I'm actually a bit of a Glenn Slater fan. His work with Alan Menken is less than shabby. Sure, he can't hold a candle to Steinman, but I'm not a big Webber fan or Phantom fan, so I'd rather see Steinman work on other projects.
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> Little bit of news on ALW's 'Phantom In Manhattan':
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> Glenn Slater (who?) has been chosen to write the lyrics:
> http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116244.html
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> and god forbid, Ben Elton is writing the book:
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> http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/20348/elton-joins-lloyd-webber-for-phantom-sequel
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> Jim should've been involved in this, either a couple of
> songs or all the lyrics.
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