Love Never Dies in London's West End, 2011. Ramin Karimloo (Phantom) Sierra Boggess (Christine) Dean Chisnall (understudy Raoul) Harry Polden (Gustave) Summer Strallen (Meg) Liz Robertson (Madame Giry)
We need a new DVD 10th anniversary of this with Sierra and Ramin using the Australian set design concept. It's almost 10 years since Ramin and Sierra did the 25th for Phantom, so their aging would be perfect. (Ben and Anna were great, to be fair.)
I totally agree it would be absolutely marvelous if there could possibly be Love Never Dies with Ramon and Sierra. I did see Phantom 25 yrs Anniversary on Sky Arts was so impressed I paid to download this, even now bought the dvd
. However just like to say , my Mum took me to see an old black /white version Phantom of the Opera many years ago am now 83 and really appreciate music thank you, know I tend to waffle Doreen to see a version of this
Yall she lived. If you saw the movie, she died 30-40 years after. Meg didn't kill her, she was unconscious. Calm down guys, don't destroy you're electronics
This might be an unpopular opinion,but for me,Ramin and Sierra will always be the best Christine and Phantom. But I like the Meg Giry and Gustave in the Australian version.
Yes, if they took the meg girl and Gustave from the Australian with Ramin and Sierra = Ultimate Phantom of the Opera But I do think the Meg and Gustave in this version are amazing too!
The way Erik trembles and hesitates at 12:08 and then grips her tightly at 12:11 never fails to make me coo. I know this play came before the 25th anniversary of POTO, but I can't help but think about how in both productions Erik is always shocked when he touches Christine, as if he truly believes that he is undeserving of her (in POTO, when Christine falls during Music of the Night and he catches her, you see the look of disbelief on his face and he looks at his hands). It's the subtle things Ramin does that makes me love watching his Phantom so much.
To me, it's also just such a small body language inflection to show how without personal contact Erik is (it's a pretty obvious reason haha but it still makes it influential in my watch experience). He also does the tremble gesture with Gustave, which you could also interpret as Gustave being a piece of Christine that Erik still has and someone that will love him irrespective of his scars.
What if in the finale she said something like: Think of me think of me fondly When I finally say goodbye Take care of him, of Gustave Promise me you'll try On that day, that not so distant day When you are old and gray and free Once you find a moment Spare last thoughts for me ......I cried making this....
I'd Iove if they made a part to the point of no return to : Chirstine's Iast words: I'll share with you one Love, one lifetime... Lead you, save you From your solitude...
it reminds me of this verse from the book "Poor, unhappy Erik! He had a heart that could have held the entire empire of the world; and, in the end, he had to content himself with a cellar. "
I was **mostly** fine...and then Ramin makes that choked, scrunchy face as Sierra sings Loves Never Dies in his arms. I composed myself...and then he screams his pain when Christine passes. Thought, 'okay, okay. The worst is over.' THEN HE FRICKEN TAKES HIS RING OFF AND PUTS IN HER HANDS AND I JUST LOST MY MIND! Theatre bloody kills my dang heart and I love it.
It should've ended with the Phantom saying "Christine I looooove you" like the original. That would've been so much better Imagine the regret Erik must have, knowing that saying Christine's name would set Meg off and kill her. That kills me
@Christine Freya Daaé Michael Crawford is a genius 🥰🥰 He said goodbye to the character that made him so famous and gave him so much recognition using the past instead that present... Saying "Christine I loved you" is like saying goodbye forever to his Phantom🤧🤧
What i love about this is that The Phantom only just found out he has a son and as soon as Christine at 2:29 says "Gustave" his father senses immediately kick in and he becomes worries for his son like he had known him all his life. Is just beautiful how he becomes this protective father that would do anything to make sure his son is alright.
