Pauly Walnuts No kidding... like, Austria and Japan’s versions of OSHA are total buzzkills... Canada’s and Spain’s are pretty standard... Germany and Belgium have me worried that whoever set their safety standards has a danger complex... And holy SHIT Mexico, that chandelier swung a WHOLE lot later than most (I almost wondered if it had malfunctioned 😨) Mexico, fam... u ok??? (EDIT: I’m questioning Hungary’s sanity even more than Mexico’s WTFFF) And then there’s Vegas. Which... I mean... we already knew that - to loosely quote Hamiton - “everything is legal in Las Vegas”.
NOTHING compares to seeing that chandelier stop down right above you and feeling that fake glass land on your head! I'm so glad my seats were directly underneath it!
HuffyTun nooo the chandelier doesn’t touch your head but little pieces of fake glass fall off the chandelier and lands on the floor, seats, everywhere. It’s such a cool feeling because you feel like your really in the movie!
You don't understand how actually terrifying this is live. I sat second row on the right side, but I thought it would hit the people in the middle it was so low.
I just saw it tonight in Pittsburgh. We were center stage right under the chandelier. I'm pretty sure that my mother, who wasn't familiar with the story and therefore didn't expect the crash, pissed herself a bit because after screaming, she ran to the bathroom. :D
I love how some chandeliers are actually falling (like a 6 second sequence) while others are just casually lowered to the stage as if the Phantom is like: "You know what? I'm not that mad today"
I remember being on Broadway in 2008 when I was thirteen and seeing POTO. The chandelier dropping was literally the most amazing thing I had ever seen. We were sitting down low beneath it and I didn't know that it was going to drop. My heart nearly flew out of my chest, it's an experience I'll never forget. Ours was great, it came down fast and hard and swinging.
Most US ones seem pretty lame. Poland was fierce with the pyrotechnics. The German falls seem to actually be the best, especially Hamburg. The Las Vegas one is very cool as well, though. I imagine it being terrifying when you sit right beneath the chandelier.
I think the chandeliers in Germany drops the fastest, and the Las Vegas one is the most realistic. If they could combine the genuineness of Las Vegas, the sparks of the 25th anniversary and the speed of the Germany ones, then it would be perfect. BTW, why are there two chandeliers, one at the stage and one at the audience in the Las Vegas production?
MithraMusic Perhaps, but in all fairness, Hungary's chandelier could probably go as fast as it wants, because it's not dropping directly over the audience. I rather agree with the OP; Germany's was one of the fastest (though Vegas is very cool, Poland had some nice effects, and in other videos of the Mexico production it seemed to drop way faster).
Imagine sitting under the chandelier over the seats and thinking the one over the stage gonna fall but then the one right over you begins to move and you sit there like, wtf i'm gonna die
I think the Poland one might've been the best, just because it looked a little more dramatic and some of them seemed a little too safe and slow. It's a shame in the anniversary version they didn't actually make it fall, that would've looked great.
I just saw this show tonight and this scene was AMAZING. The chandelier looked like the last one, and the phantom was standing in the balcony and he shot something at it, and a firework came out and the chandelier sparked just like the last one, smoke everywhere, then just crashed down onto us! I mean it appeared to, but it stopped right above us, I mean if I stood up I could jump up and touch it. I thought it really fell lol. Awesome show!!!
PrettyChillATM Where did you see it? If it was in New York, it's the Broadway production. If it was anywhere else in the US, it's the tour (or maybe a high school production).
I'm sorry? I did not slow down any of the video clips, and I do not appreciate you coming on here and saying that. If I did, the tempo of the music here would certainly have changed. I can even link you to the actual videos I got these from just so you can see the original. If you want to blame anyone, blame the production, not the person who actually took the time to collect clips and make this for you. Besides, I think the Mexican, German, and Vegas productions show how fast it can go.
My piano teacher gave me front row tickets, right in the middle, for my 16th birthday present as I was learning most of the songs from the phantom. It was a fantastic experience I've always likened to a rock concert because of the action and energy, flames shooting from the stage and explosions. This video doesn't do justice to how cool and intense the chandelier crash was because it felt like it was swinging only feet above my head. VERY EXCITING!
For the people beating on the 25th's chandelier crash, there are several reasons why they did not do the traditional crash. First of all, the auditorium was not meant for anything of that nature. Second, the relation of the audience and the stage was different than other auditoriums. This meant that it would be very dangerous to stage the crash. There were a few other reasons, but mostly, it was just not safe and the setting was all wrong. The traditional crash is to swing the chandelier down onto stage. That would have been impossible in this setting. I believe that the 2,000+ explosives they had on the chandelier would have been just as scary as a chandelier swinging down. Imagine having something suddenly explode over your head and then the lights turn out. That would be scary.
excuses excuses anything is possible with the amount of money Phantom Has they could have done it better Hell the poland one in this vid has better pyro and lighting. They should have tried harder
I think the 25th anniversary chandelier was actually built into the Theatre it was performed in and so they couldn't rig it to drop so instead added what looks like fairly lights and those sparklers you get in sundae's. Pretty shitty.
