In America, Andrew Lloyd Webber is best known as the composer of “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Evita,” “Cats” and “Sunset Boulevard,” among many other popular musicals. But in London, the Brit also has a reputation as a major West End theater owner. His LW Theatres counts six houses in its stable, including His Majesty’s … Read more
Much is unrecognizable about the Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard” at the St. James Theatre. The Norma Desmond is a former pop star, Nicole Scherzinger, the scenery has been swapped for a crisp giant screen and the costumes are a glossy black. But “Sunset” aficionados will also hear a difference: An entire … Read more
Andrew Lloyd Webber never thought he’d get Nicole Scherzinger to Broadway. “I always remember when she did ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ on a TV show some years ago,” Lloyd Webber told me during an hour-long sit-down. After her performance on that 2013 ITV special, “Cats” director Trevor Nunn excitedly rang him up and said, … Read more
Andrew Lloyd Webber is at the point of no return. Mayor Eric Adams presented the famous composer with a key to New York City Friday, ahead of this weekend’s curtain call for the “Phantom of the Opera” – Broadway’s longest-running show. “I grew up on his plays and the performances from ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ … Read more
Broadway and West End composer Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed Saturday that his 43-year-old son Nicholas is “critically ill” with stomach cancer. The “Phantom of the Opera” composer says his son, Nicholas, has been suffering from the illness for the last 18 months, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I am absolutely devastated to say that my … Read more