Rendering on theatre (1)

The article I’m going to analyze is headlined "Love Never Dies back to the West End". According to data provided, it was published in The Guardian on the 19th of March, 2013 by Matt Trueman

In this article  the author tells us that Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to Phantom is set to return for a UK tour after successful Australian staging. It’s a well-known fact that the London premiere was widely judged to be a flop, but Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical “Love Never Dies” could return to the West End following a UK tour next year.

According to the author while recording an ITV special celebrating his 40-year career, the composer let slip that a revival was in the works later this year or early next one. That prompted David Ian and Michael Harrison, producers of the West End production of The Bodyguard, to announce that they would be taking the musical – a sequel of Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera set on Coney Island in New York. However, it’s necessary to point out that the pair are in the process of booking a 75 to 80-week run around Britain with an eye towards a West End return should it prove a success. Ian also raised the possibility of further international transfers, including North America and south-east Asia.

Speaking of the play, the author says the new production would be based on the Simon Phillips's Australian staging, which premiered in Melbourne in May 2011, shortly before the show closed in London after 15 months. The original had a tricky run, struggling to shake off a handful of negative reviews. However, it still picked up seven nominations at the 2011 Olivier awards.

Analyzing the situation in whole, it should be emphasized that in Australia, Phillips's production went three better, scooping up 10 nominations at the Helpmann awards and winning three. It was subsequently filmed for DVD.

The author concludes by saying that during filming for the ITV programme, which will be broadcast on Easter Day, Lloyd Webber joked that its success was the result of having had "very little involvement from me". He also revealed that his latest musical, based on the Profumo scandal, is now ready for production.

As for me, I can’t say how I’m glad for this news. I enjoyed this play deeply and it’s pleasant to know that many people can see now the sequel to Phantom.