They both challenge fundamental ideas at the time, namely, the definition of 'human' in Phantom, and the idea of democracy in Miserables challenging the idea of monarchal rule. It freaked me out a bit first time round. In Phantom, there are moments where the distinction between Phantom and her father as a paternal figure are blurred. In Le Miserables, Cosette has a biological father, but her real father is Jean. Let's start with the easy bit, what do they both feature?Īn appeal to human pity: both protagonists are underdogs that the audience can relate well withĪ love triangle admittedly, the one in Le Miserables doesn't last that long, but still.īoth deal with the themes of sacrifice and redemption, Phantom with a Gothic context, and Miserables with the context of the poor and needy.īoth blur the meaning of paternal love.
What makes them so successful? What do they have in common? What's different about them? And (this is thoroughly subjective), which one of the two is the best? You've got to ask yourself: these are two seminal musicals that have come of age this decade. Last year, I saw the 25th Anniversary of "The Phantom of the Opera" (there are plenty of journal entries on it, just take a flick through my history). Over the Easter break I got to see the long-running musical Les Miserables, or rather, Les Miserables "In Concert", the 25th Anniversary performance.
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