Rating: 3 out of 5Amazing sets, disappointing Phantom
by shillaly on 2011-10-17Venetian Phantom Theater - Las VegasLove the Phantom - have seen it about 10 times. This version of Phantom was truly Vegas in its amazing sets and costumes. But the characterization of the Phantom himself was disappointing. He was played like the 'joker' in batman - deranged, not a sympathetic character at all. A truly great Phantom should be tragic. The viewer should be left half wishing that Christine could choose him. The story lost its emotional strength with this Phantom. But - if you can get last minute tickets so that you're not paying full price, this is still a show worth seeing ... the managers are really funny, Christine acts and sings brilliantly, and the sets and effects are worth seeing in themselves.