Love Never Dies - planning their First Night

Over on the Love Never Dies blog they're talking about planning the First Night with all the theatrical complications involved:

Despite the Opening Night of Love Never Dies being over four months away, planning is already well underway for what should be one of the biggest nights in the West End next year.

Microsoft Excel whimpers under the weight of the exclusive First Night list. Filling a 1400 seat auditorium with invited guests, allocating seats and distributing tickets and keeping the right people happy is a logistical nightmare – one which we won’t wake up from for many weeks to come! From the First Night list to the First Night party – everything needs to be perfect.  It is one of our jobs to organise the logistical and technical aspects of the evening, ensuring that the chilled champagne is flowing, the food is arriving out of the kitchens hot and everyone is having a great evening.

Meanwhile, final preparations are being made for the start of rehearsals in January, rehearsal rooms are being kitted out, actors are being measured for costumes, sets are being constructed, lighting and sound equipment lists are being finalised and the marketing team are preparing for the next wave of advertising and promotional events.  The production office is busy interviewing and appointing staff for the various backstage departments – stage management, wardrobe, wigs, sound, automation, stage crew, lighting and follow spots.

Everything is on course for our first preview on February 20^th…

Keep checking the website for further updates.

via loveneverdies.com

I'm not so interested to hear about the first night party but it's good to hear that the February first preview date is still on course. Somehow this pointless little blog post does serve to make it all seem a bit more realistic.

Love Never Dies Theatre Breaks

reBlog from wizardofozlondon.co.uk: The Wizard of Oz is coming to London

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I found this fascinating quote today:

Yes, The Wizard of Oz is coming to London and the person to play part of Dorothy will be chosen by another reality TV style competition with Andrew Lloyd Webber and the TV audience making the final decision.wizardofozlondon.co.uk, The Wizard of Oz is coming to London, Nov 2009

You should read the whole article.

Theatre Breaks Wiki

Seemed like a good idea to link to the Theatre Breaks Wiki which is a growing reosurce for all kinds of information and interesting articles about theatre breaks in London, keeping the shows and theatres up to date.

Newest pages are for

Hair

Legally Blonde

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

and there's a list of all the top London musicals and plays of course.

Theatre breaks are short holidays in London which combine best seat theatre tickets with a central hotel stay, usually three or fours star. It's a great way to see one of the big shows because you don't have to worry about traveling home afterwards, and everything is all paid for in one go - with discount rail fares from anywhere in the UK, and extras such as the London Eye flight or river trip on the Thames.

The Theatre Breaks Wiki here is used to maintain up to date information about the shows available for London theatre breaks, the Hotels and anything else that can help to build the best time in London's West End theatreland.

 

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Theatre Breaks Wiki

Seemed like a good idea to link to the Theatre Breaks Wiki which is a growing reosurce for all kinds of information and interesting articles about theatre breaks in London, keeping the shows and theatres up to date.

Newest pages are for

Hair

Legally Blonde

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

and there's a list of all the top London musicals and plays of course.

Theatre breaks are short holidays in London which combine best seat theatre tickets with a central hotel stay, usually three or fours star. It's a great way to see one of the big shows because you don't have to worry about traveling home afterwards, and everything is all paid for in one go - with discount rail fares from anywhere in the UK, and extras such as the London Eye flight or river trip on the Thames.

The Theatre Breaks Wiki here is used to maintain up to date information about the shows available for London theatre breaks, the Hotels and anything else that can help to build the best time in London's West End theatreland.

 

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theatre Breaks

via youtube.com

Theatre Breaks first video play in which two characters in search of a weekend consider the possibilities of taking a theatre break to London with a show, hotel and train deal.

Posted via web from London Theatre Breaks

Love Never Dies roundup

Love Never Dies

Summer Strallen in Love Never Dies « London Theatre Summer Strallen in Love Never Dies. October 18, 2009 — andyroberts. Summer Strallen is set to play Meg Giry in Love Never Dies when the London version of the new musical opens in March 2010. Summer Strallen is no stranger to London's West End London Theatre - http://londontheatreblog.wordpress.com/

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Theatre Breaks to see Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies is the title of a new musical which has been written as a sequel to The Phantom of The Opera. 'Phantom' has been (and still is) a West End and Broadway phenomenon, running continuously at Her Majesty's Theatre, London since 1986.

During that time many people have been to see the spectacular musical over and over again but soon it will be possible to relive Phantom of The Opera theatre breaks in London without seeing the same show. The new musical called Love Never Dies, and set in New York is due to open in London and other cities imminently. Phantom of the Opera theatre breaks have been the upmarket choice for hundreds of thousands of couples wanting a special night out with spectacular effects, operetta style music, a full orchestra and a short theatre break in London never to forget.

The Masked Phantom himself sent out an email which read -

“Ladies and Gentlemen, At 11 o’clock on the eighth day of October 2009, I will be making an announcement of global importance. Should my commands be ignored, a disaster beyond your imagination will occur. Amor Numquam Moritur. Your Obedient Servant, The Phantom”

Love Never Dies the musical is set in 1907, ten years after the conclusion of the original Phantom Of The Opera story. The Phantom himself escaped to New York in the US with Madame and Meg Giry. There he worked as a magician and entertainer on Coney Island. He builds a new opera house and convinces Christine Daae, now a huge star in her own right, to sing for him once again.

Love Never Dies the musical has lyrics by Glenn Slater, is directed by Jack O'Brien and designed by Bob Crowley, with choreography by Jerry Mitchell and lighting by Paule Constable.

The launch day announcement on October 8th is expected to confirm rumours that the Love Never Dies will have a world premiere opening at London's Adelphi Theatre in March 2010, following lengthy previews. Casting is expected to include Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom, American Sierra Boggess as Christine, and Summer Strallen as Meg Giry. Well those are the rumours, but with rehearsals well under way at a big location outside of London, it's also just possible that the opening of Love Never Dies will be brought foreward in time for the December January peak theatre season.