Love Never Dies: The Website

http://www.loveneverdies.com/


I have never been so scared in my life!

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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...

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

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?

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.

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But it's too early for a pajama party

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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...

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

Looks like someone on drugs designed it

Be afraid - Be very afraid

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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The lyrics are probably better, too.

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Hahah... she's SPUNKY and SEXY.

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