Australian director Simon Phillips is ready to get to work on his Down Under redo of Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, set to premiere in Melbourne in May 2011. In an exclusive chat with Broadway.com, he laid out his plans for the new staging and spoke of his great affection for the show. “I think it’s the best score Andrew’s done,” he said. “I really love it.”
Love Never Dies is currently playing at London’s Adelphi Theatre, where it opened on March 9 to mixed reviews under the direction of Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien. Set in Coney Island, it picks up with the characters of The Phantom of the Opera 10 years after the original, with The Phantom (now called Mr. Y) running a boardwalk entertainment complex known as Phantasma.
“They got the show up in London in a very big way,” Phillips said. “And then Andrew took a step back and looked at it again. When I first met him, I was just thrilled at where he was with the show in terms of realizing how the show could develop further. Everyone knows it ...
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Exclusive! Aussie Director Simon Phillips Reveals Plans to 'Beef Up' Phantom Sequel Love Never Dies Down Under
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