The thing that doesn’t work about this though, is the odd illusion that we are placed within, and while we know that this is possibly just The Muppets putting on another show, this time performing The Phantom of the Opera, there’s no attempt to ease us into this setting. Jackson takes great time to find that each role fits exceptionally perfectly to the tale, and it all plays out brilliantly throughout. The great thing about this retelling of The Phantom of the Opera, is that each role in the story is well-fit to the Muppet character that portrays them within the story. However, this is both to it’s advantage and disadvantage, which plays out differently throughout the story. Unlike The Muppet Christmas Carol, and more like Muppet Treasure Island, Jackson places the reader outside of the world of The Muppets we are familiar with, and places them as roles within the classic Gaston Leroux tale, and allows us to immersive ourselves within the logic of having these characters play the roles within the tale. With their latest book, The Muppets Meet the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera, the book’s author Erik Forrest Jackson is clearly highly influenced by the works of The Muppets’ storytelling adventures, which for the most part, strongly plays to its advantage. Therefore, another venture into the world of classic tales should feel like familiar territory for the characters. Mitchell Stein- The Muppets are no strangers to lending themselves to classic stories, two of them most notably on the big-screen in their theatrical films, Muppet Treasure Island and The Muppet Christmas Carol.
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