<P> In December 2010, Lloyd Webber closed the London production for a few days to rework the show after a poor critical response . The musical was reviewed again (at Lloyd Webber's invitation), with critic Henry Hitchings noting that "Some of the most obvious alterations stem from the recruitment of lyricist Charles Hart to adjust the cadences of the original clunky lines written by Glenn Slater ." He further pointed out that "There are also lots of bracing directorial touches; the show is credited to Jack O'Brien, but it is new choreographer Bill Deamer and producer Bill Kenwright who have added the zest ." The London production closed on 27 August 2011 after a disappointing run of fewer than eighteen months . In 2012, Lloyd Webber stated that although he was, "very, very proud" of the London production, it did not completely work and also said, "something just went slightly wrong; I had cancer just before the production, and it was just that crucial 5% off - beam". </P> <P> The hoped - for Broadway production was announced as delayed to spring 2011 . Lloyd Webber also announced that Asian and Canadian productions were planned, although these were subsequently dropped . After the poor reviews and negative reaction from some Phantom fans during previews, an executive producer stated that before its bow on Broadway, the show would likely undergo "some changes". On 1 October 2010 it was announced that the musical would not open on Broadway in Spring 2011 . To date, Love Never Dies has not played Broadway . </P> <P> In 2016, five years after the closure of the London production, Paule Constable, the production's lighting designer and member of the original creative team, claimed that working on Love Never Dies almost led her to quit the theatre industry . </P> <P> In 2010, Lloyd - Webber announced that the Australian production would open on 21 May 2011 at Melbourne's Regent Theatre . This production, the first outside of the UK, featured brand new direction and design by an Australian creative team, including director Simon Phillips . Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne were cast as the leads . Before the show's opening, Phillips addressed the negative reaction of fans of Phantom to the London production, stating: "' ' I think the majority of the noise about Love Never Dies wasn't literary . They didn't care that Andrew was creating a sequel to the original story ." However, Love Never Dies is not a sequel to Gaston Leroux's original novel, in which the character of the Phantom dies at the end . Phillips additionally addressed the audience's suspension of disbelief with regard to the plot of Love Never Dies: "The central plot idea is that the Phantom and Christine have slept together . If people don't buy that, then they're never going to come onboard with the show, they're never going to respond to it ." </P>

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