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Post by londonmzfitz on Jan 29, 2020 9:16:45 GMT
More appealing the masses than this...  I have this framed on my dining room wall signed by Ramin at the last matinee. I love it, spooky af. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 9:21:05 GMT
The sequinned mask is utterly bizarre. Bears no relation to the mask in the story, is anachronistic and is incongruous with the themes of the show. Who on earth signed that off??! Is Kenwright involved? 😀 David Ian - so not much better. |
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Post by carmella1 on Jan 29, 2020 23:04:28 GMT
Ah Paint Never Dries coming back. I saw all the reincarnations and hated them all. I remember the first one trying to keep awake. At the interval you could hear everyone saying how bad it was. Were you in the production, or paid to keep going? Or just needed the sleep? Like an idiot I kept thinking it would improve. It did not. Just stupid. |
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Post by Someone in a tree on Jan 30, 2020 7:58:54 GMT
Were you in the production, or paid to keep going? Or just needed the sleep? Like an idiot I kept thinking it would improve. It did not. Just stupid. Im sure I read this comment on the Stephen Ward thread 😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2020 10:26:56 GMT
Top price for Manchester bit more - 64 quid.
Have gone for it anyway!
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Post by Musicality21 on Jan 30, 2020 18:48:32 GMT
Excellent news that this is touring. Only saw it the once in London and have always wanted to see it again. Booked for Manchester - excited!
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Post by robertb213 on Jan 31, 2020 12:17:35 GMT
Curve offer - use code PHANTASMA for 15% off top two prices on Monday to Thursday performances, book by 21st Feb
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Post by londonmzfitz on Jan 31, 2020 17:28:16 GMT
Just booked for The Curve - thought tickets went on sale Monday morning but a friend just posted a link to me. Tad peeved as I'd also signed up for notifications, but hey-ho, tickets ordered.
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Post by justfran on Jan 31, 2020 18:53:50 GMT
Hope further dates will be announced soon. Can see this doing well with Phantom also touring - maybe they will each boost the others ticket sales?
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Post by richey on Jan 31, 2020 19:11:24 GMT
Hope further dates will be announced soon. Can see this doing well with Phantom also touring - maybe they will each boost the others ticket sales? I know it's early days but Manchester isn't selling very quickly. There weren't that many sold when I booked mine lunchtime |
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Feb 1, 2020 0:19:21 GMT
Curve offer - use code PHANTASMA for 15% off top two prices on Monday to Thursday performances, book by 21st Feb Got central front row of stalls for a Thursday matinee for only £38.25, was expecting to pay around £60 based on Phantom pricing so very happy with that. |
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Post by mrtumnus on Feb 1, 2020 11:27:15 GMT
But it was the ending that was so awful - Christine seemingly putting the Phantom before her own son. The woman next to me shouted at the character on stage. Didn't see it as that - Christine chose music. <script async="" src="moz-extension://3daa0bdc-4875-4586-9f48-084fb8c395fd/web/libs/ciuvo-addon-sdk.min.js"></script> |
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Post by horton on Feb 1, 2020 14:40:44 GMT
But it was the ending that was so awful - Christine seemingly putting the Phantom before her own son. The woman next to me shouted at the character on stage. Didn't see it as that - Christine chose music. <script async="" src="moz-extension://3daa0bdc-4875-4586-9f48-084fb8c395fd/web/libs/ciuvo-addon-sdk.min.js"></script> … rather than her child |
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Post by scarpia on Feb 1, 2020 20:42:02 GMT
Were you in the production, or paid to keep going? Or just needed the sleep? Like an idiot I kept thinking it would improve. It did not. Just stupid. It was obvious even when ALW first floated this idea in the 90s that it was a stupid idea. A sequel not only undermines the sacrificial ending of the original, but it's a redundant story - either he gets the girl or he doesn't. Setting a spooky Gothic show in Coney Island - fine! The overture was great. Everything else: awful. But we knew that was going to be the case as soon as we realised it was going to be based on Frederick Forsyth's deservedly vilified Phantom of Manhattan, and when Ben Bleeding Elton got involved... Hal Prince and Gillian Lynne said it was a sh*t idea. ALW didn't listen. As far as I know, Jack O'Brien is still not on speaking terms with ALW. |
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Post by crabtree on Mar 29, 2020 0:04:22 GMT
Finally, finally I caught up with the Australian love Never Dies, and it is certainly epic, and ravishingly costumed and lit, with gorgeous image after gorgeous image, but why does it just feel so alien? It was certainly better than the London production, that seemed such a clunky affair. How long did the Australian show run? I guess we'll now not see a new version in the uK.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 2:13:36 GMT
Finally, finally I caught up with the Australian love Never Dies, and it is certainly epic, and ravishingly costumed and lit, with gorgeous image after gorgeous image, but why does it just feel so alien? It was certainly better than the London production, that seemed such a clunky affair. How long did the Australian show run? I guess we'll now not see a new version in the uK. How do you mean by it feeling alien? Interesting. Anyway, tour isn't due until October. I hope that is long enough after the current crisis. My worry is that I think musical tastes will have gone even more to 'safe' and known stuff so even if they can put it in on they might decide not to due to poor sales. A gorgeous score so I'd love for it to be staged in the UK again. Everything in 2020 is a total guess now though! |
