Ben Elton signs up for Phantom sequel

From DS

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a93446/elton-signs-up-for-phantom-sequel.html

Ben Elton will team up with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the Phantom of the Opera sequel.

According to The Stage, Elton will write the book, Glen Slater will pen the lyrics, and Webber will produce the music.

Hairspray director Jack O'Brien is expected to helm to production.

Elton and Webber previously worked together on the The Beautiful Game in 2000. The comedian has also written the musicals We Will Rock You and Tonight's The Night.

A spokesperson said: "Yes, Ben Elton is the book writer. He has done the synopsis for the story. However, Glen Slater will be writing the lyrics."

The original Phantom of the Opera is the most successful stage musical of all time with global ticket sales exceeding $3.2 billion.
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mmmmmmmm i dnt no if they shud do a sequal

It's already well under way, even though ALW's kitten wandered across his keyboard and deleted loads of work ...

JB and Kathryn Jenkins are linked to it ... :>>>

kool

Ooo I can't wait

Oh wow!

I'm assuming this is a stage sequel?

I haven't seen the original, but I love the film version...

Only one problem tho - the original is an adaption from a book written in teh 1800's, surely it's a bit wrong to right a sequal so many years later?

yeh i no shannon n every1 will be over expectant cause the 1st 1 was such a sucess

true miley

Mm true,

I think it's sacrilage

its 1 of them things that will be a real big sucsess or a total flop

true again lol

Well, I didn't like Phantom :/
According to someone on WOS:
"In his recent blog, ALW announced that if Oliver wasn't going into Drury lane, then phantom 2 would have."
So people think it will go into the Palladium (where Spamalot is) but who knows?

Ooh, my dad saw Spamalot - apparently it's very good

Isn't LOTR in Drury Lane atm?

It's really good!
Yup, LOTR's closing on 19th July *cries*