NO ONE sorry, I just think what will happen with phantom and Gustave? I can't help but tell people what I think. So sorry if I put something in your head.☹️
@@avediaz610 nah dw. I said it as a joke. Lol i too think a lot about that and i hate and love it at the same time when someone puts new ideas in my head 😭😂
Ok I couldn't tell if it was a joke or serious. I know it's hard to think about a story without a happily ever after. Ever since I saw the 25th anniversary of phantom of the Opera I have had this feeling and I thought it would go away after I saw this, I will get use to it though. I also am a Christine wannabe and ever since I made my decision that I want my career to be on Broadway, I have been wishing every night that I can play Christine
They are Such. Good. Actors. I mean their singing is mindblowing but damn Sierra really makes it look like she's in pain until the very end when she knows she's about to die and doesn't care, only wanting to be as close to phantom as possible in her final moments. And that howl by Ramin, chills. Holy shit.
I KNOW!! The way he lets his voice break to emphasize emotion literally kills me. The 'GO NOW! GO NOW AND LEAVE ME!' or 'Take the boat, swear to me, never to tell. The secret you know OF THIS ANGEL IN HELL!' from PoTO gives me All The Feels (TM) every damn time.
@@silentlynx5777 I'm so glad it's getting a second wave of exposure through the livestreams. Despite everything it's one of my favorite shows and I love when people find out about it.
When christine died, the phantom takes out his ring and put it under her hands. Phantom also gave her a ring(In the Phantom of the Opera) ,but christine rejected his love and gave the ring back which means that she doesn't want to be with him. But, in this, because she is keeping the ring, maybe forever, this means that she will love him forever. SOOOOOO SADDDD😭😭😭😭😭
She gave it the ring to show that she chose him basically. She went with Raoul because he gave her a life the Phantom couldn’t give her. But she still had Gustave with the Phantom, correct?
Ave Diaz Actually, the sequel is on RU-vid right now for the next day or so. Look up the channel, THE SHOW MUST GO ON! and you’ll see love never dies. But to answer your question, they did it the night before she got married then lied to Raoul saying that Gustave was his and the Phantom figured out and he was pissseeedddddddd, and sad, and happy, mixed emotions. Anyways, go find it before it gets taken down due to the policy. Good luck, tell me when you find it.
Particularly the only thing that I prefer in the Australian version (in this scene) is that the boy takes off the phantoms mask and accepts him instais of just hugging... I don’t know it felt like he was accepting the whole phantom as more than a shadow... It made me tear up.
Yeah, this change in Aussie version is better. In Aussie version, phantom is at the edge of the sea, seems like he is going to kill himself but the boy saved him from a dead heart. It’s touching.
Just noticed how Christine's smile gets wider starting from 10:55, when Erik joins her and sings "just love, just live." because she's so glad he finally learns and agrees to accept the love that he deserves. She has repeatedly shown him compassion and kindness even back when he didn't deserve it. Her dying wish was for him to see that he _does_ deserve a little kindness and love and he finally did.
He brings such real humanity to The Phantom. All the subtle little nuances, the emotions, it's so touching. I'm really impressed with his interpretation of the character.
I don't really know why, but 8:56 always gets me. Just the acting on Ramin's part... You can just hear the sheer panic in his voice while still being gentle. Like, I don't know how to explain it exactly but I love this part.
