#1. Great minds ;D The joy of Phantom in the West End is that it has all the proper special effects and is so gloriously OTT. It's much fun :)

#2. It really is. I'm probably screwed because I napped this afternoon (was starting to feel too sick to stand after being so late last night, but.) but hopefully once I get lightboxes at home and work - both underway :P - things should settle. It's more frustrating than anything at the moment...