I got to see Phantom in Toronto when I was in high school and I have been in love with it ever since. It is actually interesting to note that there are a lot of things in the musical that don't make as much sense unless you read the original book. Especially the part about keeping your hand at the level of your eye. In the book the Phantom has a little lasso that he kills people with. The idea is if you have your hand that high he can't get it around your neck without your hand being there too. I have both the CD set of this and I have the soundtrack on vinyl. Hopefully it still plays after the flood. I am glad you changed your mind about Masquerade because that is my favorite song from the whole show.