Love Never Dies rehearsals commence!

The rehearsals for the brand new Australian production of Love Never Dies have commenced.

[@Silver54ful]

To be honest. I prefer the Australian cast for this show, Everybody just seemed destined to play their character. Ben and Anna especially blew me away when I saw the film in the Cinema last year. Their singing really was angelic. The actor who was Gustave was adorable. :)

[@Silver54ful]

@Macy Scheldberg Lovely to meet you my fellow fan. I remember when I had that feeling of being the odd one out. For the longest time I got crap for taking such a liking to Ben in particular. Not that the trolls have completely vanished. But it's been so much better over the years. :)

[@Silver54ful]

@Macy Scheldberg I can respect that. To each to their own. As is your right. But I personally have a lot of favorites when it comes to the POTO casting of the main trio who are on the under-rated side. If you would like to hear my top ten favorites of each character. Come on over to my discussion section on my channel.

[@cathaaaa7236]

@@Silver54ful Omg. I'm so happy that a Lot of people think the same as I do. I love LND bcoz of the cast, production and songs. Sadly People can't stop talking about Seirra and Ramin.😢

[@cathaaaa7236]

@Macy Scheldberg Agree 100%. But for Phantom I choose Ramin for acting and Ben Lewis for physique. Ben Lewis is the Phantom I always Imagine. Tall and has a hot, sexy aura.

[@Silver54ful]

@@cathaaaa7236 Ben is my preferred Phantom overall. I personally always thought he had more graviatas. That and I am all about classically trained singers for POTO and LND. Contrary to popular belief neither Ramin nor Sierra are. Talented indeed but were never trained to sing in the classical style. Don't ever let the Rierra fanatics tell you other wise. Speaking of under-rated. As an enourmous soprano fan. This show did wonders as it gave us not one but three magnifcent soprano actresses for the world to discover. Anna may have been cast as the principal Christine. But her understudies Claire Lyon and Erin Hasan (now goes by Erin McIntyre since she got married) are just as sublime! Be sure to check out Claire Lyon in particular. She's glorious. Not only does she have some videos right here on YT she uploaded and shared you can check out. She even has her own album. She also made sure to include Wishing from POTO and the title song from LND. Sadly Erin doesn't have any POTO or LND songs on here even though I greatly wish she would cover it. She does do a duet with Anna called That Horrible Woman at a concert from the musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murdrer. They're incredible together on it. :)

[@hbomb2704]

Ben is so cute! It's crazy how much older he looks as the Phantom

[@angthebandgeek]

i full out phangirled when they showed ben looking over his lines LOL

[@bigsquare88]

Ya! and he looks a lot younger without the mask. Cutest phantom ever!

[@vanessalewis8185]

Anna O'Byrne is a freaking goddess.

[@23smell]

This cast is the BEST!!! They are exactly how i imagine Phantom Christine and Raoul.

[@Aldernary]

Anna is gorgeous! Ben is amazing!!! They are so awesome...So talented and incredible :)

[@Aussiestar123]

Oh MA gosh!! I absolutely love Anna and Ben they have the best chemistry I've ever seen!!! And Anna is so beautiful!! Love the show!! :)

[@lalalynnsey]

To Ben Lewis: Speak again, bright angel! ♥♥♥

[@eliciamaria8619]

haha I love how Anna gets like one sentence in with these two! She looked like she wanted to say something multiple times but they started talking. She should have sung a high note and scared them that way she could speak :) Still Love Ben and Simon though

[@happbe1552]

Love them 3! But, somehow can't find their soundtrack! The WHOLE CAST WAS SUPERB! Meg, I love her voice!

[@MXGWAPS]

+BerrySweet Sweet no cast recording.. :( BUT awesome people have edited the video and audio from the dvd and made it into like mock "soundtrack" very cool theres a couple around the internet

[@EvieTotallyKnowsWhatShesDoing]

There’s a cast recording-

[@TheBeautifulDisaster]

Cat’s Meow There's a KZbin playlist of the soundtrack here kzbin.info/aero/PLAi_1SiI6oKr2LptFF39eqmx5QklS0bDm

[@EvieTotallyKnowsWhatShesDoing]

BeautifulDisaster wrong one that’s the American one not Australian/Melbourne one.

[@TheBeautifulDisaster]

Fynn_ Shocked Despite what is written in the autogenerated description, this is the exact soundtrack from the DVD of the Australian version of the show. The version touring the US, has a few more, albeit slight, variations from that recording. If you're uncertain, listen to 'Til I here you sing and Love Never Dies, Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne's vocals are very clear in those songs.

[@echolilycat11]

Just saw tonight's production and to all the haters- I'm not sure if you were even in the right theatre, this production, crew, set, music and costume were all brilliant and mesmerizing.

