Love Never Dies -Adelphi Theatre, London 2010 — Page 10

I have entered a few posts about LND on other sites after seeing it last Wednesday. I downloaded the original cast recording from Sky Songs yesterday and have now played it many times. Apparently this is not available to you guys on the other side of the pond at the moment (sorry).

If ALW and Really Useful Group have any sense, they will release it for immediate download via iTunes and others and not wait until the day before opening night on 9 March.

Despite having misgivings about the production in terms of some story aspects and production design (which they may fix before opening night) I honestly feel that the this is one of the greatest musical theatre scores to emerge over the last quarter of a century.

Many people have commented that the performances in the show are faultless - they are. Unsurprisingly this is reflected in the cast recording. The music is achingly good; the libretto works really well when heard a few times. The performers couldn't do any better.

It might be fashionable to knock Andrew Lloyd Webber - but if anyone who actually loves musical theatre really listens to this work - it is a fabulous achievement.

If the director, set designer, costume designer have 'messed up' in various departments - so be it and I don't really care. This score is sublime and the man ought to be given the credit for an amazing piece of work. Listened to in its entirety I absolutely love it and will now see it again however it has being produced.

Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess and the rest of the company are brilliant.

I don't pretend that the current production is is faultless but if it gets 'buried' because there aren't enough fairground attractions onstage to keep the kids happy it will be a travesty.

LND comprises a wonderful theatrical score.

(I am a regular theatregoer - not in Really Useful Group's pay etc. etc.)

I'm not really sure what 'saggy' means.

'Bathing Beauty' is signposted in the show as being 'a little more earthbound' than the etherial Christine Daae's anticipated performance on the same bill. Isn't Meg's song supposed to be a little vulgar in relation to the aria 'Love Never Dies' performed by the great opera star? I think that this might be to underline the fact that however much she craves Mr Y's attentions Meg's a bit of a non-starter in comparison.

We have seaside entertainment here in the UK in places like Blackpool which I would guess would equate (on a more minor level) to Atlantic City or Vegas in the States. In present day terms it would be a bit like Angela Gheorghiu being asked to close for Bette Midler. Great performers - but on the same bill?

The fact that the show has contrasting musical styles isn't 'saggy'. How you handle the co-existence is another matter, of course.

Exedore, they arn't really that bad. I was in Row K. You could maybe even get one of the ones at the front for £37.50 as nothing really happens at the front of the stage until the very end where everyone leans forward anyway.

Does anyone have a picture of the show curtain? And can I just ask, where does Fleck come in the plot?

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where is there a picture of phantom without mask?

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not seeing any deformity ones, maybe the page isnt loading properly for me

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I don't know what you're talking about. There are no photos of the deformity on that page. Can you link to the photo?

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They have changed the photos that were put up

I saved the phantom deformed pics before they were changed - anyone who wants them, just email me direct at chernjam@comcast.net

chernjam... do you think you could PM me the photos of Love Never Dies that were originally posted that you saved? Thanks!

Can someone post the sky songs link people are talkiing about....i tried to google but no luck