Fan Nickname/Theatre

Examples of in  include:


 * The Phantom of the Opera due to its various incarnations in many different media is being put here. Most of the nicknames are used to differentiate between the different versions.
 * Leroux!Phantom, Leroux!Erik - The original book version. This one wears a black cloth mask over his whole face, has a skull-like face, doesn't have a nose, and smells like death.
 * Kay!Phantom - The version from the Susan Kay novel. Noted for wearing a white whole mask, has an addiction to opiates, is a chick magnet until he takes the mask off, and apparently had a kid with Christine.
 * Crawford!Phantom - This refers generally to the ALW stage version, which is typically portrayed as a distinct entity from the movie version below. The name comes from the actor who originated the part, Michael Crawford.
 * While the Usenet newsgroup Rec.Theatre.Musicals was at its most vital, Michael Crawford himself was almost universally called "The Pants".
 * Gerik, Movie!Erik, Movie!Phantom - All are commonly used to identify the version from the Andrew Lloyd Webber movie adaptation despite how many movie versions actually exist. The first name is a portmanteau of the name of the actor who portrayed the titular character and said character's actual name despite it never being said once in either the stage or movie version.
 * Third degree sunburn - The phantom's "deformity" in the ALW movie.
 * The Dread Pirate Roberts Dancers - the background dancers in the "Point of No Return" scene in the ALW movie. Usually somewhat derogatory.
 * The Fop - A general derogatory nickname for Raoul. You can guess which part of the fanbase uses this one. Use it with extreme caution—calling Raoul a fop on certain sites will result in, at best, a lot of virtual eye rolling and pointed inquiries as to whether or not you have read a) the original novel or b) a dictionary.
 * The sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, has gained the nickname "Paint Never Dries," especially after Andrew Lloyd Webber was fined for painting the Adelphi Theatre.
 * While the emcee character in Mystere has the name Moha-Samedi, he's often referred to as "The Man in Pink" due to his brightly-colored suit.
 * The Merchant of Venice contains--depending on which version of the script you're reading—either two guys named Salerio and Solanio or two guys named Salarino and Solanio and a third guy, a messenger, named Salerio. Either way, these two (or three) characters have long been known to actors as "the Sallies" or "the Salads".
 * To superstitious actors, Macbeth was often dubbed as "The Scottish Play".