The Musicals Insider has discovered the Really Useful Group has been auditioning for a new concert tour of ALW's musicals. Similar to the previous 'Aspects of Lloyd Webber' tour, this production is expected to perform a variety of favourite songs and scenes from classic Lloyd Webber shows. Details of the production have been kept top secret, but they have been auditioning over the past few weeks and have all but decided on the cast.
In other Lloyd Webber news, while the exact timing of the show has not been confirmed, it is expected to be announced soon that Love Never Dies will make a mid-2011 debut in June or July in Melbourne. This follows Melbourne's tradition of having a 'big' musical debuting in winter, with the idea that the hype generated from the premiere is enough to guarantee ticket sales through the cold winter months.
Phantom Needs NO Sequel!
ReplyDeleteRaoul becomes a drunken wife beater, Meg becomes a topless dancer who murders her best friend Christine, Christine sleeps around before her wedding night and bares Phantom's child, and Phantom moves from the majestic Paris Opera House in France to New York's Coney Island theme park. Webber's ludicrous sequel to Phantom - LOVE NEVER DIES - destroys the original story and characters created by Gaston Leroux.
Theatre critics disliked the show giving it less than 3 stars, while many audience members are calling it 'Paint Never Dries'. Phantom Needs NO Sequel! LOVE SHOULD DIE!
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