Ok, hear me out. Since we are not left with any closure and a great deal of sadness this is what I like to believe happens after the curtain closes (Sry I’d I spell names and stuff wrong lol and if it’s kinda badly written and stuff or cheesy idk I just want closure) enjoy: Phantom continues to hug Gustave and silently cries at the same time. Roul stares blankly in confusion and disbelief. Suddenly we can see Christine take a heaving breath but stays unconscious, phantom goes to her and checks her pulse. His eyes widen and he lifts her up and goes off stage quickly with her in his arms, Raul follows “What are you doing?” But phantom doesn’t respond Gustave follows them, confused. Cut to a new scene Christine laying in a bed but seems to be alive Phantom sits beside her and is holding her hand Phantom: [singing shakily) “say you’ll share with me one love...one lifetime...say you’ll save me from my solitude..” he then starts crying into his hands. Christine opens her eyes and sings softly : “anywhere you go let me go too..” phantom looks up so much hope and happiness in his eyes in unison they sing “love me, that’s all I ask of you” then they kiss THATS when the curtain closes for you to imagine where it goes from there, and yea. Yay! You read this whole thing :> have a nice day/night! Edit: I might add more later lel
i HATE what they did in this show! and i HATE that ive been crying for 10 minutes BECAUSE THAT WAS THEIR ENDING IDEA???????????????????????? i HATE that i secretly love it. But what I hate the most was the way they killed Chrisine off?? Like, her best friend did it????????OUT OF JEALOUSY?!!!!!!!! RAMIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you were the one who made me cry and only you and Sierra are capable of that. But the ending tho, I was WAITING for them to sing something from POTO, ANY reference really. I need a moment to get myself together after this................
My sister doesn't like it, she pretends that it never happened. At first I was afraid it was going to ruin phantom for me but this is a way I didn't expect it to go because I really liked it in my opinion. When I first saw phantom I thought that the phantom (Eric) and Christine should have been together, then I thought well mabey Rhaul and Christine should be together, now I think that the phantom and Christine are perfect together
@@avediaz610 Geez, that's why I don't enjoy The Phantom of Manhattan, that's the book where the musical came from. I love Phantom, by Susan Kay. That book has a best ending for their story... I wish Andrew Lloyd Webber would at least make a prequel based on this book. I'd be SO okay with LND.
@Elijah Enes yeah but I really think that that was a good ending, I have never read the book I'm guessing it's good, in my opinion, I think it works out. But it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks I won't judge 🙂
How it is that you can find GREATER ideas for Christine's last words and reference to POTP here, in the comments sectiont, than that the writer choose?
Meh, all the Phantom references just sound tacky and obvious to me. Pure fan-fiction. Hardly "ideas" at all. Pretty much just "I liked that other thing, I wish they did that again". I'm glad they didn't go that route and tried to make it its own thing.
Chirstine's Iast words: I'll share with you one Love, one lifetime... Lead you, save you From your solitude... Stay here With me, right Here beside you... I wiII go , and you wiII Iive Iife too - Erik, That's all I ask of you...
Oh, my. This finale scene with Ramin and Sierra has a different feeling, different atmosphere. The one showed for free in The Show Must Go On, I feel the sense of hopelessness and nothing but pain and heartache. Here, I sense them too but with a touch of reunion, rekindling and celebrating the love between them, rejoicing of being in each other's arms even for the last time. It's here where I feel that in this last moment, the world, the time, the moment... it's theirs and just theirs. In short, my heart is not just broken in this version; it's shattered.
Oh that kiss…really says it all, the way Christine uses every last bit of strength she has left and just wraps herself around Erik like she just wants to lose herself in him one last time before she dies…so tragically sad. I love how the Phantom took off his ring and put it in her hand…this time she’ll keep that ring forever. ❤
I was not prepared for his "Nooooooo!", that was heartbreaking. BUT THEN THE RING, yeah... I was REALLU not prepared for that. The chemistry of those two always rings through, it's incredible.
I surely prefer this version of father-son relationship. The AU and US versions were both creepy as hell and I hope the kid just run away and never stayed with the phantom.
In all the other renditions I've heard/ seen of this, I always thought the phantom never showed enough emotion when Christine died. But man, Ramin's scream of anguish, that's what I was looking for. It was perfect. And then putting his ring on her finger sealed it. Ugh, he never ceases to amaze me
Its interesting. Before the changes the phantom took off his mask. Then they took it out. Im glad they brought it back for the US tour. Thank you for uploading the video. I feel the blood stain makes it look more realistic.
