Portage Central High School Phantom of the Opera - Music of the Night
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Phantom - Eric Larson
Christine - Natalie Duncan
Raoul - Grant Walters
This video is intended as a lighting reference.
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It's hard to imagine their only teenaged kids with the emotion and projection and perfect pitch. I'm blown away.
I am blown away as well! Well done! And, if I may, The Phantom is so handsome! He always is! And always will be!
Lol! The kid that plays phantom is named Eric!
Lol
My brother's name is Eric and he was the Phantom for Halloween one year.
He kind of Michael Crawford the OG phantom
@@galelew99 That’s so cool
High school girls can sing like that, meanwhile the universe laughs at me.
Hold the phone, HIGH SCHOOL PLAY!? The Christine is awesome!
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Check out Grand leade high school phantom they did just as well
The guy playing The Phantom is absolutely phenomenal
He’s so like Michael Crawford in his vocal placement, and I absolutely adore it
He’s definitely the best high school Phantom I’ve heard by far.
He gives the performance its own gravitas that I haven’t seen in other productions
AMAZING
I absolutely agree with you. Even with his acting he definitely took inspiration from Michael Crawford. Like seriously, watch this and the Sarah Brightman/ Michael Crawford Music of The Night side by side!
so lucky to be in the crew for this production at Portage Central. It was an amazing experience and everybody was unbelievably talented. for people watching this not from this school, believe it or not, this orchestral music is LIVE as well, the high school student pit was so big they had to play in the choir room and pipe the audio live into the theater. I'm just here reminiscing sorry.
This make me sad because my school is ghetto and broke asf, that we will never do anything like this.
speaking as fellow theater kid: this is absolutely amazing!!! and on a jealous note.....HOW IN THE HECK WAS THIS IN THEIR BUDGET?? the royalties must have been astronomically expensive..
Yea, we are a school that is very interesting in the arts
Andrew Lloyd Webber as made it free for schools and colleges
If it didn't say "HIGH SCHOOL" I wouldn't have known this was high school
Tie Dye wait till you see Grand ledge high school production bof it it make this look cheep th-cam.com/video/3qIQzvmtBBw/w-d-xo.html they got a professional make up artists a full pit
+dane Watkins I know you have good intentions, but I don't think it's really nice of you to put down this school's production on this school's video in multiple comments, and go so far as call the production cheap. On the contrary, I think this production has better sets and lighting design. But, it doesn't mean Grand Ledge's production is any worse, as they have a talented cast as well. Both productions have their strengths and weaknesses, so pls respect both sides.
Exactly
For a high school MY GOD your Christine is awesome, she should be on the Broadway or West End stage. Your Phantom is also doing a very fine job indeed, seemingly incorporating in parts the vocal style of Michael Crawford.
Hey yeah I'm a sophomore at pchs and I got to do Sound of Music with Christine (Natalie Duncan) and she is going to u of m for musical theater :) she's soooo amazingly talented
Jessie Isaacs Tell her to audition for Broadway as soon as she graduates college. I never thought that this was a high school production in the first place.
steverberry280384 Yeah this was my senior year and I was able to be on the crew. This was in my opinion the best musical we had ever done. There was so much involved. I loved it. Our plays usually are open for only 3 weekends and this was open for two extra because they sold out!
I'm quite picky with my Phantom of the Opera musicals, ESPECIALLY high school. This blew me out of the water, truly it did. I have never heard such amazing voices come from high school students. I almost thought it was fake at moments, but you can't fake Phantom, you just can't.
Well done to the students and all involved! You DEFINITELY set the bar high for a high school production of this musical I can tell you that for sure!
I saw this live. We were extremely blessed with a fantastic Drama program at PC. They would run 6 shows or more and people from all over Kalamazoo and the surrounding towns would buy tickets. Natalie is pursuing theater at a large college in Michigan. I hope she makes it big!! My daughter and her are the same age. My daughter played Mother Abbes in Sound of Music with Natalie their Senior year. Too bad there isn't anything on TH-cam for that one. It was amazing!!!
This is by far the best High school production I've seen on youtube. Brava! Beauiful voices!!!
That is a good fucking goddamn Christine holy SHIT
H_H that's just how people are now. That's society for you
I am looking forward to hearing this Christine on Broadway in future years:)
YingShi Liang I agree. She is in the musical theater program at u of mi now. She was a freshman in high school at the time of this show. I've been kicking myself that I haven't made it over to Ann Arbor to see her in a college production yet (they are doing the first half of angels in America this week but family obligations have kept me from seeing that, darn it)
that "be" was so good wtf the kid is amazing
To add to how impressive this Christine is--if I am remembering right, Natalie was a freshman at the time of this production
Sophomore, but yeah, still incredible!
What was your budget on this like seriously.
Too much... we split the cost with another school in michigan.
Mechanical which other school, if I may ask? I've worked shows with Portage Northern in the past.
I believe it was Grand Ledge. Their version is on TH-cam as well.
Mechanical ha my school did it all them selves 80000 and made it all back
Grand leadge was better th-cam.com/video/3qIQzvmtBBw/w-d-xo.html
That "be" was really satisfying.
