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"THE feedback on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom Of The Opera Deux which was workshopped in the pool complex of his Sydmonton Estate has been terrific. The score worked well as did the lyrics by Glenn Slater.
Director Jack O'Brien (he did Hairspray at the Shaftesbury) narrated the story. Obviously, before the show can ride into the West End, work still has to be done on the book and I gather the idea is to have it running in the autumn or winter of next year.
I imagine that if John Barrowman does get the gig (he's only on a list, he hasn't got it) he'll be wanting a lot of money. The original Phantom, Michael Crawford, still gets a cut of the box office even though he hasn't sung the music of the night for years."
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/textbased/tvshowbiz/article-1034185/Baz-Bamigboye-Nicole-Kidman-Kristin-Scott-Thomas-Jaime-Winstone--more.html
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"...Last weekend, at Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sydmonton Festival, he unveiled his latest work in progress, the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. I'm not allowed to reveal the plot – but judging by what I saw, he's on to another winner, when it opens in late 2009.
With Phantom the longest-running show ever on Broadway, seen by 100 million people world-wide, you can see why Lloyd Webber is writing a follow-up.
We might be facing a recession, but musical theatre provides one form of escapism we don't want to give up. The success of TV reality shows like How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, have led to new box office records for West End theatres."
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/janet-street-porter/janet-streetporter-sorry-sir-stuart-but-its-not-our-ms-863871.html
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