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| Posted by: NewtonUK 12:55 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
| In reply to: Love Never Dies - jeffef 12:07 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
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| I saw the original London production - which was as bad as they say. For a start, all these years later, neither ARould our Christine had aged a day. Beyond that - we arent meant to believe that after the action of PHANTOM, Christine had sex with the Phantom. No thanks. If she sought him out for a fling, bad bad bad. If he found her and rpoed her, even worse. The Australian reworking gave me great hope. In Act One they seemed to have fixed every unfortunate plot point from the original London production. But after intermission - nothing changed. Ran out of time? They did prove that the show could be fixed - they just stopped too soon. ANd the title song, repurposed from THE BEAUTIFUL GAME, is a non starter, |
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| re: Love Never Dies | |
| Posted by: GavinLogan1 03:14 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Love Never Dies - NewtonUK 12:55 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
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| Actually, the title song was written for the Phantom sequel in the 90s, which then went nowhere. Then he did use it in "The Beautiful Game", giving it a lovely Irish lilt and orchestration. However, when the Phantom sequel was again a thing, he put it back where it belonged... and in the rewritten "The Beautiful Game", "The Boys In The Photograph", it wasn't missed at all. As a matter of fact, several other songs said the same thing better, so it was a good move for that show. | |
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| re: Love Never Dies | |
| Posted by: NewtonUK 04:03 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Love Never Dies - GavinLogan1 03:14 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
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| Yes - I know it was first written for the still born Phantom sequel - I just don't think it's much of a song, or why he wouldnt right a better big song for the new show ... the other original LOVE NEVER DIES mistake was not incorporating themes from PHANTOM - maybe even reprises - which EVERY one in the audience was waiting for. The production also looked really cheap next to Maria Bjornsons extraordinary PHANTOM designs. The book was the biggest culprit - I mean - Christine dying, not the Phantom? WTF is that about? Ah well. Just as PHANTOM was the story of Andrew and Sarah Brightman, so LOVE NEVER DIES simply shows us how Andrew now thinks of Sarah, | |
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| re: Love Never Dies | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 04:47 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:45 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Love Never Dies - NewtonUK 04:03 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
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| The lyrics of this title song are such a litany of leaden cliches about love. It's so generic and jejune, like a bad Hallmark card. ''Love never dies. Love never falters. Once it has spoken, Love is yours. Love never fades. Love never alters. Hearts may get broken, Love endures...'' ''Love Never Dies'' seems like an even blander variation of ''Love Changes Everything'' (though I prefer its melody more). |
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| Link | 'Love Never Dies' (title tune with lyrics) |
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| re: Love Never Dies | |
| Posted by: showtunetrivia 05:47 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Love Never Dies - WaymanWong 04:45 pm EDT 04/23/20 | |
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| I can never hear “Love Changes Everything” without hearing either the Forbidden Broadway lyrics, or the version my kids sang,,which started, “Love, love changes everything, hands and fingers, knees and toes...” with choreography, too. Laura, expecting 98 degrees tomorrow... |
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