Masquerade: Missing the Story for the Semicolons

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Masquerade

The musical “The Phantom of the Opera” tells the story of Christine, a former orphan who is given the opportunity to sing in the Paris Opera.  Two men fall in love with Christine.  One is Raoul, the opera’s patron and a childhood friend of Christine’s.  The other, a masked menace called the Phantom, has long [...]

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Masquerade: Moving from Some to All

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Masquerade

I’ve performed a couple of dozen wedding ceremonies.  Almost without exception, what causes some of the greatest anxiety for the couple is the wedding vow.  Couples take great care to choose the right vows or write the perfect vows.  And they are often concerned that they’ll mess the vows up.  There are few times in [...]

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