History Theatre / LoveNeverDies

* MoneyDearBoy: [[invoked]] Christine is performing at Phantasma solely to earn money to pay off Raoul's gambling debts.

* RightBehindMe: As Meg leaves the bar, Raoul shouts after her that the Phantom isn't as powerful as she thinks he is, and that he's no more than a "circus freak". Then he turns and sees the Phantom has just arrived...

* TookALevelInJerkass: Raoul somehow became a neglectful father and drunk.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Raoul.

* BrokenBird: With all the time and effort she's spent on the Phantom, and pining for (and being ignored by) him, [[spoiler: it's Meg Giry who]] seems to be the most pitiable character in the show, oddly enough supplanting his role in the last show.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Meg, who was Christine's friend in the original musical, [[spoiler:shoots and kills her out of jealousy]]. Raoul suffers this, too; although not really a villain, he became TheAlcoholic and picked up a gambling problem that makes him a less-than-ideal husband to Christine, while neither trait was present in the original book or play.

* NiceHat: Christine has two of these, as per upper-class fashion of the time period.

* {{Retool}}: Due to the less-than-favorable response from both critics and die-hard [[FanNickname Phans]], [[http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/03/love_never_dies_but_it_can_be.html the show was substantially rewritten]] to "tighten it up" at the end of 2010. Reaction ranged from "It's ''much'' better now!" to "TheyChangedItNowItSucks" to "They Changed It, and It Still Sucks" (as the controversial plot and character alterations were largely left alone). This revised version was supposed to go to Broadway, but instead was produced in Australia and subsequently filmed.

* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: See CymbalClangingMonkey above.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Towards the end of his big number about "The Beauty within", the Phantom shows Gustave his disfigured face, to which the boy instantly screams and runs off in a fright. While people are capable of looking past appearances, one can't just expect a child to do so automatically.

* RealityEnsues: After his big number about "The Beauty within", the Phantom shows Gustave his disfigured face, to which the boy instantly screams and runs off in a fright. While people are capable of looking past appearances, one can't just expect a child to do so automatically.

** Depending on how YMMV it could also be considered a DownerEnding, as [[spoiler: Gustave is left in the care of an obsessive recluse who might harm him if he does something untoward, and Meg ends up completely broken, thanks especially to Erik lighting the fuse by telling her 'we can't all be like Christine']]. As WebVideo/MusicalHell says, the only one with a true positive outcome is [[spoiler: Erik]], who's at fault for pretty much everything that went wrong in both this and its prequel.

* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Christine slept with the Phantom the night before her and Raoul's wedding...and based on that alone can conclude Gustave is the Phantom's son. While possible suspicions of infidelity would explain Raoul's change in character, this is never suggested; when the Phantom raises the question that Gustave isn't his, Raoul's genuine surprise implies he's had no reason to be suspicious of Christine.]]