Love Never Dies - Phantom Sequel - Theatre Critic Reviews

Following the official opening night performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's newest musical, LOVE NEVER DIES (sequel to The Phantom of the Opera) theatre critics around the world all took their turn to take a swing at the Coney Island clowns.

Read the entire unedited version of each theatre critic review at LoveShouldDie.com

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[TGITPC]

Rock on Love Should Die!

[JohannaPalacio001]

Great Job! Half of the reviews are funny!

[Methrt3]

Honestly, this was doomed from the begining. Did ALW really think audiences and critics would embrace this? How did this get by the conceptual stages? What were they thinking? Money Talks, I guess. One "Phantom" is enough, but two? Good Lord.

[AltoCat1]

I still can't believe they made a sequel. I love POTO, but I love the story and message of it too much to want a sequel. It just ruins everything the original stood for.

Isn't it bad enough all of our modern-day movies are mostly horrid remakes and pointless sequels? Have we really gotten to the point when we want to ruin something good from the theatre?

Feh. ALW just wanted money. I'd say his passion for telling a good story was gone when he was making this nightmare.

[AndradeFreak]

This way it's obsession, but then Raoul threatens to kill the Phantom but Christine does not want that to happen, in the end it's either lose the phantom, whom she loves, or her only son. Oh, and the Phantom got to Coney Island by himself, Meg could be Gustave's nanny like in the Phantom of Manhattan. The ending could go either way in which Christine or the Phantom gets killed.

[AndradeFreak]

I honestly like the songs but the story is so pointless, why is Raoul an alcoholic bastard? Why is Meg a whore? And why did the Phantom fuck Christine and run off? Phantom doesn't need a sequel but since it was made they should have at least kept a love triangle, and maybe like have the Phantom still obsessed with Christine, so he uses Gustave, (Raoul's and Christine's son) to draw him out. This of course should play out in the Manhattan Opera House and Coney Island.

[WeirdButNotInsane]

@jaykeincp

I would find your opinion more respectable if you used proper grammar. :) Just saying.

[ChristineDaaePhan07]

@nunderst You believe The Evening Standard and Time Out London aren't "important" reviewers?

[XcrazyphangurlX]

forsythe, not forsythia. stupid spellcheck...

[XcrazyphangurlX]

this show was such a missed opportunity...and now im off to kill forsythia and ALW for wastig my time

[nunderst]

@jaykeincp I agree, It pisses me off. I feel sorry for the dick who created this, they dont even have reviews from important reviewers!

[jaykeincp]

u lot dont hav a clue what ur talking about! musical genious!