Warbler said:

YOU SAW THE ORIGINAL CAST!?!?! Damn, I wish I could have done that. I love Phantom. I'd give anything to see Crawford's and Brightman's performance. Why in hell could they not have made the movie years earlier with the original cast?

Yeah, at least Crawford and Brightman, not sure how many of the others were the originals. It was when the show went on tour. I lived way out on the Western end of the US, far away from Broadway. My sister had the CD Highlights from The Phantom of the Opera and was pretty into it, so when my dad saw it was going to be playing only a few hours away he snagged some tickets.

CP3S said:

That being said, as great as Crawford and Brightman sounded in that live performance, Gerard Bultler and Emmy Rossum are far, far, far more pleasant to look at.

just for that *Warbler tells Javert that he saw CP3S steal a loaf of bread*

Ugh, Emmy Rossum goodness!