Love Never Dies to launch U.S. tour

It has been announced that Love Never Dies will launch a U.S. tour in 2017. 

Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera will tour North America in the 2017-18 season. 

The production will be based on Simon Phillips's Australian version of the musical which is also being staged in Germany later this year.

Love Never Dies to be staged in Germany

It has been announced that Love Never Dies - Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to The Phantom of the Opera - will be staged in Hamburg, Germany as Liebe Stirbt Nie.

The production is based on the Australian version of the show which was acclaimed; whereas the original West End production starring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess was heavily criticised. 

The show has music by Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, and book by Lloyd Webber, Slater and Ben Elton with additional lyrics by Charles Hart. Liebe Stirbt Nie runs at the Stage Operettenhaus later thie year. 

Photo Feature: Andrew Lloyd Webber attends Japanese premiere of Love Never Dies

Earlier this week (Monday 10th March), Andrew Lloyd Webber visited the Nissay Theatre in Tokyo, Japan for the Japanese premiere of Love Never Dies. He was joined by the cast, led by Masachika Ichimura in the title role and Ayaka Hirahira as Christine, on stage at the curtain call. Take a look at photos below (click on an image to enlarge).

The roles of The Phantom and Christine will be alternated throughout the show’s run with Takeshi Kaga and Megumi Hamada respectively. Love Never Dies received its world premiere in the West End in 2010. Subsequently it has been produced in Melbourne, Sydney and Copenhagen, as well as Tokyo.  

Andrew Lloyd Webber confirms Love Never Dies UK Tour

Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed in a recent interview with The Scotsman that the Australian production of Love Never Dies will tour the UK in 2013. He told Scotsman: 'The Australian production, which was wonderful - the London production wasn't very good, the Australians got it right - is going out next year. The plan is, that will go on the road here, in the autumn of next year.'

With lush visuals and a mesmerizing score that rivals the original in power and beauty, this live production of "Love Never Dies" finds Christine and the Phantom reunited in turn-of-the-century New York City after a decade apart.