The venue for the 25th Anniversary was the Royal Albert Hall, it's a concert hall, not a theatre. They didn't have the capabilities for an actual crash with that particular type of venue.
Katie Tucker I wasn't only referring to the chandelier, but the whole thing. Anyway their reasons for not having a real crash are irrelevant, it was still lame.
MithraMusic 25th was nearly perfect except for the chandelier. I watched a mini documentary on the making of that show, and they had the toughest time even getting that beast into the theatre and on to the ceiling that making it crash would have literally been impossible. It's definitely disappointing but still the best showing of Phantom I've ever seen! I did like all the sparks they did though, it was pretty cool.
When I saw this, the chandelier actually went to the floor-and fast. I was off to the side, but I was still just as terrified as those underneath it. They had an open space in the floor where it “crashed” but it still went all the way to the floor, as well as fireworks blasting from it. Best crash I’ve ever seen.
Glass Prism Of course. It was the new and improved Cameron Mackintosh production. It was the best performance I’ve ever seen. I’ll give more information in a bit. It literally stopped inches above the middle people’s heads. Inches.
@@sararenae4444 Oh that. No worries, I (and probably many others) saw that one live, so I know of it. No open space in the floor, but yeah, it did drop somewhat above our heads.
Glass Prism Yes please, forgive me. My memory isn’t great. I just remember time stopping (and my heart) as I watched the chandelier fall. It was so surreal and probably one of the best moments of my life. Even though my memory isn’t the best, I’ll never forget that day, or that moment. I was so enthralled. I wish I could go back.
personally being a musician myself I like the timing of Broadway's crash, I think the chandelier should be descending during the 32nd note runs, swing forward on the sustained G, hit/rest/stop on the stage on the triplet C's, and the lights out with the final flash/spark on the final 8th note C.
Hungary just Wows me but I saw it twice in Pantages (1995 video theatre probably). One time I SAT underneath the chandelier. Just a bit of "Well, this theatre was made for this production, it isn't going to fall this afternoon. Just pay attention to the stage and don't sing along."
Crystals shattering, sparks flying, and realistic glass shatter noise and FAST too! I love Poland’s one! Anyways why do the curtains open up when the chandelier is going to the stage?
I was thinking of something along the same lines. If they dropped the chandelier straight down and stopped it over the audiences heads but faded the lights to black so the audience see it start to fall but not it landing. If they combined it with the sparking of the 25th anniversary version and the sound of it crashing in the darkness, I think it would create a very dramatic effect.
The last one and the one at 3:06 mixed together is pretty much how my POTO show's Chandelier went! All the others go too slow, mine went really fast, and the whole audience screamed! It also sparked and all caught fire!
My faves here are Hungary 2003 (the thing LITERALLY exploded c'mon xD), Las Vegas 2006 because you certainly don't expect it and wow, and last one Poland 2008 as it is impressive!
I'm guessing Hungary did what they did due to a limited setup where they couldnt drop it from the audience and swing it, but I actually kinda liked it.
I've seen the show on broadway and in Las Vegas multiple times, and Vegas was definitely the best! The broadway crash is cool the first time, but after that it kind of loses the excitement..with Vegas, it's still exciting even to watch after the 2nd or 3rd time!
Poland knows how to crash a chandelier! I will miss the Vegas production forever! Sitting underneath that falling chandelier is the BEST! The speed of the US Tour in LA in 2010 was probably the same speed as the 90's version. It was the only time I was disappointed by the "crash."
Just saw this for the first time ever in London. Was so disappointed with the famous chandelier crash. The production has been going continuously since 1986 and it looks like they haven't updated a thing.
i saw the north american tour one and seeing it RISING was loke the most beautiful thing ive seen. this new production is much more high tech but we also didnt get the bride mannequin.. aaand i really wana see the chandelier crashing on stage 😟 in these current shows..
Gotta love how the Las Vegas Phantom has actual literal magical powers to bring down that big-ass chandelier!! Nobody messes with the Vegas Phantom, baby!
I really like the way the chandelier falls on the Poland show! It looks very realistic! you can also hear it crashing and breaking like the sound of glass breaking! What I love from the Vegas is the moment where it crashes! At the end of point of no return just when Christine takes the mask of, it's a very dramatic moment! just perfect for disaster! And the worst is the 25 Anniversary, it doesn't even fall! Too bad for a very special ocasion!
You can tell the different versions of the Chandelier crash like the one in Las Vegas 2006 we see the Chandelier crash on Don Juan Triumphant than at the part where Christine became the countess! :O
Who is Phantom in 2010 World Tour Clip?! LUV'D Phantom The Las Vegas Spectacular!!!!!!! Hard to Believe...Almost Nine Yrs since Last Sold Out Performances!!!!!!!
and no footage of Melbourne :(. Apparently the fastest in the world, that thing damned well TOBOGGANED down the gantry and slammed into the stage . Saw it on the first run when I was 12, people on the stalls were literally shitting themselves with how that came down. It was glorious.
