Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall

Too many filmed performances of Broadway shows get bogged down trying to make the viewer think they are sitting in the theater watching the show. In capturing the historic 25^th anniversary extravaganza staged to celebrate one of Broadway’s longest running shows, director Nick Morris embraces the cinematic to a dizzying degree, creating a movie that not only captures the energy of being in the hall, but raises it to its own unique form of art. The cast for the show is first rate. Ramin Karimloo is good as the Phantom, particularly in the way he uses his body and voice to show us the emotions hidden behind the mask. Sierra Boggess is stunning in the role of Christine, and she almost has to be because the camera is as captivated as we are whenever she is on stage so every gesture and look is captured in High Def. Theater has never looked so good on film.