has a sequel ever worked on broadway?

[acroyear]

Sequel to 'Phantom of the Opera' opens in London - Yahoo! News:

The theater world was eagerly awaiting Tuesday's premiere in London of "Love Never Dies," the sequel to Lloyd Webber's global hit "Phantom of the Opera."

"Phantom" is a tale of gothic romance set in the Paris Opera that has been seen by 100 million people around the world since its 1986 premiere. It is still playing in London and New York, where it is the longest running show in Broadway history.

"Love Never Dies" picks up the story 10 years on, with disfigured genius the Phantom relocated to the bright lights of New York's Coney Island and still besotted with beautiful soprano Christine Daae.

Many "Phantom" fans have trashed the show in Internet reviews based on preview performances.

Some say the score has nothing to rival the earlier show's catchy, romantic ballads such as "The Music of the Night" and "All I Ask of You," and the set design has come in for criticism.

Widely read theater bloggers the West End Whingers dubbed the show "Paint Never Dries."

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[jocelyncs.livejournal.com]

Ugh, I wept in despair when I heard Webber was doing a sequel. I KNEW it was a bad idea!

(And so did his cat, apparently - Kitty apparently jumped up on Webber's computerized piano and deleted the score last year, setting back the work several months. He should have listened to Kitty. Kitty is wise.)

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

that bit about the cat highly amuses me.