I was actually lucky enough to see the Vegas production before they closed it. the first time I saw it was the best cause we sat right underneath the chandelier! When the whole thing fell, it was as if it was actually going to hit us cause it came down sooo fast!!! the BEST production of Phantom to date!!!!
Opinion from all Crashing chandelier Las Vegas 2006 is literally nightmare along with Hamburg and Poland, While the sparks of 25th anniversary is literally the best. Sadly that it couldn't fall down because of the location.
Three possibilities: 1) dramatic effect, 2) to show the Phantom is angrier at Christine for falling in love with Raoul than he is at Carlotta getting a role (makes sense, given what we know of him), or 3) safety - they can't ACTUALLY drop the chandelier on the audience, so they swing it towards the stage.
+Glass Prism when carlotta croaks, he said himself her croak will make the chandelier fall (in the 25th).. The phantom cant harm christine because he love her very much so im really confused.. Anyway i think i must stop comparing it to the novel because it is very different to this musical show😊
He does say that, and I believe the chandelier does swing, but it's likely meant more as a threat to get Carlotta off the stage. As for the latter... while the Phantom may claim to love Christine, his actions certainly do not show that (stalking her, kidnapping her, etc.), and I don't find it too out of character that, in a moment of anger, he would drop the chandelier on her, though he probably knows that Raoul or some other person would whisk her to safety. And again - dramatic effect and safety reasons. They also control how the show goes, just as much as plot.
Imagine not knowing that the chandelier is supposed to fall because you don’t know what the phantom of the opera is about... You would think it’s actually falling!’p
Some of these are not that impressive, such as Japan, Austria, and the US depending on which production. But Germany, Mexico, and Poland are just straight up insane, but not the good kind of insane. Germany’s was just scary, and that scream just made it scarier. Mexico looked like it went too low before it started to swing. Seems like Poland just loves their pyrotechnics, but it seems dangerous with the amount of pyrotechnics that was used when it was swinging.
Finally someone gives us a comparison of the stage chandeliers crashing. I have several of them saved in my favourites. That chandelier in Poland was crazy!! actually looked pretty dangerous with the amount of pyro that shot off. We've seen good footage of the Vegas crash with that '4 years of Phantom' video, but this is the first time I have seen it fall in the show. Really awesome! Did that person just film the chandelier crash, or is the whole show available? Thanks for the vid!
So in the original show back in the 80's, didn't they use more pyro effects? And then they dropped them later on? Because I remember feeling the heat from the sparks in Los Angeles. Some of these chandelier drops in other countries looked like they actually dropped a chandelier and told the cast to flee for their lives. :)
3:00 in the Las Vegas clip it looks like the Don Juan Triumphant scene and the phantom says “bring down the chandelier!”, which is not at all how the musical goes? Anyone know what’s going on here?
The Vegas version was shortened to a one-act, 90 minute show with no intermission. Because of that, the chandelier crash was changed to happen at the end of 'Point of No Return', since there was no need for a grand Act 1 finale if there was no Act 1. Hope that explains it!
In no other musical the theater becomes a character and audience immerses in the storytelling as part of the whole action. We keep going to POTO because it is the ultimate musical experience. The Chandelier crash is Maria Bjornson's touch of geniality, the opera house itself becomes a character because of that dramatic moment. Poland's production is the most impressive 👍👍.
I saw Phantom in London a few days ago, and this scene was honestly quite disappointing - the chandelier didn't fall half as fast as I thought it would.
I forgot to mention that there were like 10 older ladies a couple rows behind us and when the chandelier came crashing down, they all screamed bloody murder!!!! the only thing I wish was different about it was that it was able to hit the stage.
I would be ok signing a waiver saying I would be fine getting crushed to death by the chandelier if it meant they could speed it up in the New York production.
The best is the Las Vegas chandelier crash, not just because that is the biggest, but the crash is not at the end of act one, but as in the film was, after Don Juan.
Did anyone realize that the one in Las Vegas in 2006 drop in a time time of the show I think the time that it did in the movie when the phantom gets unmasked
Yes, I think most people realized it. It's because the Vegas show was a one-act, 90 minute version, so there was no need to drop it after 'All I Ask of You'. Instead, they moved it to the end of 'Point of No Return'.
Yes, the Vegas version was shortened to a 90 minute, 1-act show with no intermission, so they had the chandelier fall near the end, after 'Point of No Return', instead of in the middle of the show.
I saw Phantom in Omaha two weeks ago and yes they landed it right above the people sitting in the middle. And I mean it, right above. I was sitting off to the side but it was still horribly terrifying when they dropped that chandelier. The most beautiful piece I’ve ever seen but terrifying all the more. Imagine how the people sitting right here it dropped felt.
Terribly done in most productions, I think they try it once and never tried to do it in some other way; it looks ridiculous, the chandelier looks like the Close Encounters main ship, too colorful at times, the lights look too christmasy, it descends instead of falling... It needs a re thinking.
