Love Never Dies: The Website

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 10:31am

http://www.loveneverdies.com/


I have never been so scared in my life!

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 10:39am

I do nay understand what they're doing... collecting speculation and early hype and showcasing it on a very difficult to navigate/control crystal ball?

Worst teaser ever.

[rockfenris2005]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 11:31am

What an anti-climax that was!

LMAO, I actually sat down like at the movies, waiting to see some kind of logo!

They're really holding this back, aren't they?

I want to know what the logo's like, considering how iconic the first show's is. I did notice though the Dewynters name was nowhere to be seen...

Updated On: 3/17/09 at 11:31 AM

[MamasDoin'Fine]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:18pm

lol
Pathetic!

[SingingCats]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:34pm

So you're telling me if I tweet something really terrible and cynical about the show it will show up as "buzz" on the official website? Or is there a screening process?

[Eris0303]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:41pm

It can't be that good of a screening process if the "zombies" comment was used.

Updated On: 3/17/09 at 12:41 PM

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:50pm

It's almost as if they're expecting everyone to go "OMG this is the best!!!" and then use the "everyone thought it would fail" angle to promote... similar to Xanadu.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:51pm

Guys, I think we know what we have to do, then.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 12:59pm

But it's too early for a pajama party

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 1:34pm

What the hell? What is this?

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 3:10pm

I made Lord Voldemort's blog on Twitter but haven't been on it in months, so I made two bizarre and insulting Phantom of the Opera related posts on it just to see if they'd display.

Now, I LIKE Phantom. But this is ridiculous. I'm hoping the poster who says Love Never Dies is turning out well was telling the truth...

Updated On: 3/17/09 at 03:10 PM

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 3:21pm

HAHAHAHAHA... so not even Voldemort likes this musical idea.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/17/09 at 9:42pm

Looks like someone on drugs designed it

Be afraid - Be very afraid

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 6:43am

Right now, Lord Voldemort is enraged because Andrew Lloyd Webber didn't deign to post his "Love Never Dies" tweets. Granted, Voldemort's tweets were along the lines of, "Phantom of the Opera 2? I'd rather scrape my eyes out with a grapefruit spoon!" and "Sample lyric, No, I'm not dead, Christine, Christine/ Love never dies, just starts to decompose and turn green!" But still.

[jarretSF]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 12:55pm

I am usually a firm believer in "wait and See" before bashing something, but WOW. This just sounds awful. Has anyone scene the casting notice posted on playbill jobs? It made me laugh hysterically.


1st rehearsal: Approximately August 2009. Opening Night: Approximately October 2009.
Casting Director’s note: “Due to the ambitious nature of this production, which will premiere in London and New York in the same season, exact opening dates and cities cannot be confirmed at this time. However, it’s confirmed that rehearsals will take place in London prior to an out-of-town tryout, probably in Toronto, before opening on Broadway. We anticipate that these plans will be confirmed before final auditions or contract offers.”


In 1907 New York, the mysterious “Maestro” who runs the theatre at Coney Island announces a one-off concert by legendary Parisian soprano Christine Daaé. Her arrival in New York with husband Raoul, Victome de Chagny and son Gustave, and their subsequent meeting with the “Maestro”, bring the cataclysmic events of 10 years earlier at the Paris Opera crashing back into all their lives.

Seeking:

Phantom: Caucasian man, 35 – 40. As mysterious as ever, but thanks to his new surroundings and the private assistance of old supporters, he now enjoys the seeming freedom to walk among “the normal” as an entrepreneur in Coney Island, of all places! In fact, over the past 10 years, he’s achieved a place of power and success. But he is haunted by a creative passion that once filled his heart. Must possess effortless gravitas and sexuality. Powerful rock tenor singing voice. Must be able to sing to top B flat. STARRING ROLE.

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 1:00pm

Perhaps Voldemort should use the Imperius Curse on the website maintainers so they will do his bidding.

And, oh God, a rock tenor voice?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 2:43pm

Well, it's certainly different. That's something, I guess. Maybe the show will resurrect Lloyd Webber's track record, but I just think conceptually, it's off the mark. Phantom of the Opera was successful not only for its spectacle and its popular score. It's a classic story that was popularized by the iconic film in 1925. There was never actually a sequel to the book or the film. The Phantom of Manhattan was a novel written as a sequel to the musical and the public showed little to no interest, so it's not as if the public has been demanding more story. And given the success rate of Lloyd Webber's shows since Phantom of the Opera, it's not as if the public has been demanding more of him, either (personal opinion aside). To say this show has an uphill climb would be the understatement of the year. I actually loved Aspects of Love and Sunset Boulevard. And I enjoyed much of Whistle Down the Wind (the original staging) and The Beautiful Game. But I can't say I'm enthused about this project thus far.

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 2:46pm

Schmerg -

I may be gone
But the love lives on
My corpse may be eaten by flies
But love never dies!

So next time if it's dirt you eat
Don't be surprised
If your heart continues to beat
Though you're buried in fancy clothes
And your liver turns to compost
Love, yes, love
Never dies!

Updated On: 3/18/09 at 02:46 PM

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 3:01pm

PG2, that is spellbindingly touching. Make sure to attach your name to it, or they might steal it for the libretto!

That movie Joel Schumaker made? It was tight.
I liked all those flash-forewards in black and white
With Raoul and his wheelchair and dorky mustache--
And he bought my old monkey and various trash.
So, Christine, remember those roses I gave,
Including the one that I left on your grave?
I probably left upward of two thousand five
So can I have a refund, since you're still alive?
The one thing that bugs me is, why did Joel Schu
Let me stay alive after killing off you?
Because I'm the same age as Madame Giry
Which means you'd be forty years younger than me.
So you died in the movie, but hey, that's okay
Apparently, we both survive in the play.

Updated On: 3/18/09 at 03:01 PM

[PiraguaGuy2]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 3:07pm

Schumacher! Schumacher!
The name rings in my ears
I sat and waited, throughout the years
For a faithful movie of the play
That captured many hearts back in the day
First you cast Gerard Butler
More believeable as a Spartan
And then that bitch Emmy Rossum
You shoulda put Paul Blart in? (No? No? Rhyming's hard.)
Your movie sucked so hard, Mr. Schume,
But at least there were no nipples on my costume.

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 3:16pm

And though Patrick Wilson's incredibly cool
He still looked like a flouncy-pants wimp as Raoul.

[jennamajig]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 3:22pm

This thread is far more entertaining than the show ever will be :).

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 3/18/09 at 3:57pm

The lyrics are probably better, too.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 3/20/09 at 12:48pm

I didn't think this warrented its own thread.

Well, the casting breakdown shows us that they are, indeed, deviatin from the novel.

Take Meg, for example:

"Meg:
Caucasian woman, mid - late 20s. Madame Giry's daughter and a Coney Island fairground star. Gothic, mystical, unusual, sweet, charming, fun; has a broken baby-doll vulnerability, edge, sexiness, and a heart of steel. Strong mezzo soprano singing voice. A spunky voice, preferably with a raspy quality, up to top F sharp (top line, treble clef). Must be able to belt as well as sing with a lyrical ability when in balladic mode."

In the novel Meg has given up dancing due to injuries sustained during the Phantom's reign over the opera house. She has, instead, become Christine's maid. I can't really imagine her being a "star" at Coney Island and a cripple. Though, this is 1900's Coney Island so I guess anything is possible.
RIALTO CHATTER: 'LOVE NEVER DIES' Casting Breakdown Revealed

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 3/20/09 at 4:42pm

Hahah... she's SPUNKY and SEXY.