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Andrew Lloyd Webber asked priest to bless London home over poltergeist

Impresario says ghost would pile up theatre scripts in obscure room but finally left after priest’s visit

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber says he called in priest to banish poltergeist from his Belgravia home

He said the mischievous spirit had a penchant for stacking up theatre scripts in neat piles

Evening Standard

Aled Jones looks back: ‘It wasn’t easy being famous at school. I’d get bullied the day after doing Wogan’

The singer and presenter on being teased about Walking in the Air, forgetting his lyrics in front of the Queen, and his lost years

The Guardian - UK

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Superstars aiming to shine light on Newcastle's musical theatre talent

Superstars will feature Marina Prior and Silvie Paladino.

Newcastle Herald

Andrew Lloyd Webber forms ‘supergroup’ to call on government for music education support

‘In a world that feels more divided than at any point in my lifetime, and with conflict raging around the world with incalculable consequences, music has a unique ability to unite’

The Independent UK

Stars back Andrew Lloyd Webber call for music education funding

Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa among signatories of letter to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer calling for funds for music in disadvantaged schools

The Guardian - UK

Sorry: you are not too cool for School of Rock

A few years back, I was on an early date with the bass player of a storied punk rock band. I’d been comped two tickets to School of Rock, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical theatre adaptation of the frolicsome comedy about a schlubby rock slacker who cons a bunch of…

Evening Standard

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Braverman says cancel Christmas (for MPs)

The Grinch it seems has been deposed

Evening Standard

Andrew Lloyd Webber-backed drama school ArtsEd faces bullying accusations

West London-based institution denied any suggestions that students’ safety had been put at risk

The Independent UK

Bill Kenwright obituary

Producer of stage hits including Blood Brothers who took Medea to Broadway and served as the chairman of Everton FC

The Guardian - UK

At last, Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream gives us kinder reality TV. But some raw humanity would be nice

ITV’s revamped search-for-a-West-End-star format is Instagram-slick. It’s warmer – but does it make for good TV? asks culture writer Lauren O’Neill

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Death of England: Closing Time; Sunset Boulevard – review

The fourth in Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’s state-of-the-nation play series is precise, fierce and moving, while Nicole Scherzinger hammers home the drama as Norma Desmond

The Guardian - UK

Nicole Scherzinger: Sunset Boulevard ‘truly changed my life’

In Jamie Lloyd’s production of the 1993 musical, Scherzinger plays Norma Desmond, a delusional silent movie star discarded by Hollywood amid the arrival of talking pictures

Evening Standard

Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre review: Ready for her close up? Nicole Scherzinger smashes it

It’s a physically and emotionally exposing performance in a tour de force of a show

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Sunset Boulevard review – Nicole Scherzinger dazzles in Jamie Lloyd’s radical rework

Lloyd brings hipster edginess, style and unpredictability to this revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical – though it’s more surface-level than penetrating closeup

The Guardian - UK

Nicole Scherzinger: ‘One of my favourite British things is the roasts. Last Sunday I had two’

The Honolulu-born singer on playing Norma Desmond in the West End, the heartbreak of the Hawaiian wildfires, and the roots of her work ethic

The Independent UK

Princess Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi attend opening of new luxury hotel The OWO

The reimagined hotel features 120 rooms and suites starting at £1,100 per night

Evening Standard

Britain’s Got Talent teen star Malakai Bayoh reaches number one with debut album

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Welsh singer and presenter Aled Jones are among those who have praised the teenager

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The Independent UK

Who is in the Royal Box on the fifth day of Wimbledon?

The Royal Box is usually occupied by members of the royal family, celebrities and public figures

The Independent UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Aspects of Love to close in West End three months early

Show received a two-star review from The Independent

Wales Online

How Connie Fisher had to build a new life after devastating diagnosis took her singing voice

Connie found fame after winning BBC reality show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? in 2010 - listen to In the Spotlight with Connie Fisher below

The Guardian - UK

‘If you have dreams, follow them!’ Paul Nicholas on Bowie, the Bee Gees, playing Jesus – and ruffling the king’s hair

In six decades in showbiz, he has been murdered by Screaming Lord Sutch, played the lead in Hair, had hit singles and a hit sitcom – and surprised Serge Gainsbourg

Wales Online

Bear Grylls explores family tragedy and discovers 'wild' royal connection on BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?

The adventurer joins the likes of The Crown's Claire Foy and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber in the latest series of the BBC genealogy show

The Independent UK

`Cats' returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown Manhattan

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s absence from New York City’s stages will be at most 14 months, with “Cats” returning in June 2024 at the World Trade Center’s new Perelman Performing Arts Center

Daily Record

Andrew Lloyd Webber: I fear for Broadway because of high production costs

His shows The Phantom Of The Opera and Bad Cinderella have recently closed in New York.

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