That high E was absolutely fabulous!
This is one of the most profesonal productions of the show that I have ever seen on TH-cam
This Christine, what a voice! She should audition for Broadway!
I love how the Phantoms voice and Christine’s voice goes well together. A sort of a middle tuned voice with a high pitched but well controlled voice. I also love the way she sings the word Opera!
I worked tech for this show and it was awesome.
Mechanical do tell me, did this kid go pro yet? If so what show is he currently in on Broadway? I'll have to go check him out
That is one good Christine, eish!
This Phantom sounds almost exactly like John Owen Jones, very well done.
Yes he was going to broadway for Erik Larson also including his voice keep personal phantom understudy
not at all! John Owen Jones has a deeper tone. he sounds like Michael Crawford
No, he sounds far more like Michael Crawford.
Proud to say I go to this school. I've been to every one of the musicals there since 2011 I believe. The only one I didn't go too during that time was this one because my parents thought I was too young. They got a new director three years ago that's not nearly as good but the shows are still 10x better than other high schools.
I can't believe I'm just now finding this! This was my high school for freshman and sophomore year! Natalie Duncan was actually in my grade, we had band together. She was always a great singer but I was blown away when I saw her in this show!
For people asking about the school's budget for the show: I have no idea what they spent on it. Some props and costumes were shared with a nearby school doing the same production, but other than that, I don't know how they funded this!
this was absolutely spectacular. This performance/set/singing was spot on. Well done!
They're perfect! OMG I can't believe it was just high school production. They should have been on Broadway by now! Is there the whole show? I would love to watch it (repeatly)
Natalie is now on a global tour as Maria in sound of music.
But what happened to Eric? I’ve been trying to look for him online it seems like he doesn’t have any social media
Cannot believe this is a high school production. What amazing talent! WOW! Mind blowing.
Absolutely beautiful! I've seen POTO twice on Broadway unfortunately, not with Michael Crawford. These two performers bring the pathos and maturity needed for these roles, at times better than the professionals.
ok now as a pro performer in the UK myself having been a big fan of Phantom since i was 16 in the late 80's, i have to say that this high school version kicked the ball right out of the park from what ive just watched. yes one or two minor vocal hiccups from the Phantom and he stooped a little too much from his knees instead of being tall and proud and like a panther, which is how the phantom is described as being by Gillian Lynn, Phantoms original choreograoher in London and Broadway, but that set aside these teens absolutely could one day go on to do such shows professionally. i have NEVER been so impressed by a high school version as i was watching this. Both have great voices and understand their characters enough to overshadow the little errors. They should have been proud of themselves. Bloody amazing. Very WELL DONE! Bavo!
Wow these two r really good! Natalie's voice is so strong and her ending to the title song was just amazing!!
OMG!! That phantom is amazing!! Kudos to whatever kid played him!!
Is there a full recording of this production?! This is probably the best high school production I’ve seen!
That’s what I want to know!
WAIT THIS A HIGH SCHOOL? I THOUGHT IT WAS BROADWAY WHAT I CLICKED BECAUSE I SAW PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AND HOW DID YOU DO THE BOAT SCENE WHAT
Brass section is always shady in high school productions... But the singers are incredible!
+Jemm Mikesell actually the strings are even worse...
This is one good phantom!! His voice is mesmerizing!! 💕🖤 if only the full version was here
Seen this show performed all over the country by many different actors, from professionals to small community theaters... have to say these two were some of the most amazing I have had the privilege of listening to.
AHHH I WISH WE COULD DO THIS AT MY SCHOOL
Whoa. These two are incredible. Definite Michael Crawford tones from Phantom. Now I want to see the full production. Amazing these are high school students.
If only Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler could sing this well
J Salen lol I know right.
no shade just tea
Yikes, hell no.
this is really impressive for a high school, props look great and the vocal talent of the crew was great.
Bravo. Both were amazing vocally, though christine' s acting left a bit to be desired. But Erik...mesmerizing. I can definitely see them on Broadway in future years.
Overall, this was quite an enjoyable performance and I wish them both well in future endeavors
Very proud of my school but wish I could have been apart of POTO so bad... I am very grateful to be one of the sound engineers for this excellent theater program we have here at Portage Central for the last 4 years
Natalie went on to play Beauty and Maria (Sound of Music) in subsequent years. She has magnificent stage presence and I expect we will see more of her.
I saw this in person, and I know Eric and Natalie and grant. Thank you for uploading this
Both performances were mindblowing, well done, seriously.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS A HS PRODUTION?!?!?! .... WOW AMAZING ON SO MANY LEVELS. ACTING, SINGING, LIGHTING, EFFECTS, COSTUMES, CONTINUITY, ETC.ETC. JUST INSAINLY GOOD! PLEASE PLEASE IF YOU CAN UPLOAD THE ENTIRE PRDOUCTION THIS HS DID...Thank you Smile Always 😀
This is absolutely amazing. I'm very sorry to say I missed it live. But, I just saw Portage Central High School's Sound of Music and it was also amazing. Of course, Natalie Duncan was Maria and she's stunning. She is a super star. Producer Mulay is known for Broadway quality work and she does it again. Bravo!