[@CHEKIExoxo]

they are all gorgeous :)

[@Melodyoflegends]

Each member of the cast is spectacular, but I have to give special attention to Raoul's performer! you know they did an excellent job when you find yourself feeling sorry for Raoul! he was actually a decent person in this production, This version makes me feel kind of guilty for supporting the pairing of Erik and Christine! the reason I don't hunt down and burn every copy of the concept album, is because it is a necessary reminder that you should NEVER rush things! masterpieces take time!

[@3jdni]

Exactly! Simon did a great job! There are so many Raouls I find to be played so...cocky and unbearable, not really portraying any kind of love for Christine.

[@GorgeousGirl200]

Wow!!! I think this is going to be REALLY good!!!!! Wish I could go to Australia and see it!!!

[@missphanofphantom]

OMG!!!!!! I cant wait to see it. Iv got my tickets booked and my airplane tickets, not long to go now :D CANT WAIT!!!!

[@cupcake11945]

this came in theatres just in time for my birthday and i absolutly loved it when my mom took me to see it. this comes out onto DVD this month and im going to buy it

[@missnino0220]

Fun clip to watch! Interesting to see what it takes to put on such a wonderful performance.

[@Falkivea]

I already booked for opening night since the tickets went on sale ^^ I can't wait for this production since I already watched the London production in Aug 2010!

[@free_spirit_roaming7785]

Being Australian and seeing them with an Aussie accent is so WEIRD!!!! I'm so used to there English accents I was shocked when I heard them with an Australian accent!!

[@mallorynorton5581]

He is the Phantom sweetie

[@Barbiegirlmomma]

I love this cast

[@julianaperrusoo]

Absolutamente... Todas as vezes que eu vejo eu choro demais no final! Essa produção é 100000000000000000000 vezes melhor que a de Londres!

[@lucythecool_pug7565]

Ikr

[@judithpipher8624]

I don't know about tht. With the huge success of the Aussie version, I would think that that woud be what he takes to London. Anna and Ben have since relocated to London, so... maybe?

[@carlavera-belmar9973]

Love lives on! :D

[@brittanybroberg6746]

I love how at 00:36 Ben Lewis is just sitting there all alone hahahahahaha, like a little vagabond ha.

[@inesdeerausquin5658]

Brittany Broberg like a good working musician, he's spending a bit of free time reviewing the score - you need that when you're memorizing a huge show in less than half no time!

[@TheMsiaddict]

In the real life, Simon Gleeson is more Phantom-ish than Ben Lewis.

[@JK-ey1vf]

Tell us more detail!!

[@TheMsiaddict]

@@JK-ey1vf I was wrong. Ben Lewis is practically OG.

[@mausicute8804]

Ben and Anna .... the best!! Raoul and the boy excellent also

[@AlexaBabyGirl]

The Australian production of Love Never Dies is available in the U.S.

[@Meelzdiva]

Ben Lewis is HOT!!!

[@MUSICCGP]

I love Ben! He is soooo hot!

[@JoyceLee1112]

Ben

[@biancahq5477]

ANNA IS ADORABLE

[@judithpipher8624]

And those dimples!!

[@florzinhala]

Vídeo antigo mas eu nem ligo. Sempre volto nele só pra ver o Ben. Meu fantasma favorito.

[@JuliaHubig]

@demeuredulac veja o musical primeiro e depois fala esse é o melhor fantasma que eu ja vi as musicas sao lindas e o cenário é perfeito

[@macziggy]

the guy on the left looks like a young Guy Pearce!

[@Mistardmuster]

I'm happy to tell you that you were wrong, good sir.

[@amyclarke41]

Different

[@stickfas784]

ERMAHGERD Anna :D

[@carlavera-belmar9973]

Any one hating on the show should smack themselves and think carefully in their small brains: who made phantom of the opera? And 2: Can I even sing or perform? Thank you LND fans :) you are real phans

[@KristianBressanutti]

@demeuredulac im waiting for this falling out.... doesnt look like its gonna happen. please stop infecting us with your negativity

[@nunyabiznass2284]

Difference of opinion there. Have you seen Ramin Karimloo without the makeup? Holy dimples Batman! And without his shirt on?? Ohhhhh MY.

[@TheMsiaddict]

nunya biznass Ben Lewis has dimples as well. He's taller and as the ex rugby player, he has a very fit body.

[@panickingpineapples3949]

nunya biznass are you a shipper of Rierra?

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

​@@TheMsiaddictHe's an ex rugby player? 🏉

[@preacherofthecross]

I wonder if these people have ever heard of Dimash?

[@TheMsiaddict]

Maybe no.

[@Ginn87]

This was actually a lot better than I thought it would be considering the premiss, I liked it. Would have loved to have seen Ramin and Sierra though being that I have the London versions album which is a bit different from this version, but its all good.

[@carlavera-belmar9973]

LND haters aren't real phans :)

[@carlavera-belmar9973]

All the LND haters...get a life and remember if you can even act/sing/think...and ask yourselves who made POTO....

[@Mezemme]

@demeuredulac go troll somewhere else. thanks.