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‘An extraordinary feat’: Phantom of the Opera ends its 35-year Broadway run

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical is set for its final performance in New York, leaving behind an intense fanbase

The Guardian - US

NYC Mayor Adams gives Andrew Lloyd Webber key to the city for being Broadway’s ‘greatest of all time’ as ‘Phantom of the Opera’ set to close Sunday

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams bestowed one of the city’s highest civilian honors upon legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber on Friday, praising him as the greatest Broadway musical force in history.

Tribune News Service

Review: ‘Bad Cinderella’ on Broadway pointlessly blows up a fairy tale

NEW YORK — “Bad Cinderella” says it all.

Chicago Tribune

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Nicholas death: Andrew Lloyd Webber announces his son has died aged 43 from gastric cancer

Nicholas, also a successful composer, died surrounded by family at hospital in Hampshire

The Independent UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eldest son, Nicholas, dies of gastric cancer aged 43

Oscar-winning composer says son, also a successful composer, died on Saturday in hospital surrounded by family

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber 'shattered' as his son Nicholas dies

Lord Lloyd Webber's eldest son Nicholas was "battling" gastric cancer having been moved to a hospice

Wales Online

Bad Cinderella review – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s chaotic musical hits Broadway

The infamous ‘costly mistake’ has made its way to the US and while hardly the revisionist take it aims to be, there’s some sprightly fun to be had

The Guardian - US

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's critically ill son moves into hospice

The composer said his son caught pneumonia as a result of his "ghastly" cancer

Wales Online

Andrew Lloyd Webber missing 'Bad Cinderella' opener amid son's gastric cancer battle

Master of musicals and EGOT winner Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed over the weekend that his son Nicholas Lloyd Webber, 43, has been hospitalized after battling stomach cancer for more than a year.

Los Angeles Times

Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals his son is critically ill with gastric cancer

Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he is “devastated” as he announced his eldest son Nicholas is “critically ill” with gastric cancer.

Evening Standard

Andrew Lloyd Webber to miss Bad Cinderella Broadway opening with son Nick ‘critically ill’ in hospital

‘My place is with him and the family,’ said the composer

The Independent UK

Playboy kings and gospel choirs: could my relationship survive Jesus Christ Superstar?

The 1973 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera is a camp masterpiece. But how would it fare with someone who isn’t a musical aficionado?

The Guardian - AU

‘We put Disney in the bin’: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt on being theatre’s top Christmas villain

She starred in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights while eight months pregnant and played Cinderella’s stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s abruptly closed musical. Now Hamilton-Barritt has bounced back as a tormented ogress in Hex

The Guardian - UK

Jellicle clown: Frankie Thompson on her unmissable feline fever dream Catts

Her cat-tastic stage show is a riff on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical that swerves into emotionally raw territory. The Edinburgh fringe sensation talks about trauma, taboos and the importance of being disgusting

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Andrew Lloyd Webber to transfer his ‘Cinderella’ to Broadway

Andrew Lloyd Webber is saying goodbye to his last remaining show on Broadway and welcoming another. The musical theater icon announced Monday that his retooled version of “Cinderella” will land in New York at the Imperial Theatre in February with new songs, a new leading lady and a new title.…

The Independent UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical transferring to Broadway less than a year after West End closure

Musical will move to Broadway as ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ ends

The Independent UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber to transfer his 'Cinderella' to Broadway

Andrew Lloyd Webber is saying goodbye to his last remaining show on Broadway and welcoming another

The Independent UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber says paying respects to Queen at Buckingham Palace ‘was the least I could do’

Composer was travelling to Her Majesty’s Theatre in London on Thursday but diverted his journey to lay flowers at Buckingham Palace.

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The Guardian - UK

Whistle Down the Wind review – fiery revival of Lloyd Webber’s unloved show

New production reshapes the 1996 original set in rural Louisiana as a taut fable of faith and fear

The Guardian - UK

Whistle Down the Wind review – outstanding production of the Lloyd Webber musical

Tom Jackson Greaves thrillingly fuses movement with music in his revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Louisiana-set take on the classic 60s film

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Antonio Banderas team up for Spanish venture

Composer and actor launch theatre production company focusing on Spanish-speaking audiences

Daily Mirror

Andrew Castle's daughter sees dreams of owning a house crushed after Cinderella axing

Georgina Castle has been playing a wicked stepsister in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End stage production and was booked to portray the role until May 2023 before the theatre director's abrupt decision

The Independent UK

Lloyd Webber ‘devastated’ over interpretation of ‘costly mistake’ comment

Last month the impresario announced his West End show Cinderella would be closing, less than a year after it premiered.

The Independent UK

Lloyd Webber insists ‘costly mistake’ comment did not refer to Cinderella show

Last month the impresario announced the show would be closing, less than a year after it premiered.

The Guardian - UK

‘A costly mistake’: Andrew Lloyd Webber booed as Cinderella closes in West End

Composer penned a letter read out at the final performance, praising ‘superb’ team but prompting criticism from some audience members

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