An Awesome Sequel…For Once?

Awesomeness has unveiled itself to me this morning. I heard on the radio that Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that he has written a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera called Love Never Dies. Kind of sounds like a James Bond sequel to me. The story of Love Never Dies continues the story of The Phantom. The Phantom of the Opera left off with The Phantom all alone in the Paris Opera House. Love Never Dies begins 10 years later with The Phantom now haunting the fairgrounds of New York’s Coney Islands. Hmmmmm. This better be good. Sounds a little weak to me…

The show is said to open in London on March 9, 2010, New York on November 11, 2010 and in Australia in 2011. Wow. I have to see this. Decisions, decisions. Should I go to London or New York? If it’s good enough, maybe both?

The Phantom of the Opera is one of the longest running shows. I hope Love Never Dies can live up to that. Webber has had some amazing success with “Memory” from Cats and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from Evita so I assume he can continue this streak, but those were written quite some time ago.

Webber is now 61 years old. I guess talent like that doesn’t just go away. I really hope this is another hit.