The original reprise of “Notes” was combined with “Why So silent?”
A rehearsal scene of “Don Juan Triumphant” is omitted, in which the cast go through their first play-through of the show, but dont take it seriously, and Piangi cant sing the part, until the Phantom posesses the piano, and everyone suddenly sings perfectly. This was removed as it was more of the stage Phantom’s ‘ghostly’ persona as opposed to the movie’s version of the Phantom as a man who was able to execute clever tricks. In the stage version of the cemetery confrontation, the Phantom conjures up lightning and shoots fireballs from his staff, instead of sword fighting with Raoul. In “Don Juan Triumphant,” the Phantom does not wear a stylised Latin outfit, but instead wears a cloak completely over his body and head. There are no tango dancers in “Don Juan” / “The Point of No Return” in the stage version as the scene is set in a banquet hall with the cast wearing traditional costumes and sat around eating, wheras the movie version is set in a set which looks like Hades, and has a Latin
