I want a story where, through some twists of fate, The Beast, Erik/The Phantom, and Quasimodo/The Hunchback end up getting swapped around and raised in each other's stories. Not necessarily origin-wise (Quasimodo in Beast's story isn't cursed to be a hunchback, etc.).
The Phantom of Notre Dame: Erik gets taken in by Frollo and becomes the most talented voice in the Notre Dame church choir. His voice echoes and booms through the perfect acoustics. Maybe he's "normal" enough to not be kept hidden by Frollo like Quasimodo and he gets some more human interaction, or maybe he's still kept hidden and nobody sees where this beautiful voice is coming from. Maybe the bells deafen him and he plays the church organ, or longs for someone whose voice vibrates with the church acoustics and through his heart.
The Beast of the Opera: The Beast lives beneath the Palais Garnier and is a regular actor in plays requiring a monster, but mysteriously no one ever sees him putting on or taking off his costume. Those in the audience are revolted at the realism of his hideous form, but find his acting moves them to tears, watching him bemoan his sorry state or long for love. Could a story on stage give them permission to love a beast?
Beauty and the Hunchback: Quasimodo, living alone in an abandoned wealthy estate (or perhaps adopted by its owners and left alone when they died), takes pity on the merchant father and generously allows him to spend the night and even take a rose for his youngest daughter. Then, being so lonely, even offers he bring his youngest daughter (or even his whole family) to live there with him. Already being kind, the enchantress hasn't cursed him - perhaps she blesses him for his generosity, or even ends up cursing Beauty's selfish older sisters instead.
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Babe get up we got to watch the “Musical about a French Man living in isolation in a gothic building longing for kindness and compassion from others and seeks it from a young woman that also feels like an outsider” Trifecta
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"I am the Angel of Death!" ⚡️
Ramin Karimloo, Phantom Italy (July 2023)
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Down with the superhero movies and we don't want a Mattel toy movie universe...it's time to let the monster movies rise and shine again
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The Bitchin’ Brow, 20 years apart
Jeremy Stolle as Gaston (1990s) and as The Phantom of the Opera (2010s)
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Saw this on Instagram, had to share XD
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My theatre dream roles:
JD - Heathers
Veronica Sawyer - Heathers
Stephanie Lauter - The Hatchetfield Series
Webby - The Hatchetfield Series
Hannah Foster - The Hatchetfield Series
The Phantom - The Phantom of the Opera
Ursula - The Little Mermaid
Belle - Beauty and the Beast
Lydia Deetz - Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice - Beetlejuice
Penelope/Lead Siren - EPIC the Musical
Circe - EPIC the Musical
Odysseus - EPIC the Musical
Sir Hop-A-Lot - Cinderella’s Castle
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If your musical isn’t set in France, then what is the point of it?
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