The Phan Lair

Some of you may recall the strange affair of The Phantom Of The Opera...

Phantom- Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies Album

Please select from the list bellow to view information regarding ALW's upcoming sequal to The Phantom Of The Opera.

The Facts

Rumours

Confirmed Cast

Confirmed Production Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Facts

  • The project is given the green light and ALW begins working on the score (Confirmed; ALW.com video blog, March 2007)

 

  • The musical will be loosely based on the novel "Phantom Of Manhattan" by Frederick Forsyth with some minor changes in that Erik will no longer be a designer of attractions for a theme park, but will instead be the owner of a theatre within New York and will be in the process of writting an opera to lure the happily married Christine from the safety of Raoul's arms once again. (Confirmed; ALW.com video blog, March 2007)

 

  • The name of the show is Phantom- Love Never Dies (Confirmed; ALW's 60th Birthday Concert in Hyde Park, 14th of September 2008)

 

  • The writting and production team have begun to form, please see seperate page for more information. (Confirmed; ALW.com, RUG.com)

 

  • The first draft of Act 1 has been completed. Sydmonton played host to it's premier during his annual Sydmonton Festival. Current London Phantom, Ramin Karimloo, played the title role. (Cofirmed; phantomoftheopera.com, July 2008)

 

  • The production is set to open on London's West End in November 2009 (Confirmed; Various sources.)

 

  • The production's opening date was changed. It is now set to open in London's West End on March 9th 2010. Previews will begin on Febuary 20th 2010. (Confirmed; loveneverdies.com Oct. 2009)

 

  • The production will open on Broadway on Novemeber 11th 2010, then in Australia sometime during 2011 (Confirmed; loveneverdies.com, Oct. 2009)

 

  • The cast have begun to officially form, please see seperate section on Confirmed Cast. (Confirmed; loveneverdies.com, Oct 2009)

 

  • Rehearsals begin in Jarnuary 2010 (Confirmed; loveneverdies.com, Oct 2009)

 

  • The Original London Cast recording has been completed already, and will go on sale on the 10th of March 2010, the day after the musical's premier in London. However, the soundtrack is available for pre-order via the official website. (Confirmed; loveneverdies.com, Oct 2009)

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Rumours

  • All popular rumours have thus far been either confirmed or denied via The Global Press Reslease on the 8th of October 2009. Please visit our confirmed cast and facts pages for more information.

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Confirmed Cast

The Phantom

Ramin Karimloo

(The Phantom in The Phantom Of The Opera [London], Enjorlas in Les Miserables [London], Chris in Miss Saigon [UK Tour], Artie Green in Sunset Boulevard)

Christine Daeë

Sierra Boggess

Ariel in The Little Mermaid [Broadway], Cosette in Les Miserables [Broadway & US Tour], Christine in Phantom; The Las Vegas Spectacular [Las Vegas])

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Production Team

Music & Lyrics

Andrew Lloyd Webber

(Phantom,Cats,Joseph,Evita)

Lyrics

Glenn Slater

(Sister Act; The Musical,Little Mermaid; The Musical)

Book

Andrew Lloyd Webber & Ben Elton

(We Will Rock You, The Beautiful Game)

Director

Jack O'Brein

(Hairspray, The Full Monty)

Prodction Designer

Bob Crowley

 (Aida, Mary Poppins, History Boys, Carousel [1994 Revival])

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