Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre is pleased to announce that Love Never Dies will play its special preview engagement in Baltimore as the season opener of the 2017/2018 CareFirst® BlueCross BlueShield Hippodrome Broadway Series for a limited engagement from October 3 – 8, 2017, prior to the official opening of its North American Tour.
Tickets for Love Never Dies go on sale July 16, 2017 and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, BaltimoreHippodrome.com, www.loveneverdies.com, by calling 800-982-ARTS, or at the Hippodrome Box Office located at 12 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD 21201 at the corner of Eutaw and Baltimore St, as well as all Ticketmaster locations. Discounted group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 443-703-2401 or contact Andrew Springer at [email protected].
The new touring production will reflect an extensive re-working of the material by an Australian creative team for the original Australian premiere in 2011. Described by Chris Boyd in The Australian as “The best thing Lloyd Webber has written in the quarter century since The Phantom of the Opera”.
Directed by Simon Phillips (Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical) with new set and costume designs by Gabriela Tylesova, choreography by 2011 Astaire Awards winner Graeme Murphy, lighting design by Nick Schlieper and sound design by Mick Potter, the show is one of the few instances of a major West End musical being given a complete makeover for subsequent productions.
Lloyd Webber said he knew about five minutes into seeing its first run-through that he and the new production team had achieved something special. “I have the great joy of being able to say that I think this production is probably the finest one I could ever, ever hope for.”
The year is 1907. It is 10 years after his disappearance from the Paris Opera House and the Phantom has escaped to a new life in New York where he lives amongst the screaming joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island. In this new, electrically charged world, he has finally found a place for his music to soar, but he has never stopped yearning for his one true love and musical protégée, Christine Daaé.
Now one of the world’s finest sopranos, Christine accepts an invitation to travel from Paris to New York to perform at a renowned opera house. Christine’s marriage to Raoul is suffering at the hands of his drinking and gambling and they desperately need the financial rewards that America can give them.
In a final bid to win back Christine’s love, the Phantom lures her, Raoul, and their young son Gustave, from Manhattan to the glittering and glorious world of Coney Island – not knowing what is in store for them.
Since its premiere in 2010, Love Never Dies has enjoyed productions worldwide in London, Australia, Denmark, Japan and Germany, as well as multiple recordings including a concept album and a London cast recording. A DVD release of the Australian production has delighted fans globally, and now the North American tour brings the musical to the US for the first time.
The Love Never Dies schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, October 3 – Sunday, October 8, 2017:
October 3, 2017 (Tue) 8:00 PM
October 4, 2017 (Wed) 8:00 PM
October 5, 2017 (Thu) 8:00 PM
October 6, 2017 (Fri) 8:00 PM
October 7, 2017 (Sat) 2:00 PM
October 7, 2017 (Sat) 8:00 PM
October 8, 2017 (Sun) 1:00 PM
October 8, 2017 (Sun) 6:30 PM
For more information, please visit www.loveneverdies.com or BaltimoreHippodrome.com.
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