The Phantom Returns

Love Never Dies opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on 9 March 2010, continuing the story of Phantom of the Opera a decade after the events in Paris. Ambitious in scale and unapologetically romantic, the production set out to explore what became of The Phantom and Christine once the curtain had fallen on their original story

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 musical reunites the masked Phantom with his only true love and musical protégée, the stunning beauty Christine Daaé. Love Never Dies is a roller-coaster ride of intrigue, obsession and romance – where little is as it first appears.

Subsequent productions refined the staging and storytelling, most notably in Australia, where the show found its widest acclaim and was captured in a filmed performance that introduced Love Never Dies to audiences around the world.

Since then, the musical has toured internationally, continuing to evolve while retaining its lush score and heightened emotional core. Today, Love Never Dies stands as a distinct chapter in the Phantom canon, a work defined not by a single production, but by its journey, its reinvention, and its enduring appeal to audiences drawn to its scale, romance, and dramatic ambition.

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Producers Darren Bell and Cuffe & Taylor for Live Nation are delighted to welcome the full cast for the WhatsOnStage Award-winning concert production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies at the London Palladium. The concert run at 7.30pm on 16 October and 2.30pm and 7.30pm on 17 & 18 October.

Joining the previously announced Jamie Muscato as Phantom, Celinde Schoenmaker as Christine, George Blagden as Raoul, Courtney Stapleton as Meg and Mazz Murray as Giry will be Holly James (Moulin Rouge, Boston/Broadway; American Psycho, Broadway) as Fleck, Nic Greenshields (Les Misérables, Arena World Tour; The Wizard of Oz, West End) as Squelch and Charles Brunton (Matilda, West End; Bedknobs and Broomsticks UK & Ireland Tour) as Gangle. The cast is completed by Leslie Garcia Bowman (Hamilton, West End; The Red Shoes, Swan Theatre), Georgia Joan Clements (A Knights Tale, Manchester Opera House; Gypsy, Hope Mill Theatre), Sally Frith (Evita, West End; Cabaret, West End) Christian Knight (Hamilton, West End; Brigadoon, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Louis Mackrodt (Evita, West End; Hamilton, West End), Gleanne Purcell-Brown (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, West End; Shucked, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Hollie Jane Stephens (The Producers, West End; Guys & Dolls, Bridge Theatre) and Tommy Wade-Smith (Mean Girls, West End/UK & Ireland Tour; Annie, UK & Ireland Tour).

The concert will be directed by Shaun Kerrison with choreography by Joanna Goodwin, set and costume design by Rebecca Brower, lighting design by Tim Deiling, sound design by Paul Gatehouse, music supervision by Simon Lee, casting by Sarah Jane Price Casting CDA, costume supervision by Jennie Quirk, props supervision by Katie Balmforth, associate sound design by Charlie Smith, orchestra management by Nicola Rossiter, production management by Pete Kramer and general management by Sam Quested for QUBE Theatricals.

The company is completed by Peter Barnett (company stage manager), Leea Smith (deputy stage manager) Ben Turnball & Declan Smith (assistant stage managers), Rachel Perry (head of wardrobe) and Annie Linfett (wardrobe assistant).

Love Never Dies - Phantom of the Opera’s spectacular sequel - returns to the story 10 years after the Phantom’s disappearance from the Paris Opera House. Escaped to a new life in New York, he has finally found a place for his music to soar. All that is missing is Christine Daaé - the young soprano whose sensational talent enchanted the Phantom and saw him fall deeply and dangerously in love.

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