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* MaskingTheDeformity: Taking a cue from the earlier film adaptations, the musical Erik is TwoFaced, again due to birth deformity rather than injury; this allows his disfigurement to be covered by a half-mask, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot which is easier to for the actor playing him on stage to sing and see through]].[[note]] This was changed partway through production, indicated by the famous marketing using a whole-face mask.[[/note]] This half-mask in turn became very iconic and is often since referenced in other instances of this trope. The exact nature of the masked half of his face varies from production to production. One version notably even had the half mask be part of a larger mask that hid the entire head.

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* MaskingTheDeformity: Taking a cue from the earlier film adaptations, the musical Erik is TwoFaced, again due to birth deformity rather than injury; this allows his disfigurement to be covered by a half-mask, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot which is easier to for the actor playing him on stage to sing and see through]].[[note]] This was changed partway through production, indicated by the famous marketing using a whole-face mask.mask that covers the whole top half of the face.[[/note]] This half-mask in turn became very iconic and is often since referenced in other instances of this trope. The exact nature of the masked half of his face varies from production to production. One version notably even had the half mask be part of a larger mask that hid the entire head.

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