Desirae Jenks I think the dvd was meant to have a blood stain. But Anna’s blood pack didn’t work that night, you can actually see her try and activate it
I have to admit....... I actually liked the movie meg better. She had more of a accent, and I actually liked her singing voice better. I also like her outfit for this scene better in the movie. That's the only thing I like better in the movie, though. I absolutely adore sierra and Ramin , though. Just stating my opinion 😁 Also I'm just gonna go cry my eyes out. I don't need that organ called my heart.
I prefer the phantom thought he could've controlled the stuation and he fucked up so bad. I mean the phantom trying to take her gun was stupid as hell because he's the phantom he didn't have to use his fucking hand to grab the gun. So yup in this version he thought he could easily convinced her by saying some fake shits but NOPE HE SAID CHRISTINE and BUMMER is so much better and dramatic.
I just thought of this ending last night and it might be much more devastating. When the Phantom mentioned Christine's name, instead of inflicting a suicide, Meg would instead shoot at Christine. The Phantom, fearful that he might lose his angel a second time, would hug Christine to protect her and thus catching the bullet. The Phantom would slowly drop from the pain and Christine would assist him but unbeknownst to her, the bullet penetrated the Phantom's body and hit her in the stomach. She will see the blood slowly gushing into her dress and she would tell Gustav and Madam Giry to ask for help while Meg runs away. Christine would drop next to the Phantom, who is unconcious due to shock I guess, and sing this line, "Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime, say the word and I will follow you. Say you'll lov-". Christine wouldn't be able to finish the last line and dies with one hand placed in between them. The Phantom on the other hand was able to hear Christine sing and would in turn sing "You alone can make my song take flight, it's over now, the music of the night." just as he reaches for a white rose with the ring that he previously gave her. He would hold on to the final note of the song while raising the rose up into the air until he too dies and drops his hand above Christine's hand. Raoul, Madam Giry, Meg and Gustav would arrive speechless from the sight that they are seeing. Gustav would be the only person who would have the courage to go near the bodies. He would pick up the ring and he would place it on top of the Phantom's hand signifying their union forever. He would then hug her mother's lap and cry just as Raoul approaches and whisper in his ear that his real father is the Phantom. He would then go to the Phantom and remove his mask. Gustav will admire the mask and his father's face before hugging him. Afterwards, the ensemble (except for Gustav, the Phantom and Christine) would sing "Love never dies, love will continue. Life may be fleeting, love lives on." as the curtain falls.
@@Choobab_viol40 Thank you. I just thought it would be much more devastating if the Phantom were to get his angel of music as a true angel. The original ending is already sad but ot always had that "why?" kind of a feeling. The ending that I made would be able to eliminate that feeling while also adding the much devastating effect of the Phantom's death.
I'm sure the first time I went to see this Gustave didnt come back with Raoul and I thought he took the phantoms mask off and then hugged him. They seemed to vary it a little I'm sure, I preferred it when raoul didnt come back
Yeah, what I didn't like was that Rhaul told Gustave to go with the phantom (if you look at it really closely when Rhaul and Gustave come back after Christine is dead). Why didn't he just go without his step dad telling him what to do.
This stage is not as beautiful as the Australia one that is free to see on youtube now, but the Ramin’s Phantom sound is so nostalgic, draws me back to the original part one’s Phantom of the opera~
I love how it echoes his scream at the end of the 25th anniversary performance (although I know this came first). Ramin does an excellent job of characterizing his phantom and the pain he feels.
Olorin Elior I agreee. I’m going through the comments cuz I refuse to watch it but I want to understand it. I absolutely hate it. Like bruh why didn’t you just leave it where it was at the end of POTO
@@elenaroot7616 next Friday you'll be able to watch it without paying for it, I know I'll check out the full thing. But check out Musical Hell's review of it, it's sums the problems up pretty well
I sobbed and sobbed at this. It’s gorgeous the connection Ramin and Sierra have with each other and everything from Christine dying the phantom holding her and kissing her to him taking off his ring and placing it on her. Then when he held Gustavo and held him the little bit tighter like he has that past part of Christine to hold on it wow I couldn’t stopcrying
An other sad thing (beside the fact that she dies) : she dies without seeing her son one more time. The last memory she has of him is him running away ... 😥
This is so much better than the Australian version, the way Ramin appeals to Meg, it's breathtaking. Also, I actually cried when Christine died. It felt awkward in the Australian one.
