It was impossible to turn anywhere on the internet without hearing about it and while gossip is one thing, the show actually did indeed eventually come out in 2010, after which it exploded all over everything Phantom-related. It was also 2007, which was right around the time that I started working on the Phantom Project, so the hurricane took me right along with it. Musical fans in general, even if they weren't big on the first Phantom show, pointed out that sequel musicals invariably bomb and are almost always a terrible idea. Fans of the show were both ecstatic, hoping for more of the original musical's magic, and horrified, wondering what this story could possibly do without invalidating its predecessor.

Because of the massive influence of Lloyd Webber's musical version of the Phantom story, which has for many people become the definitive version and is without question the most well-known worldwide, easily overshadowing the book it was based on, Lloyd Webber's decision to release a sequel to the show caused a tropical hurricane in the world of stage shows. Reviewing this musical was a journey even before ever cracking the jewel case.

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