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Post by chernjam on Mar 29, 2020 4:38:33 GMT
Finally, finally I caught up with the Australian love Never Dies, and it is certainly epic, and ravishingly costumed and lit, with gorgeous image after gorgeous image, but why does it just feel so alien? It was certainly better than the London production, that seemed such a clunky affair. How long did the Australian show run? I guess we'll now not see a new version in the uK. How do you mean by it feeling alien? Interesting. Anyway, tour isn't due until October. I hope that is long enough after the current crisis. My worry is that I think musical tastes will have gone even more to 'safe' and known stuff so even if they can put it in on they might decide not to due to poor sales. A gorgeous score so I'd love for it to be staged in the UK again. Everything in 2020 is a total guess now though! Dom - theres probably some truth to post-Crisis looking for "safe" "known" stuff - BUT now that they've embraced it as a sequel to the Phantom (which the first go round they were trying to shy away from) could make it something appealing Still haven't seen it live - and it does have its problems (a lot of build up just for the one song... ending is still a it off for me) but musically its spectacular (have the instrumental of "look with your heart" in my head now...) |
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Post by crabtree on Mar 29, 2020 10:18:33 GMT
'Alien' as in I felt totally remote to what was going on. I agree that the ending is unconvincing, and I've never felt the world of Coney Island and our characters are integrated. With all the bullying and threats is this really love or sympathy. But oh those Australian costumes - gorgeous.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 10:43:01 GMT
Sadly I can't see this happening. I know October is over six months away, but I'd imagine there's still a lot to do in that time. Casting, rehearsing, creating the physical production etc. And with only two venues announced so far (I'm guessing no one is buying advance tickets for anything just now), there's not much of a lead-in time to sell an entire UK tour.
I also saw this as a follow-up tour to Phantom, but with Phantom losing part of its Leicester run and entire Manchester run, will they still want to send the sequel out to those venues?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 11:20:03 GMT
Sadly I can't see this happening. I know October is over six months away, but I'd imagine there's still a lot to do in that time. Casting, rehearsing, creating the physical production etc. And with only two venues announced so far (I'm guessing no one is buying advance tickets for anything just now), there's not much of a lead-in time to sell an entire UK tour. I also saw this as a follow-up tour to Phantom, but with Phantom losing part of its Leicester run and entire Manchester run, will they still want to send the sequel out to those venues? Makes me very sad but my gut feeling as that you are absolutely right and I also wonder if it can happen..... Do really hope I am wrong! Do we know if this was gonna be a brand new version or based on the Australia/Germany/US tour version? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 11:22:21 GMT
'Alien' as in I felt totally remote to what was going on. I agree that the ending is unconvincing, and I've never felt the world of Coney Island and our characters are integrated. With all the bullying and threats is this really love or sympathy. But oh those Australian costumes - gorgeous. I know what you mean, I also struggled to feel it. But much more in the Aus version. I really liked London. Think I have said before, other than the wooden rollercoaster that encases the stage, I just find some of the set of the Aus version either cheap or ugly - especially the hotel room and Christine's dressing room! Gorgeous costumes though as you say. And it's a fantastic score! Would have been better used in a totally different musical really! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2020 12:29:04 GMT
Sadly I can't see this happening. I know October is over six months away, but I'd imagine there's still a lot to do in that time. Casting, rehearsing, creating the physical production etc. And with only two venues announced so far (I'm guessing no one is buying advance tickets for anything just now), there's not much of a lead-in time to sell an entire UK tour. I also saw this as a follow-up tour to Phantom, but with Phantom losing part of its Leicester run and entire Manchester run, will they still want to send the sequel out to those venues? Makes me very sad but my gut feeling as that you are absolutely right and I also wonder if it can happen..... Do really hope I am wrong! Do we know if this was gonna be a brand new version or based on the Australia/Germany/US tour version? I would guess it's the the Australia/Germany/US tour version, but I don't think they ever announced anything. If it is, I suppose the set is all ready to tour. |
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Post by vabbian on Apr 8, 2020 14:21:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2020 18:04:51 GMT
Gorgeous voices, beautiful melody. With the vast star-field in the background and the hotel room revolve to the balcony this was a breathtaking moment in the (hugely underrated) London production. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2020 17:39:05 GMT
So in an Instagram post pre tonight's screening, ALW said he was hoping to launch an international tour of Love Never Dies at Christmas/New Year time in Toronto.
Which lead me to put my Vera/Coleen Rooney hat on and look at the LND website where it also states a tour in 2021. Leicester and Manchester both showing on official site as off sale.
Then went to Leicester Curve where is also showing as off sale.
Then lastly to ATG for Manchester - still on sale here (unsurprisingly of course).
Be a real shame if this has already been pulled, was really looking fwd to it!
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