He's Here, again

Why, oh why? I thought this horrible idea was finally put to rest in the mid-90's. Andrew Lloyd Webber announced today that he is reviving his idea for a Phantom sequel. For a man who defined contemporary musical theatre in the 70's and 80's, he shows no regard for theatre history. If there is a successful musical sequel out there, I am unaware of it. Let 'Em Eat Cake, Bring Back Birdie, and Annie Warbucks were all horrendous artistic and commercial disasters. Given Lloyd Webber's post-Phantom track record, does he really want to enter this risky territory? I don't care what great idea was pitched to him, there is no conceivable story that would serve as a suitable sequel. Presumably the Phantom died at the end. If he didn't, and he goes after Christine again, it completely negates his change of heart and the humanity he acquired at the end of the first show. If it's an imposter phantom, why should we care? I just don't see what he could accomplish by tackling this project. If there was a worthy sequel idea, wouldn't Gaston Leroux have written it first? Granted, his story was more of a detective story along the lines of Sherlock Holmes, the romance was added by future screenwriters and became part of the Phantom lore, and it was only natural that someone would have sooner or later focused on that story line to create a musical, but if there was a profitable way to resurrect the Phantom, wouldn't he have done it? Let this idea rest in peace and try finding an original idea for a real comeback.