Love Never Dies (musical) original "Phantom of the Opera": "As sequel and original are erected on such different imaginative premises they cannot both be true". Love Never Dies (musical) Love Never Dies is a romantic musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Glenn Slater and a book by Lloyd Webber, Ben Elton, Frederick Forsyth and Slater. It is a sequel to the long-running musical "The Phantom of the Opera" and was loosely adapted from Forsyth's novel "The Phantom of Manhattan" (1999). The plot is not based on the storyline in the original book by Gaston Leroux. Lloyd Webber stated: "I don't regard
The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical based on the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", with a book adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams. The musical uses the Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg songs from the film and includes some new songs and additional music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and additional lyrics by Tim Rice. After previews in the West End from 7 February, the musical opened on 1 March 2011, directed by Jeremy Sams, and closed on 2 September 2012. The original cast included Danielle Hope as Dorothy Gale,