My top two favorites are Las Vegas and Poland! I wish the Broadway and London productions made it more terrifying instead of what looks like a slow decent downward
0:00 - Intro
0:06 - Japan, 1988
0:18 - Canadian Tour, 1991
0:30 - Netherlands, 1993
0:43 - Austria, 1993
0:59 - Los Angeles, 1993
1:12 - Canada, 1995
1:25 - Hamburg, 1999
1:34 - Belgium, 2000
1:44 - Mexico, 2000
1:53 - Spain, 2002
2:06 - Stuttgart, 2002
2:18 - Hungary, 2003
2:24 - World Tour, 2005
2:31 - Essen, 2005
2:43 - London, 2006
2:54 - Las Vegas, 2006
3:14 - Broadway, 2007
3:24 - Poland, 2008
3:33 - US Tour, 2010
3:44 - 25th anniversary concert, 2011
I love how you can tell what countries have stricter safety codes by how fast the chandelier falls.
Pauly Walnuts No kidding... like, Austria and Japan’s versions of OSHA are total buzzkills... Canada’s and Spain’s are pretty standard... Germany and Belgium have me worried that whoever set their safety standards has a danger complex...
And holy SHIT Mexico, that chandelier swung a WHOLE lot later than most (I almost wondered if it had malfunctioned 😨) Mexico, fam... u ok??? (EDIT: I’m questioning Hungary’s sanity even more than Mexico’s WTFFF)
And then there’s Vegas. Which... I mean... we already knew that - to loosely quote Hamiton - “everything is legal in Las Vegas”.
can't wait until they do it in a place with no safety rules and just yeet a chandelier at the stage
I would say Europe and Mexico have more lax ones that in the United States.
Of course, be aware of the different perspectives.
It didn't even go anywhere in Britain 😂
NOTHING compares to seeing that chandelier stop down right above you and feeling that fake glass land on your head! I'm so glad my seats were directly underneath it!
It TOUCHED your HEAD!!!?!?!?!??!?!!!?!!!!
HuffyTun
Only the fake glass that fell off on purpose
HuffyTun nooo the chandelier doesn’t touch your head but little pieces of fake glass fall off the chandelier and lands on the floor, seats, everywhere. It’s such a cool feeling because you feel like your really in the movie!
Danny H
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@@DHernandez5 I have sat under it many times in London and have never noticed this.
My sister is behind my computer as I'm watching this, and what she's hearing is just a bunch of maniacal laughter. and shattering glass
Alex Gamboa that describes the entire show haha
I mean, I would do that-
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Uh
Shes not wrong
You don't understand how actually terrifying this is live. I sat second row on the right side, but I thought it would hit the people in the middle it was so low.
Daniel Epps It really is, I have sat there 4 times
I see the show every year since 2004 or 2005 and I can tell you it is! Especially because I find it getting faster and faster every year!
I just saw it tonight in Pittsburgh. We were center stage right under the chandelier. I'm pretty sure that my mother, who wasn't familiar with the story and therefore didn't expect the crash, pissed herself a bit because after screaming, she ran to the bathroom. :D
Haha, sounds priceless xD
I just saw the show last night in Pittsburgh! Wasn't it phenomenal?
I love how some chandeliers are actually falling (like a 6 second sequence) while others are just casually lowered to the stage as if the Phantom is like: "You know what? I'm not that mad today"
I guess he was feeling generous on certain days lol
I remember being on Broadway in 2008 when I was thirteen and seeing POTO. The chandelier dropping was literally the most amazing thing I had ever seen. We were sitting down low beneath it and I didn't know that it was going to drop. My heart nearly flew out of my chest, it's an experience I'll never forget. Ours was great, it came down fast and hard and swinging.
Most US ones seem pretty lame. Poland was fierce with the pyrotechnics. The German falls seem to actually be the best, especially Hamburg. The Las Vegas one is very cool as well, though. I imagine it being terrifying when you sit right beneath the chandelier.
Jimsteinman
You should see 2018, and 2019’s
I think the chandeliers in Germany drops the fastest, and the Las Vegas one is the most realistic. If they could combine the genuineness of Las Vegas, the sparks of the 25th anniversary and the speed of the Germany ones, then it would be perfect. BTW, why are there two chandeliers, one at the stage and one at the audience in the Las Vegas production?
No, I mean why during the show there is the original Maria Björnson chandelier on stage and the Las Vegas one at the audience
If you're saying Germany dropped the fastest, you might have missed Hungary! 2:16
MithraMusic
Perhaps, but in all fairness, Hungary's chandelier could probably go as fast as it wants, because it's not dropping directly over the audience. I rather agree with the OP; Germany's was one of the fastest (though Vegas is very cool, Poland had some nice effects, and in other videos of the Mexico production it seemed to drop way faster).
Imagine sitting under the chandelier over the seats and thinking the one over the stage gonna fall but then the one right over you begins to move and you sit there like, wtf i'm gonna die
@@ethancheng6707 the bjornson one was a set piece in DJT i think
I would be terrified to be that Christine in the Hamburg one
Imagine if the mechanic to stop the chandelier failed...
