Ten long years, wasting my time with smoke and noise. Andrew lloyd webber has allowed fans of the phantom of the opera to meet again with their favorite characters. Am glad to see it on film, though the impact is a little weakened. Then the theatrical moved to sydney, where stayed on the scene for another three months. Of course, it is no where near the quality of the highly polished korean dramas, the drama expertise of taiwanese dramas and the creativity of japanese dramas. Its at one and the same time a modern musical with stunning visual effects and a rather oldfashioned kind of show which tends towards the melodramatic and sentimental. Set a decade after its predecessor, musical delivers the spectacle its builtin fan base is likely to adore. It is a sequel to the longrunning 1986 musical the phantom of the opera and was loosely adapted from forsyths 1999 novel the phantom of manhattan the plot is not based on the storyline in the original 1910 book by gaston leroux. It features a film of the same name about his slightly unconventional funeral. This time, instead of reacting in fear, gustave obeys his mothers advice and looks with his heart, not his eyes. The london production closed on 27 august 2011 after a disappointing run of. This story of boundless love, full of passion and drama, follows one of the most successful musicals of all time, which has now been seen by more than million people wor. Planned premiere in shanghai was moved to melbourne. The phantom of the opera at the royal albert hall 2011.
Ben lewis, anna o byrne, maria mercedes, simon gleeson, sharon millerchip, brett sullivan, clayton jacobsen, brett sullivan. Andrew lloyd webbers latest musical revisits the tragic love triangle of the phantom of the opera 10 years later, in turnofthecentury coney island. Only bathing beauty survived the postconcept album cuts to be performed on stage. Who knows when love begins who knows what makes it start one day its simply there alive inside your. It was everything i had expectedit was terrible, and i had a wonderful time. With francis ng, julian chen, liping lu, dahong ni. That said, so many of the characters are not true to their original characters that there is much to dislike.
But the lovers reunion and the ending make it worth watching once. Here you will find the latest on the new show, including videos, photos, information on. The musical did, however, make a successful transition to australia, opening in melbourne in may 2011 the first production of the show outside of the uk. It takes place ten years after the original on coney island, where the phantom now controls a fairground attraction called phantasma, having escaped his wouldbe captors in europe with the help of madame giry and her daughter, meg. As the love story continues in coney island, ny, the phantoms undying love has grown for the soprano singer, christine daae. Jeff busby ten long years, the phantom bemoans, living a mere facade of life. Following the phantom of the opera, andrew lloyd webbers love. Only bathing beauty survived the post concept album cuts to be performed on. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. He slowly reaches up and holds the phantoms scarred face in his hand, showing him the love he so needed from his son. Is it possible to repeat or even surpass the nowclassic masterpiece.
Complete casting has been announced for the new australian. The legendary composer made an onstage appearance at the opening night of. Based on a book by ben elton, the captivating love story of the phantom and christine daae continues in new yorks playground, coney island. Buy tickets online now or find out more with london theatreland. With ben lewis, anna obyrne, maria mercedes, simon gleeson. Set ten years after the events of the first installment, the phantom has lured his muse from paris to new york city for a.
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