with just the best songs and no intermission. The stage was also much more elaborate with better sets then the original.

ONLY WARNING: If you are sensitive to loud noises and bright flashes in a dark room you might need to think about taking some precautions.

On September 10 2007, Pat wrote:

I have seen Phantom in London a half a dozen times, in Dallas and now in Las Vegas. This is my favorite show of all time and after seeing it at the Venetian I was really impressed and we saw it again last month. The theater is beautiul and the special effects add so much. They have kept everything about the London Theater (Her Majesty’s) and added what only Las Vegas innovation can add, it has dazzle and pop without being cheap and garrish!

The BEST PHANTOM…..EVER, SUPERB CAST a rally special expeience. I would like to see more shows like this in Las Vegas.

On October 29 2006, mike_ch wrote:

This is a difficult production to perform no matter who the cast is, so complete those with no knowledge of Phantom will need to pay serious attention. Most of the action is easy to follow, but background and foreshadowing (especially long conversations in song form) may cause the newbies to get lost and have to double-check the internet later for more information on the story.

You’re paying top-flight ticket prices similar to any Strip flagship production, mostly for the human talents on display. There is some stagecraft work involving the chandelier although it’s dramatic sequence has been altered due to a lack of intermission and that’s all there is for special effects. You also get an actual orchestra in a period when some large productions are depending more and more on pre-recorded music.

The cast is very good and there’s a few characters I felt were cast even better than the incredible San Francisco production that ran for years in the 90s. However, the one out of two Phantoms we saw was regularly reaching for notes that seemed just barely within his vocal range which left me concerned for his future.

Rated Impressive. I can’t give it the outstanding because I still liked the SF production better and this re-tooled version of Phantom seems to have more in line with the recent film than the musical it was based on.

On October 03 2006, Rob (Calgary Alberta Canada) wrote:

To post a rebuttal to “this is an artsy show”, what did you think you were going to see? Of course this is an opera, hense the title Phantom Of The Opera.

Anyway, I had the pleasure of taking in a Sunday 7pm performance at the end of Sept 2006. The theatre its self has a real “wow” factor to it, as it has every feel of a real Opera house. The performance its self was very good. The cast was great, and the sound is very clear. For Phantom the stage effects can make or break this show to a point. I must say the the decent, and the boat special effects were better than I have seen before.

For those of you who have been to Phantom you may have mixed feelings about this Las Vegas production. There is no intermission, and the show has a few parts cut out. However all the songs were still there and the cut parts would not be evident to anyone who has not see the show before.

My only conplaint was that many of the people at the performance were dressed in t-shirts and shorts, and general “I just left the pool deck” attire which sort of wrecks the classy feel of a opera. As well there were a few childern that were talking during the performance. ( Again not the productions fault, why would you take a little kid to a 95min opera)

All in all I would attend again.

On June 22 2006, RateVegas.com User wrote:

GUYS

IF YOU LIKE FOOTBALL OR SPORTS, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. THIS IS AN ARTSY SHOW. MUSIC IS OPERA STYLE, DARK PRODUCTION.

LADIES LIKE IT USUALLY.

I SUGGEST MAMMA MIA, CELINE DION, OR JUBILEE OVER THIS ONE IF THE GUYS HAVE ANY SAY SO. SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE GOOD IN THIS ONE THOUGH, MUSIC IS SO DREARY THOUGH

On June 16 2006, RateVegas.com User wrote:

Excellent!!! The best show in town right now.