Ikr
I knowwwww but it would also be so fun to experience that every night. I would honestly love it!
Like, what would’ve happened if you just stood there?
I'd be more terrified in the Belgium crash 1:34
The Poland 2008 one looks like an actual disaster
Great video. Poland 2008 was denintely the best one. I cant believe no other production has added crashing sound effects like that one did.
Right?! The chandeliers in some productions are so slow that they could at least add crashing sound effects to make it seem scarier than it is.
The Vegas one was also really good having the lights flash and cut out before the chandelier hits bottom, plus that thing looked massive!
@@edavis7740 vegas did
I think the Poland one might've been the best, just because it looked a little more dramatic and some of them seemed a little too safe and slow. It's a shame in the anniversary version they didn't actually make it fall, that would've looked great.
Absolutely agree, now I see your comment is from 8 years ago 🤦🏻♂️, but still valid, the Poland one was the best.
well the 25th anniversary one is probably the biggest one and obviously it could be very dangerous if they did it real.
@@dangtuandung2423 The Royal Albert Hall also didn't have the budget to do a chandelier drop, so instead they just had it explode.
In terms of realistic falling, Germany has the best, BUT Poland has the most epic in terms of falling and visuals! Definitely my favorite!
I just saw this show tonight and this scene was AMAZING. The chandelier looked like the last one, and the phantom was standing in the balcony and he shot something at it, and a firework came out and the chandelier sparked just like the last one, smoke everywhere, then just crashed down onto us! I mean it appeared to, but it stopped right above us, I mean if I stood up I could jump up and touch it. I thought it really fell lol. Awesome show!!!
PrettyChillATM was this the national tour bc i bought the tickets and was concerned if the chandelier drop was going to be any good
Steven Ishii I think so, I'm really not sure
PrettyChillATM Where did you see it? If it was in New York, it's the Broadway production. If it was anywhere else in the US, it's the tour (or maybe a high school production).
Glass Prism It was in Tulsa
+PrettyChillATM I saw it tonight and it was like that too but the chandelier made a loud explosion sound when it went out ;)
There's always that person in the audience who screams. I love it!
I like how this is basically one of those singing comps but like, with broken chandeliers
I'm sorry? I did not slow down any of the video clips, and I do not appreciate you coming on here and saying that. If I did, the tempo of the music here would certainly have changed. I can even link you to the actual videos I got these from just so you can see the original. If you want to blame anyone, blame the production, not the person who actually took the time to collect clips and make this for you. Besides, I think the Mexican, German, and Vegas productions show how fast it can go.
Why an all of the shows there is a red light on one of the lairs of the chandelier
My piano teacher gave me front row tickets, right in the middle, for my 16th birthday present as I was learning most of the songs from the phantom. It was a fantastic experience I've always likened to a rock concert because of the action and energy, flames shooting from the stage and explosions. This video doesn't do justice to how cool and intense the chandelier crash was because it felt like it was swinging only feet above my head. VERY EXCITING!
I love how in Japan Raoul and Christine just slowly walk to the side and stare because it's painfully slow.
2:06
Sounds like Doofenshmirtz.
His chandelierminator
🎵 Doofenshmirtz at the Opera 🎵
Me that's literally watching phineas and ferb right now 👁👄👁
For the people beating on the 25th's chandelier crash, there are several reasons why they did not do the traditional crash. First of all, the auditorium was not meant for anything of that nature. Second, the relation of the audience and the stage was different than other auditoriums. This meant that it would be very dangerous to stage the crash. There were a few other reasons, but mostly, it was just not safe and the setting was all wrong. The traditional crash is to swing the chandelier down onto stage. That would have been impossible in this setting. I believe that the 2,000+ explosives they had on the chandelier would have been just as scary as a chandelier swinging down. Imagine having something suddenly explode over your head and then the lights turn out. That would be scary.
Julia Crawford
Also it's WAYYYYY high up (sry if you had said that already)
I don't really care about the reasons, it just isn't exciting enough
Risk assessments for automated elements above audience is a massive faff.
excuses excuses anything is possible with the amount of money Phantom Has they could have done it better Hell the poland one in this vid has better pyro and lighting. They should have tried harder
Hungary and Poland got it right! The rest are kind of disappointing, and the 25th was kind of a joke all around in my opinion.
I think the 25th anniversary chandelier was actually built into the Theatre it was performed in and so they couldn't rig it to drop so instead added what looks like fairly lights and those sparklers you get in sundae's. Pretty shitty.
Yeah, I kind of felt like they should have just filmed the Broadway/West End show. I would have really enjoyed that.
The venue for the 25th Anniversary was the Royal Albert Hall, it's a concert hall, not a theatre. They didn't have the capabilities for an actual crash with that particular type of venue.
Katie Tucker I wasn't only referring to the chandelier, but the whole thing. Anyway their reasons for not having a real crash are irrelevant, it was still lame.
