On Thursday, May 15, two vans full of RJC students went to Saskatoon for a matinee performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's
"Phantom of the Opera." It was a highlight for many of the students to see a fully professional performance of this popular Broadway theatre play. While the singing and musical production was excellent, the real star of the show is the machinery and the set.
From the first pyrotechnic explosion to the amazing use of fabric and tapestry, the smoothly efficient changes from scene to scene was truly impressive. The chandelier itself was something to behold, traveling from the stage floor to the heights of the concert hall, only to come crashing down again at the climatic moment. General sentiment among the students was that the two most impressive special effects were the magical mirror (reflecting an image AND becoming translucent at the same time) and the descent into the dungeons of the opera house with candles rising out of the floor.
Many of the students came out of the performance very excited to have seen the play, and inspired to begin work on our own Spring Musical production of
"Pirates of Penzance" currently in rehearsal.
On Thursday, May 15, two vans full of RJC students went to Saskatoon for a matinee performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera." It was a highlight for many of the students to see a fully professional performance of this popular Broadway theatre play. While the singing and musical production was excellent, the real star of the show is the machinery and the set. 
From the first pyrotechnic explosion to the amazing use of fabric and tapestry, the smoothly efficient changes from scene to scene was truly impressive. The chandelier itself was something to behold, traveling from the stage floor to the heights of the concert hall, only to come crashing down again at the climatic moment. General sentiment among the students was that the two most impressive special effects were the magical mirror (reflecting an image AND becoming translucent at the same time) and the descent into the dungeons of the opera house with candles rising out of the floor.
Many of the students came out of the performance very excited to have seen the play, and inspired to begin work on our own Spring Musical production of "Pirates of Penzance" currently in rehearsal.
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