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The Phantom windows at
Bloomingdales are elaborately detailed and quite beautiful. The mannequins
have an eerie likeness to the cast members. Unfortunately the stage was in
front of the store and only the press were allowed on that side of the street.
All the other observers were permitted across the street. This would have
been fine if they had blocked the traffic. The view was constantly
obstructed by buses, garbage trucks, etc and was very frustrating. A live
orchestra played while clips of the film were shown on a screen mounted on the
building. The cast posed for photos but did not sing, obviously because
it's impossible to perform with exhaust fumes and noise. Everyone looked
great, but of course Patrick was radiant! It was a feeding frenzy for the
press, but I managed to exchange a few words with Patrick. The following
pictures are the best I could get in the chaos. There was so much
scaffolding that it was impossible to photograph certain windows.
While at Bloomingdales,
I picked up a copy of the Phantom CD and Patrick's voice is better than ever.
The one big surprise on the CD is the new song "Learn to be Lonely" sung by
Minnie Driver. (Yes, she can sing!) The lyrics are so painfully
haunting that it speaks to your soul. Whether or not you appreciate the
song is purely personal, but its presence is undeniable.
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