MithraMusic 25th was nearly perfect except for the chandelier. I watched a mini documentary on the making of that show, and they had the toughest time even getting that beast into the theatre and on to the ceiling that making it crash would have literally been impossible. It's definitely disappointing but still the best showing of Phantom I've ever seen!
I did like all the sparks they did though, it was pretty cool.
Hungary and Poland know where it's at!
When I saw this, the chandelier actually went to the floor-and fast. I was off to the side, but I was still just as terrified as those underneath it. They had an open space in the floor where it “crashed” but it still went all the way to the floor, as well as fireworks blasting from it. Best crash I’ve ever seen.
Cool, which production was it? (That's usually more helpful than listing the year.)
Glass Prism Of course. It was the new and improved Cameron Mackintosh production. It was the best performance I’ve ever seen. I’ll give more information in a bit. It literally stopped inches above the middle people’s heads. Inches.
@@sararenae4444 Oh that. No worries, I (and probably many others) saw that one live, so I know of it. No open space in the floor, but yeah, it did drop somewhat above our heads.
Glass Prism Yes please, forgive me. My memory isn’t great. I just remember time stopping (and my heart) as I watched the chandelier fall. It was so surreal and probably one of the best moments of my life. Even though my memory isn’t the best, I’ll never forget that day, or that moment. I was so enthralled. I wish I could go back.
Our high school performed this two years ago and our director actually made the chandelier so it fell over the audience! It was pretty cool.
personally being a musician myself I like the timing of Broadway's crash, I think the chandelier should be descending during the 32nd note runs, swing forward on the sustained G, hit/rest/stop on the stage on the triplet C's, and the lights out with the final flash/spark on the final 8th note C.
Yeah, it makes more sense for the 32nds to be while it's falling (text painting) and for the last note to be right when the lights go out.
The Hamburg crash is really fast!!!
Got to say his laugh chills me
I personally think that the Las Vegas and Poland crashes were the best (shown) in this video.
3 times this year i have seen in on broadway twice being directly under the chandelier front row. Its amazing when the chandelier is falling on you.
Poland's is REALLY cool. Congrats Poland. I also liked Stuggart.
Hungary just Wows me but I saw it twice in Pantages (1995 video theatre probably). One time I SAT underneath the chandelier. Just a bit of "Well, this theatre was made for this production, it isn't going to fall this afternoon. Just pay attention to the stage and don't sing along."
Crystals shattering, sparks flying, and realistic glass shatter noise and FAST too! I love Poland’s one! Anyways why do the curtains open up when the chandelier is going to the stage?
It is caught by two stagehands so it doesn't swing back.
Nice idea making this video!
At a certain point those laughs become so contagious XD
I was thinking of something along the same lines. If they dropped the chandelier straight down and stopped it over the audiences heads but faded the lights to black so the audience see it start to fall but not it landing. If they combined it with the sparking of the 25th anniversary version and the sound of it crashing in the darkness, I think it would create a very dramatic effect.
DAAAMN POLAND. :D
The last one and the one at 3:06 mixed together is pretty much how my POTO show's Chandelier went! All the others go too slow, mine went really fast, and the whole audience screamed! It also sparked and all caught fire!
My faves here are Hungary 2003 (the thing LITERALLY exploded c'mon xD), Las Vegas 2006 because you certainly don't expect it and wow, and last one Poland 2008 as it is impressive!
The Hamburg chandelier falling is something I see in my nightmares
I love how in the 25th anniversary concert. It doenst bloody go anywhere 😂
well they couldn't actually bring down the Royal Albert Hall's chandelier
In Las Vegas 2006, there's a chandelier in the backround, and a chandelier crashing.
correct
I saw the Hamburg one live - it's so amazing!
I was sitting in the box and this part made me scream
Was it box 5?
I'm guessing Hungary did what they did due to a limited setup where they couldnt drop it from the audience and swing it, but I actually kinda liked it.
i liked the hungarian one because it "broke the stage", i also like the ones they do now, with sparks
I've seen the show on broadway and in Las Vegas multiple times, and Vegas was definitely the best! The broadway crash is cool the first time, but after that it kind of loses the excitement..with Vegas, it's still exciting even to watch after the 2nd or 3rd time!
Poland knows how to crash a chandelier! I will miss the Vegas production forever! Sitting underneath that falling chandelier is the BEST! The speed of the US Tour in LA in 2010 was probably the same speed as the 90's version. It was the only time I was disappointed by the "crash."
I love Henk Poort's evil laugh!!! (0.35 third chandelier crash, The Netherlands!)
Just saw this for the first time ever in London. Was so disappointed with the famous chandelier crash. The production has been going continuously since 1986 and it looks like they haven't updated a thing.
Germany and Belgium are zooming past us all 😆
Hungary and Poland had some good effects with their drops! Very cool.
LA 1993, that’s Michael Crawford, isn’t it? He has a good lunatic laugh.
LA 1993 is Davis Gaines. Crawford had left the role of the Phantom for a couple of years by that point.
