PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS
The poignancy and pageantry and passion continue. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s masterful tale “The Phantom of the Opera” and his ill-fated love affair with his beloved Christine enters a new chapter with “Love Never Dies” coming to the Bushnell Theater for the Performing Arts from Tuesday, May 29 to Sunday, June 3 and the excitement is mounting. The year is now 1907 and ten years have passed. The phantom has escaped Paris and fled across the ocean to New York’s scintillating and colorful Coney Island where side shows and freaks are everywhere.
Can he find happiness and fulfillment in world that hides his imperfections? Without Christine does he have a chance for joy?
This new world is alluring and exciting and the Phantom buries himself in the heart of the magic and mystery. When he discovers Christine and her husband Raoul and son Gustave are coming to New York for her to perform, the phantom seizes his chance to reopen her heart and win her back. Her marriage is having problems and he is hoping to capitalize on those flaws. With skill and stealth, he invites the family to Coney Island to experience its pleasures and unique attractions. Once they arrive, he will put his plan of manipulation and methods into play all with the challenge to win Christine’s affections permanently.
The colorful circus-like world has its fascinations, but will they be enough to overcome objections and obstacles? Does the phantom have the powers to win her love and undying loyalty? Can he fulfill the dreams of this world class soprano and capture her heart? More resplendent than ever, more dramatic and filled with passion, “Love Never Dies” is sure to engage your heart in this eternal game of forever after.
For tickets ($22.50-129), call the Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford at 860- 5900 or online at www.bushnell.org. Performances are Tuesday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Let this exciting saga continue right before your amazed eyes as the haunting and love-driven phantom seeks to once again win the woman of his dreams, this time for all eternity.
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