
ZUMA Press
Oct 08, 2009 - London, England, UK - Andrew Lloyd Webber today unveiled the long-awaited sequel to his most successful work - and this time The Phantom Of The Opera will be haunting New York. The world premiere of Love Never Dies will be at the Adelphi Theatre in London in March, with the scene of its tragic tale moving from Paris's opera house to Coney Island fairground. Lloyd Webber said: ''Coney Island is a fantastic place, the place where all the freaks and oddities went, and of course the Phantom could be absorbed in there. He's now the big mogul of Coney and running the whole place. That's where our story starts.'' As has been widely trailed, Iranian-born singer Ramin Karimloo, currently playing the Phantom in London, will take on the role in the new production, with American Sierra Boggess, 27, as the Phantom's love Christine DaaŽ. Today's launch included the first performance of one of the new songs. Boggess said she and Karimloo, 31, were very excited: ''There isn't much to be nervous about because we're ready.'' ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER with actors SIERRA BOGGESS as Christine and RAMIN KARIMLOO as the Phantom