@@PrismsofGlass Thank you. That is the most maniacal of the maniacal laughs I have heard.
i saw the north american tour one and seeing it RISING was loke the most beautiful thing ive seen. this new production is much more high tech but we also didnt get the bride mannequin.. aaand i really wana see the chandelier crashing on stage 😟 in these current shows..
Gotta love how the Las Vegas Phantom has actual literal magical powers to bring down that big-ass chandelier!! Nobody messes with the Vegas Phantom, baby!
I really like the way the chandelier falls on the Poland show! It looks very realistic! you can also hear it crashing and breaking like the sound of glass breaking!
What I love from the Vegas is the moment where it crashes! At the end of point of no return just when Christine takes the mask of, it's a very dramatic moment! just perfect for disaster!
And the worst is the 25 Anniversary, it doesn't even fall! Too bad for a very special ocasion!
You can tell the different versions of the Chandelier crash like the one in Las Vegas 2006 we see the Chandelier crash on Don Juan Triumphant than at the part where Christine became the countess! :O
Who is Phantom in 2010 World Tour Clip?! LUV'D Phantom The Las Vegas Spectacular!!!!!!! Hard to Believe...Almost Nine Yrs since Last Sold Out Performances!!!!!!!
There's no 2010 World Tour clip. If you mean the 2010 *US* Tour clip, it's Tim Martin Gleason.
and no footage of Melbourne :(. Apparently the fastest in the world, that thing damned well TOBOGGANED down the gantry and slammed into the stage . Saw it on the first run when I was 12, people on the stalls were literally shitting themselves with how that came down. It was glorious.
I was actually lucky enough to see the Vegas production before they closed it. the first time I saw it was the best cause we sat right underneath the chandelier! When the whole thing fell, it was as if it was actually going to hit us cause it came down sooo fast!!! the BEST production of Phantom to date!!!!
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his voice cracked like an egg
it didnt crack it was just the way he laughed lol
rip Michael Crawford's laugh
God I wish I had footage from the helsinki opera house… the chandelier crashed against the stage.
They couldn't physically crash the one for the 25th because the stage wasn't big enough to do it safely.
Opinion from all Crashing chandelier
Las Vegas 2006 is literally nightmare along with Hamburg and Poland, While the sparks of 25th anniversary is literally the best. Sadly that it couldn't fall down because of the location.
No, that's what always happened in the Polish production. The sound of the glass smashing is most likely a sound effect added by the theater.
Poland 2008 = Best by far. If they could’ve gotten the 25th anniversary one to fall, I’d have probably cried.
the chandelier is supposed to crash when carlotta croaks.. why would phantom crash it when christine is right underneath it?
Three possibilities: 1) dramatic effect, 2) to show the Phantom is angrier at Christine for falling in love with Raoul than he is at Carlotta getting a role (makes sense, given what we know of him), or 3) safety - they can't ACTUALLY drop the chandelier on the audience, so they swing it towards the stage.
+Glass Prism when carlotta croaks, he said himself her croak will make the chandelier fall (in the 25th).. The phantom cant harm christine because he love her very much so im really confused.. Anyway i think i must stop comparing it to the novel because it is very different to this musical show😊
He does say that, and I believe the chandelier does swing, but it's likely meant more as a threat to get Carlotta off the stage. As for the latter... while the Phantom may claim to love Christine, his actions certainly do not show that (stalking her, kidnapping her, etc.), and I don't find it too out of character that, in a moment of anger, he would drop the chandelier on her, though he probably knows that Raoul or some other person would whisk her to safety. And again - dramatic effect and safety reasons. They also control how the show goes, just as much as plot.
No he's actually supposed to make it crash after the all I ask of you reprise which is about 1 or 2 scenes after cralotta crooks:).
+Smoomoo the Gecko which is right when this is. this is after all I ask of of u reprise
Imagine not knowing that the chandelier is supposed to fall because you don’t know what the phantom of the opera is about...
You would think it’s actually falling!’p
Some of these are not that impressive, such as Japan, Austria, and the US depending on which production. But Germany, Mexico, and Poland are just straight up insane, but not the good kind of insane. Germany’s was just scary, and that scream just made it scarier. Mexico looked like it went too low before it started to swing. Seems like Poland just loves their pyrotechnics, but it seems dangerous with the amount of pyrotechnics that was used when it was swinging.
Finally someone gives us a comparison of the stage chandeliers crashing. I have several of them saved in my favourites.
That chandelier in Poland was crazy!! actually looked pretty dangerous with the amount of pyro that shot off.
We've seen good footage of the Vegas crash with that '4 years of Phantom' video, but this is the first time I have seen it fall in the show. Really awesome! Did that person just film the chandelier crash, or is the whole show available?
Thanks for the vid!
now i know why they put the intermission after this HAHAHAHA
So in the original show back in the 80's, didn't they use more pyro effects? And then they dropped them later on? Because I remember feeling the heat from the sparks in Los Angeles. Some of these chandelier drops in other countries looked like they actually dropped a chandelier and told the cast to flee for their lives. :)
other countries : *chandelier falls safely*
Germany : KILL THE CAST
Hungary 2003 went out all out.
