"Our workshops have repaired it, and wired parts of it for the new electric boogaloo."

[alexandraerin]

I just read that Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with cancer while prepping his sequel to Phantom of the Opera, and I'm not sure which part of that sentence is more distressing.

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[himynameishelen]

let's see if we can't scare away the ghosts of the past with a little..... RAPING OF THE SUBJECT MATTER! *CRESCENDO*

COULD IT BE SOMEONE FROM HER PAST?

[alexandraerin]

The plotline is that Christine and Raoul travel to Coney Island, where Christine has been invited to perform at a new attraction called Obvious TrapPhantasma, run by a "mysterious impressario."

Re: COULD IT BE SOMEONE FROM HER PAST?

[himynameishelen]

Can it beeeee, can it be con-trived?
bravo! Long ago, it seems so long ago,
How young and innocent we were-
The crowd may not, remember me-
But I remeeeembeeer cheques.

Re: COULD IT BE SOMEONE FROM HER PAST?

[alexandraerin]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Seriously, I do think there could be some ground to explore with OG after he leaves the OH, but Christine and Raoul's story is done (except for the part where they inevitably discover that "Remember when we were like toddlers and we played together?" is not the best basis for a grown-up relationship and the bitter divorce, but that's not the best grounds for musical theater). Bringing them all back together just makes it clear that he's just rehashing old ground and doesn't actually have an idea that demands being produced.

[la_petite_singe]

IKR? I felt oddly guilty when I read that this morning--maybe it's because I was all like "NOOOO, I CURSE YOOOOOOU" when I read about the sequel (and then officially switched to Team Sondheim). D:

[alexandraerin]

I guess you haven't heard about Sweeney 2: Toddaly Radical yet.

[la_petite_singe]

[alexandraerin]

Another Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Back 'N' 2 The Woods
Sunday In The Park With George 2: Monday In The Park With George
A Little More Night Music
Counterassassins
Sweeney Goes To Hell: The Final Haircut
Sweeney X
Sweeney vs. Phantom

[mulzrule]

Oh dear God the mockery! *snickers at Sweeney vs. Phantom* A total abomination and yet, slightly amusing.