Andrew Lloyd Webber's LOVE NEVER DIES - The Phantom Returns (Touring) Tickets

Stunning stage display, like a mini Cirque. Took my teenager who said she wasn't interested, she ended up crying as much as I did. Never touched her phone once! Beautiful voices!!!! Also had lunch at the Crystal Terrace, great food for a very reasonable price.

Suspenseful with lots of twist. Songs were not as memorable as the the first Phantom of the Opera, however Its a must see! Wonderful talents and music and costumes!

Weber's masterpiece, The Phantom of the Opera has enjoyed a longevity because of what he brought to the stage: joy, levity, love, darkness, violence, supported by a dozen major characters from the prima donna, the ingénue, the opera ghost, the young Viscount, the comic relief, and so forth. Love Never Dies, as well written, beautifully produced, visually stunning, gives us nothing of the former and too much of the latter. It is a direct sequel to the POTO and those new to the series will be quite lost. It is an opera in the dramatic sense, and that drama never lets up. I was captivated, I enjoyed it, but it lacked the big numbers found in the original film, and the title song is wonderful, but lacking. If you're a fan of the original and are wondering if you should attend, the answer is Yes. If you've never seen the original, go see the original.

The talent on stage, especially for a touring show, was unbelievable! Even better was the staging and beautiful costumes and score. Don’t miss this! I’ll definitely be attending again.

Complete waste of money. Left at intermission. Plot stupid. Music not memorable.

Awesome at every level. Insightful, engaging, entertaining, suspenseful... it had it all smashing

The story was strange and the characters acted out of character, but the acting, singing, and sets were lovely.

Although Phantom is still my all time favorite musical, this exceeded all of my expectations. The vocalists were amazing!

The phantom was out of this world! Enjoyed it better than the shows I've seen in Broadway!

Order drinks and snacks for intermission before the play, they will have a table set and ready for you.