God, the phantom is great, Christine is awesome. what more can you ask for?
Natalie was only 15 here, which just amazes me. If she's this great now, I can only imagine how fantastic she'll be in 5 years.
I think the greatest complements are from those that do not believe that a High School could produce a ply this great.Portage Central is very blessed to have talents like Ms.Hunter for music director and a singer/actress like Natalie Duncan.Who was a junior at the time of this play.I have no doubt that Natalie has a very bright future ahead.
She was a sophomore. She went on to play Beauty as a junior and then Maria in sound of music as a senior. Big fan here😊
holy shit that Christine better be on Broadway one day! she slayed those notes like they were NOTHING. Eric i applaud as well!!! what a voice!
Guys this is really fantastic! Can you please upload the whole play?! pretty please
It’s so cool to go into the costume closets at the high school and see all these costumes still in there 💕
I went to this high school and saw this production live! I got literal chills listening to this then, and still do today.
The best voices I've heard for a high school production, hands down.
This is worthy of being on a Broadway Tour...I would pay to see this production...If you didn't tell me this was a High School Theater Group I would never have known...KUDOS to the Cast...
Would love to see more from this show!
what kind of district 1 high school is thissssss...hands down best high school performance i'VE EVER SEEN. PERIOD'T
The production value, and the Christine and Phantom are great. Plus, the orchestra is amazing. No, perfection.
Yes! For a high school, the orchestra is exceptional.
So proud of my high school! Saw this live twice, introduced me to Phantom
the phantom and christine deserve a spot on broadway
Oh my god did they clone Michael??!!
That kid is perfect!! He sounds like an amazing combination of Ramin and Michael, well I guess I'll be competing with that kid for the role of the phantom on Broadway I suppose.
The level of talent and skill that is present!! and they were only in high school at this point?? I can only imagine how good they would be by now!
Very nice vocals. Best high school play ever.
WHAT?!!!?!
This Phantom is STUNNING! I just saw two performances of the N.American tour of the new PoTO production, and I would have been happier if my ticket $$ had gone to THIS Phantom's performance!
His classic, beautiful portrayal of the Phantom is far superior to the current touring actor's. Bravo! I have a feeling I will pay to see you portray The Phantom someday soon!!
Wow!!!
Amazing vocals!!!
My son did this play 11 years ago for Grand Ledge. Well done you two… Bravo 👏👏👏
I’ve seen productions at both schools. I’ve been impressed with both.
I just ran across this....these kids are simply sensational. Bravo!!!
The way they sing AND act... beautiful!
This Phantom is literally the best I've ever seen out of a high school.
That freaking set! Wow!
That guy has the best big voice I swear to god.. Literally is competing with Ramon Karimloo for my favorite Phantom and I don't even know the kids name.
This is the best amateur performance of these songs that I’ve seen
I love it!
I interned for the band program at this school in 2009. Yes the music program is that good
Wow! I can't believe this was a high school production - amazing! Bravo!
Please, take a moment to notice that the boy who plays the phantom is called Eric. (with C, but it doesn't make a problem XD)
And Natalie was only a sophomore when she did this 😱
please can you put the full show on youtube, as this is one of the best I have seen.
Yes please!
You kidding!!! Those voices are amazing!! Christine’s singing is great! You mean that’s a high school
Wow im shocked and words cant even begin to explain how good this cast is you all r increadibaly talented great job to u all
Why does this not have more views and comments! One of the best I've seen!
Are you kidding me? That whole thing was like the real show. Great voices.
This is incredible ! Kudos to all involved in this high school production
I love phantom and these singers gave me chills love this very much
I wish someone would repost the entire performance. I know I watched it once and would love to see the entire production again.
I went to watch it when they performed and i loved it! Natalie is so talented! When I went, Raoul was played by Garret though.
Can't wait to do this production this coming spring! These guys did an awesome job! I hope our production goes as well :)
I'm curious, question for anyone who was in the production: How much was the staging of the 25th anniversary Phantom of the Opera video starring Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo a reference point for this production? Kudos. This was very impressive performance and staging for a high school production. Where are Natalie Duncan and Eric Larson now in their careers? Are they still doing music?
Well the staging is mainly based on west end and broadway..
Not a criticism just an observation - is the cadenza and top E prerecorded here?
It's pre recorded in replica productions (bway, west ned, tours) as well.
@@JamesOttman not a criticism, I was curious 😊
Totally blown away...his performance is...wow, just wow...
This is absolutely amazing I must say!
I need the full version of this oh gosh
Beautifully Done & Remind's Me Of My Favourite #1 POTO Cast Michael Crawford,CBE & Sarah Brightman!! Leila (Nassau,Bahamas)
Unbelievable. Just astounding.
They're both insanely good! MIND BLOWN
Definitely one of the better high school Phantoms out there!! I hope my school gets the chance to do it!