Title: Phantom
Author: Laura De Luca
Publisher: Pagan Writers Press
Pages: 270
The “Phantom”
was a musical phenomenon that Rebecca had always found enchanting. She had no
idea that her life was about to mirror the play that was her obsession. When
her high school drama club chooses “Phantom” as their annual production,
Rebecca finds herself in the middle of an unlikely love triangle and the target
of a sadistic stalker who uses the lines from the play as their calling card.
Rebecca lands
the lead role of Christine, the opera diva, and like her character, she is torn
between her two co-stars—Tom the surfer and basketball star who plays the
lovable hero, and Justyn, the strangely appealing Goth who is more than
realistic in the role of the tortured artist.
Almost
immediately after casting, strange things start to happen both on and off the
stage. Curtains fall. Mirrors are shattered. People are hurt in true phantom
style. They all seem like accidents until Rebecca receives notes and phone
calls that hint at something more sinister. Is Justyn bringing to life the
twisted character of the phantom? Or in real life are the roles of the hero and
the villain reversed? Rebecca doesn’t know who to trust, but she knows she’s
running out of time as she gets closer and closer to opening night. Only when
the mask is stripped away, will the twenty first century phantom finally be
revealed.
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Author Laura DeLuca has stopped by with a guest post for the Phantom blog tour.
I had so much fun with the Destiny cast, I had to start one for Phantom. I just picked all these out with a little help from my twelve year old daughter, but I still think it turned out pretty well. So, here you go. Meet my picks for the cast of Phantom.
Alison was on Terra Nova, which my kids were watching before it got cancelled. Her hair was longer and curlier in that show, which made her look even more like Becca.
Tom Rittenhouse-Jason Dolley
Yes, we watch the Disney channel, and its a good place to find teen actors. Jason is in Good Luck Charlie, and he definitely has the boy next door thing going on.He'd be perfect to play Tom.
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Jay Kopp - Calum Worthy
Another pick from Disney, Calum is one of the characters on Austin & Ally. I'm not sure of his name on there, but he's always goofing around, just like Jay.
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Debbie O'Neil-Nicky Blonsky
I had a really hard time finding someone to play Debbie, but finally remembered the star of Hairspray. She can even sing, so she's definitely a great choice..
Wendy Wright - Aly Michalka
We needed a blonde bombshell, and Aly is a beauty. Hopefully in real life she's a little nicer than Wendy.
Tempest/Darlene- Laura "Tempest" Schmidt Of course, Tempest would have to play herself. No one else could possibly do justice to her artistic dance moves. And since she has been on stage and making belly dance videos for years, I'm sure it wouldn't be that much of a challenge.
Well, that pretty much wraps up the main characters. I thought about doing a soundtrack for this book too, but really, you just need to listen to the Phantom of the Opera soundtrack. That's what I did every single night while I was writing it. LOL So, what do you think of my picks? If you read the book and can think of other actors and actresses who would be a better fit, I'd love to hear about it.
***Photos taken from www.imdb.com****
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About Laura DeLuca.
Laura “Luna” DeLuca lives at the beautiful
Jersey shore with her husband and four children. She loves writing in the young
adult genre because it keeps her young at heart. In addition to writing fiction, Laura is also
the sole author of a popular review blog called New Age Mama. She is an active
member of her local pagan community, and has been studying Wicca for close to
eight years. Visit her on her websites at http://authorlauradeluca.blogspot.com
or http://newagemama.blogspot.com
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