Ok, so here’s my take on this whole thing. First off, as you read this, you might be thinking, this guy sure is nutty about Phantom. And, you’d be right. Andrew Loyd Weber’s Phantom is hands down my favorite work of all time. If I had to choose only one album to listen to forever, it would be the original London cast. For a more casual “Phan”, this may seem a bit over thought. But, for me, Phantom is my fav, I sang it when I proposed to my wife, I sang from it at our wedding, the first time I sang to my son the day he was born it was “All I Ask Of You’. As soon as I turned 18 I got the mask tattooed on me, knowing full well needles make me pass out (they did) so I could know that even in death, my body would display the mask. So, take this with a grain of salt. Also, in case you haven’t figured by now, if you don’t want spoilers, stop reading, coz were gonna have some spoilers here. You also cant really approach Love Never Dies as a stand alone story, it just doesn’t work like that. It really has to be taken in the context that its a sequel. Also, as a side note, seeing the movie doesn’t count as seeing the musical. It’s a movie BASED on the play, and while very similar, some keys points are altered. I can also only speak from my experience at the performance today, your mileage may vary, but there are some points that are dependent on casting and some are just inherent to the play. Overall the production felt “small” but thats not a big deal. It was produced very well. All the cues and marks and timing were great, prop and costume changes all were transparent and smooth. I really dug this cast. The phantom was reminiscent of Michael Crawford and really, really sold the idea that the Phantom was here. Christine and Meg were cast beautifully and I’d not recall any of the singing being less than just gorgeous. Even the young man who played Gustave, while maybe a touch pitchy in the lower register could really belt out the high notes with the confidence that one would expect from that role. So as far as the production, I through it was really well done. Now, I knew there would be something I wasn’t super keen on, and I went into this with an open mind. There are however some major plot holes and stuff thats just flat out wrong. If that had been written by someone else it would be forgivable but this was Andrew Weber and Charles Hart, the dudes who made this all work back in 88. So first off. Phantom took place in 1881. Now the setting is ten years later...in 1907? They specifically refer to the 10 years multiple times but for some reason its 26 years into the future. The Phantom was 44 in 81, so in real time he’d be like 70 now. Also 1907 is kind of presented a little more like the teens and early 1920’s. So big deal right, so the time line is off. Secondly...I don’t like Raoul. Never have. Every time I watch Phantom I just cry and cry because it breaks me heart that Raoul ends up with Christine. So now that he’s a drunk and a gambler we’re all supposed to hate him, coz he’s a big dick and love Christine more because she’s been treated badly. Ok, fair enough, and I brought the hate for Raoul today(the character, not the actor, the actor was amazing). I drove my hearse and just filled the back up with extra hate in case I needed to go the parking lot and gather more hate for me or other haters who didn’t have enough hate. But, its hard to hate him and feel bad for Christine when it turns out he’s been raising another mans child as his own without knowing it all these years like some kind of French Chump (Le Chump), so it’s really hard to be sold on the idea he’s a bad guy. He’s raised a healthy ten year old in an age when most kids died before 6. So, Meg and Christine were friends. Super close. When Christine was kidnapped the last time Meg is literally the first person down into the lair, still in her opera costume to rescue her friend. I just cant imagine her wanting to kill Christine’s child over it, inheritance or no inheritance. There were a few callbacks to old music and melodies but no Overture, even when the Phantom makes a bold entrance. And speaking of, he had to hide in Paris, literally hide to avoid being seen and killed. I know this is ten years (uh, 26) later but he’s just sauntering around, being a phantom with a mask and lolly gagging around. The music. This is probably more of personal thing but the music wasn’t great. It wasn’t terrible but Phantom used the music to further the narrative. A little piccolo here and here, some great swells, some clever slowing or advancing of a tempo...this felt a little more straight forward. This felt a lot like your basic 1-4-5 type stuff and the music itself didn’t tell a story or paint a picture. One night of passion.....Ok, seriously, when in the hell was this supposed to have happened? I know what your thinking...it must have been in the Phantoms lair. But....when you listen to the finale Christine asks the Phantom after he’s murdered yet another person, was she now to be prey to his lust for flesh? He confesses (with that creepy organ music, that soooo sold that scene) that yes, his appearance had denied him the joys of the flesh but admits that he really wants love and acceptance after being rejected by his parents and wouldn’t pursue anything but her heart. Then she leaves and he vanishes, boom, no time for banging. And if it was on their earlier meetings, she wouldn’t have said that at the end, she would have been all like “Hey, I bet you want so MORE of this sweet booty”. Lastly...Phantom was left open ended. We didn’t know if he was dead or had played a trick to escape. We knew he would always love Christine and that she had chosen him, but once she confessed her love to him and told him he wasn’t along, at that moment he became human and capapable of real love. And he loved her so much he let her go and sent her away, not because Christine loved Raoul but because the Phantom loved her so much it was the right thing to do. It’s heart breaking, but thats how the story ends. That’s the tragedy, but while tragic, it truly shows love. (You’ll notice Pretty In Pink is a very similar story if you think about it). I just kind of felt like, even with Raoul becoming the piece of crap I always felt he was, that it kind of undermined the power of the original story. That through her love for him, the Phantom had learned to let go of anything selfish and exist in the way that was best for her. So, yes, to be fair, theres probably not a way they could have really made me love it anyway but seriously, these are some glaring plot holes. Overall, it felt kind of halfassed and much too pedestrian for Weber’s earlier interpretation of Gaston LeRoux’s novel. To be fair, the auction scene still could technically have happened, though it seems unlikely that Raoul would have pined for Christine until he was an old man after she ditched him in Coney Island (Seriouslty, Coney Island, are we being for real here, Coney, God Damn Island?). It also seems unlikely him and Madame Giry would be all like “Oh yeah, lets bid against each other on a gift the Phantom gave my ex wife for carrying his bastard son before your kid and her former best friend shot and killed her when attempted to kill said bastard son” Seems like a weird thing to pay 30 franks for. Never mind the fact that this scene took place in the Paris Opera House in ....drum roll.....1905! So, Raoul went from being in a wheel chair as an old man with a nurse with a dead wife and then two years later, in 1907, which is ten years after 1881, is spry enough to drink all day. The nerve. So yeah....that was my afternoon.

The entire cast was exceptional in their individual performances as well as together. The story line was a continuation of the original with a few surprises. Loved it.

Even though the first act tried, it just didn't get me but the second half was much better but the last 10 Got me!! A real surprise ending and the best song of the show!

Tommorw never dies lives up to its name with familiar songs and. Suprising endings if you enjoyed phantom you will love the sequel.

Loved the show. Great pull forward of Phantom. Music and sets were great. Definitely recommend.

Fantastic show and production !!! All the actors and actoresses were terrific.

Great show, Amazing voices, magical set and costumes.Truly a wonderful evening!

Truly a great musical experience. I couldn't believe it was already over by the end! Beautiful. Everyone was superb.

was a risk doing a sequel to the amazing phantom of the opera but lover never dies was absolutely spot on !!!!!! couldn't have written a better story and have seen phantom at least 5 times is my all time favorite and the sequel was just as good!!!

Perfect sequel to Phantom of the Opera. The music was amazing!