Phantom sequel

[phantomluver4ever1]

Now I can definetly help with that! I write E/m fics on fanfiction a lot.

[phantomgirl110]

I guess all the "campaign" that's happening is a lett-writing campaign; I suppose if enough people write, it could theoretically make some difference. I wouldn't bet on it, but anything's possible. In case anybody wants to write (an intelligent, polite, well-thought) letter, here's the address I've been given:

Andrew Lloyd Webber
c/o The Really Useful Group
22 Tower Street
London
WC2H 9TW

[Opera Angel]

Well whos's to say the play will actually be a success? If the reviews are bad and others refuse to see it..It probably won't be around long

[phantomgirl110]

Lord Andy has officially confirmed in his video blog that he is going to go ahead and write Phantom of Manhattan.

[Little Giry]

Words fail me.

[chorusgirl16]

Oh my goodness...

[phantomphreak4life]

WHY WHY WHY!

Lately, I've been feeling really down about this lol. I know it sounds weird because it's just a show and all, but still. POTO is a really big part of my life and PoM is going to ruin it. It bothers me so much that I had to return the book to the library so I wouldnt have to look at it (well, that and I had a big late fee on it. But dont worry, I plan on getting it again and finishing my reviews, I havent forgotten about you guys).

I think I need like, a support group. Or therapy. I dont think it's normal for it to be bothering me this much. I keep telling myself it's just fiction but I dont believe it. Does anyone else feel like they connect with POTO on another level or am I just mental and need to be put in a room with padded walls? Be honest.

[Opera Angel]

I feel sorry for him...this will destroy him and phantom for anyone who goes to see it...

[phantomgirl110]

Have you guys all heard about ALW's miracle cat, Otto?

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom Of The Opera is one of theatreland’s most anticipated events.

But, I can reveal, a bizarre mishap means that it is likely to be longer than expected before it reaches the stage.

Lloyd Webber, 59, was working on the score at his computerised grand piano when his six-month-old kitten Otto clambered into its frame and managed to delete everything he had written so far.

The digital Clavinova piano has an inbuilt computer and the ability to play back thousands of songs from its memory.

But Lloyd Webber was unable to recover his work from the high-tech instrument after Otto, a rare-breed Turkish Van, had done his worst.

Says the composer: “I was trying to write some new music; Otto got into the grand piano, jumped onto the computer and destroyed the entire score for the new Phantom in one fell swoop.”

Turkish Vans — also known as the swimming cats — cost up to £400 and it had long been Lloyd Webber’s ambition to own one.

So he was delighted when the mischievous Otto joined him, his wife Madeleine and their children Alastair, 15, William, 13, and Bella, 11, at their palatial townhouse in Belgravia in January.

Lloyd Webber, who is writing the Phantom sequel with thriller writer Frederick Forsyth, adds: “I’ve got to write another show soon or I’ll go mad. The most important thing is the plot, so I’ve been writing it with Freddie.”

The musical — called Phantom In Manhattan — is set in 1901, 20 years after the original, and is based partly on a novel by Day Of The Jackal author Forsyth, in which the deformed Erik leaves Paris to seek his fortune in New York.

Lloyd Webber and Forsyth have met several times in the past few weeks to discuss the plot, but Otto’s interference may affect their schedule.

Lloyd Webber’s original musical has made £1.7 billion and has been seen by 80 million people since it opened in 1986 with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the lead roles.

Praise Otto!

[Opera Angel]

I love Otto! Keep up the good work , kitty!

[phantomphreak4life]

Makes me feel a little bit better. It'll be delayed so I guess that's good. I'm still not happy about it though.

[chorusgirl16]

I want to hug Otto! When I read this I thought 'My gosh, maybe Andrew will take it as an omen and stop writing it! And stop the craziness!' Appearantly, I was wrong! *sigh*

Another thing..."Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom Of The Opera is one of theatreland’s most anticipated events."

Why is it "anticipated??" Who is "anticipating" it?? LOL!

[Opera Angel]

Sorry but I am not one to anticipate it

[phantomgirl110]

It's probably anticipated by people who don't like him, who are waiting for a bomb. I can see them anticipating it. But yeah, I agree; that was a strange sentence to throw in there since it's almost universally untrue.

Have you guys also heard that Andy's said he'd like Sarah Brightman to reprise her role as Christine if the sequel ever comes into being?

[phantomphreak4life]

I heard about that. I cant remember where I read/saw it but he was saying "I was actually having lunch with Sarah last week and...." and then he went on to talk about how he wanted her for the show. First he wants to kill POTO, now he wants to kill SB? When is someone going to stop him? When will this madness end?

And about the "theatreland’s most anticipated events", I think the writer just threw that in to make it sound better.