Our guest from our Greek Mythology episode is back! Kerri Kearse (@_iamlivingcolor) is here to get theater nerdy with us about THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Gaston Leroux! We talk about diverse casting, social ostracizing, and Ramin Karimloo's abdominal muscles. Listen, we're just covering all the bases of this WILD book/play. Summary of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERAWhile attending a landmark performance at the Paris Opera, Vicomte Raoul de Chagny is pleased to find that his childhood playmate and lifelong love, Christine Daaé, is onstage as the understudy for the female lead who has suddenly taken ill. A star-making performance, Christine gives her all during her solo and collapses onstage. Raoul rushes to her side and they re-kindle a friendship and romance that is squelched by mysterious happenings at the opera-- the Opera Ghost is making demands, murdering stage-hands, and even goes so far as to kidnap Christine. Raoul, with the help of a mysterious man only known as The Persian, must venture forth into the bowels of the Opera House to save Christine, though the Opera Ghost will do everything in his murderous powers to stop them.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.