Love Never Dies in Concert, curtain call & ALW speech, 22nd August 2023 - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd August 2023 saw three concert performances of Love Never Dies - the sequel to Phantom Of The Opera - staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London.
With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Glenn Slater (additional lyrics, Charles Hart; book by Ben Elton), this beautifully staged show was truly memorable. At the end of this third and final performance, Andrew Lloyd Webber came on stage to deliver a short speech. This capped off a magical evening!
The concert featured the principals:
The Phantom - Norm Lewis
Christine Daaé - Celinde Schoenmaker
Raoul de Chagny - Matthew Seadon-Young
Meg Giry - Courtney Stapleton
Madame Giry - Sally Dexter
Mr Gangle - Charles Brunton
Mr Squelch - Nic Greenshields
Fleck - Lucie-Mae Sumner
and the London Musical Theatre Chorus and London Musical Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Freddie Tapner.

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

Norm is a bit of a dreamboat! Is he the first African American actor to play Erik The Phantom?

[@ivalicetifalucis]

if only counting the main show on Broadway, yes he is the first