3:00 in the Las Vegas clip it looks like the Don Juan Triumphant scene and the phantom says “bring down the chandelier!”, which is not at all how the musical goes? Anyone know what’s going on here?
The Vegas version was shortened to a one-act, 90 minute show with no intermission. Because of that, the chandelier crash was changed to happen at the end of 'Point of No Return', since there was no need for a grand Act 1 finale if there was no Act 1. Hope that explains it!
@@PrismsofGlass Thanks so much, that definitely sounds like what would happen at Vegas haha
Las Vegas is the best. I saw the Phantom: Las Vegas Spectacular show live eight months ago, and...the Vegas chandelier crash is THE BEST!
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In no other musical the theater becomes a character and audience immerses in the storytelling as part of the whole action. We keep going to POTO because it is the ultimate musical experience. The Chandelier crash is Maria Bjornson's touch of geniality, the opera house itself becomes a character because of that dramatic moment. Poland's production is the most impressive 👍👍.
When I was watching it live in Warsaw looked even more spectacular :)
So from that we learn that we combine the German speed with the Polish effects and the Las Vegas dramatics
Th one at the Hippodrome last year scared me to death it was so fast it was last year
Is it sad that the 25th anniversary one is the most boring?
Well bear in mind it was held in a concert hall that didn't have the ability to rig something like that as you might in a theater
That one was the actual chandelier in the Royal Albert Hall and so it obviously couldn't be dropped...
@@jonsingsbway5112 it wasn't
The Slimy Crew yes it was an actual chandelier
They had to improvise since they can’t actually swing it.
Admittedly, I was underwhelmed when I saw POTO on Broadway and saw just how sssslowlyyyyy the chandelier "dropped". WE seemed even slower.
I saw Phantom in London a few days ago, and this scene was honestly quite disappointing - the chandelier didn't fall half as fast as I thought it would.
OddUndeniably yeah insane health and safety rules
I think they'd rather to go a bit slower than chop someone's head off don't ya think
Well obviously, but I'm talking a minute or so to 'fall' here, more of a stately descent than a fall.
I forgot to mention that there were like 10 older ladies a couple rows behind us and when the chandelier came crashing down, they all screamed bloody murder!!!! the only thing I wish was different about it was that it was able to hit the stage.
Poland knows how to crash chandeliers 👍👍👍
I think it was the best crash of the chandelier
Polish chandelier crash is the best.
I would be ok signing a waiver saying I would be fine getting crushed to death by the chandelier if it meant they could speed it up in the New York production.
The Poland one was really well done, hands down my favorite because it really looked like it was crashing!
The best is the Las Vegas chandelier crash, not just because that is the biggest, but the crash is not at the end of act one, but as in the film was, after Don Juan.
Did anyone realize that the one in Las Vegas in 2006 drop in a time time of the show I think the time that it did in the movie when the phantom gets unmasked
Yes, I think most people realized it. It's because the Vegas show was a one-act, 90 minute version, so there was no need to drop it after 'All I Ask of You'. Instead, they moved it to the end of 'Point of No Return'.
I actually went to go see a tour in Boise and it had the chandelier fall over the audience. It was the coolest thing I ever witnessed in my life.
Did the Las Vegas version, the chnadelier fell down.. after 'IL Muto"/Past the Point of No Return? Instead of "That's all I ask of you?"
Yes, the Vegas version was shortened to a 90 minute, 1-act show with no intermission, so they had the chandelier fall near the end, after 'Point of No Return', instead of in the middle of the show.
Los Angeles, 1993: Chill, take your time
Hamburg 1999: Ready or not, here I come!
I saw Phantom in Omaha two weeks ago and yes they landed it right above the people sitting in the middle. And I mean it, right above. I was sitting off to the side but it was still horribly terrifying when they dropped that chandelier. The most beautiful piece I’ve ever seen but terrifying all the more. Imagine how the people sitting right here it dropped felt.
Terribly done in most productions, I think they try it once and never tried to do it in some other way; it looks ridiculous, the chandelier looks like the Close Encounters main ship, too colorful at times, the lights look too christmasy, it descends instead of falling... It needs a re thinking.
Hungary's reverse perspective is easily the most effective, imho.
I agree.
I saw the show in New Orleans... it looked like the shot from the last one, I'm feeling small amounts of nostalgia!
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL TO BE PERFECT
BUT NO
THEY HAD TO JUST
FLICKER AND SPARKLE
BUT NO CRASH
I KNOW RIGHT ALL THE PEOPLE WERE PROBABLY DISAPPOINTED THAT RHEY WAISTED THERE MONEY TO SEE A CRASH THAT DIDNT EVEN HAPPENEL
HAPPEN
RAH IS A CONCERT HALL THUS THE CHANDELIER COULD NOT DROP WITHOUT THE BUILDING COLLAPSING btw stop caps
Well the hungary one was... explosive
My top two favorites are Las Vegas and Poland! I wish the Broadway and London productions made it more terrifying instead of what looks like a slow decent downward