8:27 Sure, Phantom. Nothing calms down someone who's suicidally desperate for your attention better than comparing them unfavorably to the woman you obviously prefer.
I've tried singing this while watching it too and every single time I can't help but break down sobbing(don't mind me, crying as I write this) and I realize how hard it must be to be in their positions and not choke on their words
Thank you thank you thank you Opera Ghost for sharing these precious clips with us! It's not like we could ever buy a DVD of these two shining stars performing LND. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, kind stranger, for uploading all of these so I could see it. Ramin is just absolutely breathtaking, and Sierra is so powerful! I’m so emotional now because this ending is so sad but thank you so much for sharing Ramin and Sierra’s talents like this Edit: I’m sorry the emotion Ramin shows in this scene is like breaking my heart… I have no words
Believe it or not I was at this performance! I remember that harrowing no well. Also remember Ramin improvising the ending where he sang that little bit of love never dies, don’t suppose that’s on video or audio is I? T?
@@eunice96yanlin It's not in this performance. In London's last Love Never Dies performance, Ramin improvised and sang a little bit of 'love never dies' when the Phantom hugs Gustave at the end. Andrew Lloyd Webber liked it so much, that he kept it for the Australian version of Love Never Dies and tour versions.
@@operaghost7381 oh my! Great to know that scenes was improvised by Ramin. It was better than the original ending ♥️ 😁 do you have the clip where Ramin improvise that scene?
i love the part in 13:10 when hes looking up like "god why they take her from me" and then holding his ring and says.... "my christine" it just brakes my heart!
Personal opinion: I watched the Australian version of LND on RU-vid, I give a 7/10, but coming back here to watch the original LND, I say nothing beats the original. Respect to all the actors and actresses out there for their hard work and passion but the London cast is my favourite. On a side note, we can see Raoul encouraging Gustave to embrace the Phantom as an acceptance. Wish they came to Malaysia (that's where I'm from)
This is why when u watch the Phantom of the opera , royal Albert hall, 25 th anniversary, ending....u tend to choke up....as Sierra gives her phenomenal acting......and singing the reprise of all I ask of u, in the end......that reprise she dedicates to the Phantom....not Raoul! 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Lo mismo pensé cuando lo vi!! Ella realmente se ve que no quería dejarlo, pero entendía que era mejor para ella irse con Raul y Erik también entendía que amarla significaba dejarla ir con quien si podía darle una buena vida y buen amor. Justo las expresiones de ellos en esa escena del aniversario que mencionas, refleja eso. El dolor de ambos de separarse pero entendiendo que fue lo mejor.
@@coralineesro9771 Exacto, y cómo hicieron juntos antes Love Never Dies (y que se llevan muy bien, y la química está) SUS EMOCIONES POR DIOS, ME MATAN SIEMPRE SON MIS FAVORITOS. A parte que después Raoul se vuelve un completo gilipllas :))
I like this version of the final. For me, it is better than the australian one and the other london variant without Raul. Ramin and Sierra play is excellent. I love them.
I hadn’t realized that the kiss between the Phantom and Christine right after her performance is only in the Australian filmed version from 2012. I think it’s a pretty good addition to demonstrate all of the emotions of the days leading up to the performance of the aria.
I don't agree with what they did with Raoul's character in LND, but I never liked him in POTO either. Think about it-- Erik (the Phantom) had been there for Christine for years, but Raoul showed up randomly one day and expected Christine's full devotion. Also, Raoul only wanted to offer Christine material things, whereas Erik gave her the only thing in the world of any importance to him: his music.
