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Is Love Never Dies a sequel to Phantom of the Opera?

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Is Love Never Dies a sequel to Phantom of the Opera?

In case you were unaware, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash-hit musical The Phantom of the Opera has a sequel. Love Never Dies, set ten years after the events of Phantom and located in 1907 Coney Island, made its West End debut in 2010, where it received, to put it kindly, mixed reviews.

Is Christine in Love Never Dies?

Love Never Dies. With a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and a book by Lloyd Webber, Slater, Ben Elton and Frederick Forsyth, this spectacular new musical reunites the masked Phantom with his only true love and musical protégée, the stunning beauty Christine Daaé.

Is The Phantom of the Opera in love with Christine?

When she falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, Raoul, the Phantom kidnaps Christine in a jealous rage and drags her down to his lair. She is forced to choose between the Phantom and Raoul, but her compassion for the Phantom moves him to free them both and allow them to flee.

Who does Christine end up with in Love Never Dies?

Three months later, Christine arrives in New York with her husband Raoul and their son Gustave, where they are greeted by crowds of paparazzi at the dock (“Christine Disembarks”).

Is Meg the Phantom daughter?

Meg Giry is one of the fictional characters from Gaston Leroux’s novel The Phantom of the Opera. In the story she is Madame Giry’s only daughter.

Do the Phantom and Christine end up together?

While still bittersweet, we see the Phantom progress into a character capable and worthy of true love. After all, in both productions, the Phantom and Christine do not end up together, but now the cause is death, not choice.

What is the age difference between the Phantom and Christine?

In the same regard, due to the Phantom’s childhood connection with Madame Giry, it’s also safe to say that the Phantom is at least 15-20 years older than Christine. So to recap, a 30-40-year-old man has been preying upon a 15-20-year-old girl, kidnaps her and reveals a twisted scenario of secretly marrying her.