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Thoughts on The Phantom of The Opera (and how to treat people)

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Last night my two oldest and I had the amazing privilege of going to see The Phantom of the Opera here in Detroit. The show was incredible, I cannot say enough about the amazing singing and orchestra that just blew you away. The sets and all that goes into the design of those sets are incredible. The time and effort people put into designing them to move and work and flow so easily is just a clinic in running an operation. We expect excellence from a Broadway caliber show and last night I saw it delivered.  I did not see the back of the house and the chaos that ensues or the countless hours of practice and rehearsal that delivered the show.  But I know the audience saw the perfection that was on stage and heard the amazing voices and music as it was meant to be delivered. Once it ends there was huge amount of applause to celebrate what was just put in front of us on the stage. Even afterwards we along with 50+ other people waited in the cold to get autographs from the actors. ...