"Andrew Lloyd Webber unveiled the first act of "Phantom . . . Once Upon Another Time" at his annual Sydmonton Festival two weeks ago. And while the buzz on this sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera" is pretty good (especially for the music), what really impressed the swells were Andrew's wines.
As for "Phantom . . . Once Upon Another Time": It's set in 1906 in Coney Island. The Phantom, having fled Paris, is running a freak show. At night, he crawls into his lair and makes love to an automaton that looks like Christine.
Christine, meanwhile, has become a famous opera singer. But she's fallen on hard times because her husband, Raoul, has squandered their fortune. So she's accepted a high-paying gig from a mysterious impresario to open a new amusement park. On her first night in New York, she draws back the curtain in her hotel suite and comes face to face with her new employer - flash of lightning, crash of chords - the Phantom!
Christine has a child, Gustave, but is his father Raoul or the Phantom? I can't tell you because no one's seen the second act yet.
But I can tell you that Raoul, who was so handsome in "The Phantom," is now a drunken wreck."
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07162008/entertainment/theater/a_really_wine_time_120096.htm?page=0
the rest of the article is about wine or something. i've never even seen the phantom of the opera movie, but someone's bound to be interested so i decided to post it.
-jenny
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a Phantom of the Opera sequel?!?
cool.
Does anyone know if it will be performed anywhere near us anytime soon?
i would have to guess no. it'll probably be on broadway for awhile before it tours or anything.
i also read that andrew lloyd webber wrote a good chunk of the sequel, score and everything, about 5 or 6 years ago but his computer crashed and he had no backup so he had to completely start over. i wouldn't have the patience to do it.
O...M...G...
A SEQUEL!!!!!!!! EVERYBODY REJOICE!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!! Raoul is a drunk'n loser! Yippee! I never liked him. I don't think anybody does.
We should watch the movie for movie night. It is awesome!!!!!!
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