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| Love Never Dies to close in August | Love Never Dies to close in August |
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| Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies is to close on 27 August, it has been confirmed. | Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies is to close on 27 August, it has been confirmed. |
| The announcement comes a little over a year since Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical first opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. | The announcement comes a little over a year since Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical first opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End. |
| The show opened to some poor reviews, and after substantial rewrites, was relaunched nine months later. | The show opened to some poor reviews, and after substantial rewrites, was relaunched nine months later. |
| Although the new version gained a better critical reception, it failed to perform at the box office. | Although the new version gained a better critical reception, it failed to perform at the box office. |
| A fresh production of the show opened in Melbourne, Australia, at the end of May with far more positive press. | A fresh production of the show opened in Melbourne, Australia, at the end of May with far more positive press. |
| An in interview earlier this month, Lord Lloyd-Webber attributed the show's failure to being treated for cancer during production, which meant he was unable to give it his full attention. | An in interview earlier this month, Lord Lloyd-Webber attributed the show's failure to being treated for cancer during production, which meant he was unable to give it his full attention. |
| "With hindsight we should have said, 'Let's put the whole thing on hold until I'm 100% again'. Frankly I wasn't feeling very well," he said. | "With hindsight we should have said, 'Let's put the whole thing on hold until I'm 100% again'. Frankly I wasn't feeling very well," he said. |
| However, he added that the current Australian production "cannot be improved upon". | |
| "It is fabulous to look at and they completely understand what I'm trying to get at with the score. It has a momentum that is wonderful." | "It is fabulous to look at and they completely understand what I'm trying to get at with the score. It has a momentum that is wonderful." |
| The Australian version of the show is expected to transfer to Broadway after its run is completed there. | The Australian version of the show is expected to transfer to Broadway after its run is completed there. |