LOVE NEVER DIES Blog

Another exclusive video clip for you as we join our very own Sierra Boggess and Tam Mutu as they give us a backstage tou of the BBC studios as they prepare for last weekend's recording of Friday Night is Music Night. And don't forget, you can listen to their performance tonight (17th December) on BBC Radio 2 from 8pm to 10pm.

The Love Never Dies cast and crew would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - and, of course, they're about to do it in true Coney Island style… We are pleased to present to you - the Love Never Dies 12 Days of Christmas:

Love Never Dies Wardrobe Mistress Sandy Smith-Wilson gives us an insight into the fabulous costumes worn in the show, including how Christine's Gustav Klimt-inspired and Swarovski crystal-encrusted 'Opera Dress' was created and how the elaborate jewellery was put together by Set and Costume Designer Bob Crowley.

We've seen the Wigs Room and glimpsed the Wardrobe Department, and this time Love Never Dies‘ Sandra O'Brien shows us the makeup, prosthetics and some more of the costumes used to create the Love Never Dies look on a walk around the Adelphi Theatre. We also take a sneaky nose around in Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo's dressing rooms - and get an exclusive peek at a banjo playing Phantom - before heading underneath the Adelphi stage for a look at the quick-change areas...

Another sneaky peek behind the scenes as this time, Love Never Dies' Wardrobe Mistress Sandy Smith-Wilson talks us through the laundering, fixing, maintenance and day-to-day running of a West End theatre's Wardrobe Department - from costume changes to occasional malfunctions!

Another sneak peek at the Love Never Dies Ensemble's circus warm-up, as cast member Jonathan Stewart catches up with trapeze artist Louise Madison and aerial artist Colette Morrow. Don't look down ladies…

In the third, and final, instalment of our dressing room interview with Summer - who plays Meg Giry - she tells us where her future plans lie, who her career role model is and talks of the pressures of coming from a show biz family…

In the second part of our video interview with Summer Strallen, who plays Meg in the show, she tells us how the keeps the role fresh - and how she winds down after a show, especially one as emotional as Love Never Dies…

In the first of a two-part interview with Jo Miles - who, as Stage Manager for Love Never Dies, knows everything there is to know about the show - she talked us through what an 'average' day is like onstage and which actor she'd most like to see in a musical…

In the first of a two-part interview with Jo Miles - who, as Stage Manager for Love Never Dies, knows everything there is to know about the show - she talked us through what an 'average' day is like onstage and which actor she'd most like to see in a musical…

In our latest blog, we head back to Ramin's dressing room to catch up on how he feels about the character of the Phantom, his pet peeves, and how he keeps the role fresh.

Here our bloggers Adam Pearce (Squelch) and Niamh Perry (Fleck) tell us what's been going on in the past few weeks, and introduce their very special upcoming video blog feature…

To celebrate tonight's opening at the Adelphi, we bring you an interview with Ramin Karimloo who takes to the stage this evening as The Phantom.

It has seemed like a very long haul for all concerned, but last night saw the first public performance of Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre. The show is now in preview until the official opening night on March 9th which is when the press get in to see the show and give their verdicts.

Do you ever think video blogs are a bit like buses? You wait ages for one to turn up and then two or three come along in rapid succession....?

This afternoon we popped down to the Adelphi to track down a few more members of the Love Never Dies cast for our weekly video blog and in the meantime thought we'd share a few observations from our seats in the Dress Circle - and below is another little video blog of exactly what is going on behind the scenes as rehearsals are now well into their final week…

A couple of days later than usual, but here is the latest instalment in our weekly rehearsal update.

As you know from our previous blog entry, a majority of the cast arrived at the Adelphi from the rehearsal rooms last week. But our Phantom and Christine made their entrance a couple of days later and we were there to capture their initial reaction on camera - as they saw the stage and set for the first time.

Hey bloggers, sorry it's been a while. Rehearsals have been busy busy busy!! We had our final run of the show, infront of the Lord, last week and thankfully got his seal of approval!

Today, as the cast prepare to move from the rehearsal space into the theatre, we paid a visit to the workshop where Nicola Killeen and her textile team are busy bringing to life some of designer Bob Crowley's fantastic costumes, including a gorgeously extravagant - and very long - garment that one of the characters will wear in one of the show's key scenes.