Love Never Dies

I am a huge fan of The Phantom Of The Opera. For me it is the best musical ever. It made a big impression on me, an impression that no musical I saw after that ever made. A few months ago I found out that there was a follow-up to the musical. ofcourse I had to see it. Last week I finally had a chance to see it for the first time. The story is (ofcourse) about the Phantom, who disappeared from the Paris Opera. While everyone in Paris thought he was dead, he flee to America, with Madame Giry and her daughter Meg. In this musical he is the big man behind Phantasma on Coney Island. He still misses Christine Daae, and he tricks her and her husband Raoul into a trip to America. They arrive with their son Gustave, and after a detour, through New York, they end up in Phantasma. He wrote an aria for Christine and she has to sing it. ofcourse there are still others around who wants a part of it all. Madame Giry and Meg, and there is also Raoul. Not everything appears what it is to be.



The show started with the song "Till I Hear You Sing", which surprised me. I was a bit disappointed to hear it this early in the show. For me this song is the highlight of the musical, but Ramin Karimloo sang it beautifully. I was lucky to see the whole original cast, as it was another pressnight. Andrew Lloyd Webber made changes to the musical, and the press was invited to see the musical again. I never saw it before so for me it was new. And what a treat it was. Sierra Bogges was a wonderful Christine, and the "freaks" did a great job aswell. But most of all I was very impressed with Summer Strallen. She played Meg Giry and did the best job of all. She was really shining in her song "Bathing Beauty". The whole cast got a standing ovation, and they deserved it.




It wasn't finished after that. I met a friend of mine outside the Adelphi Theatre, and we went to the stage door. We weren't disappointed. First of all Summer Strallen came out and made some time to chat with us and to pose for a picture. What struck me was that she was so lovely and nice. For me she is not only a beautiful, talented woman, but also a very nice one. Sierra Bogges was the next one I met. She was also very lovely and posed for a picture. Niamh Perry appeared not much later. She played Miss Fleck in the musical and I loved her costumes. A bit gothic, but lovely. A bit my style. In the meantime it started to snow and we had to wait untill Ramin Karimloo came out. It took him some time, but we were in for a little treat. Ramin is such a lovely guy. He posed for a picture and signed my program. After meeting him it was time to go back to the hotel. I was almost singing all the way there. If you want to book tickets or know more about the musical you can visit the site: www.loveneverdies.com I know that I want to see the musical again when ever I am in London again. I know that I won't be able to see this cast again as some of the actors leave after March 5 next year. Leave for another adventure in their lives.