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Andrew Lloyd Webber is ‘hot again’ –with help from new kids on musicals block

Veteran composer’s work is everywhere, but generation who grew up admiring him say he has never been out of touch

The Guardian - UK

Queen Elizabeth Once Enjoyed Her Own Secret Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical—and It Starred a Member of the Royal Family

The custom show was created for her 60th birthday, according to famed lyricist Tim Rice.

Marie Claire

Andrew Lloyd Webber donates rare handwritten Sunset Boulevard score to raise money for LA wildfire victims

Signed score sheet is expected to fetch $2,500 at auction fundraiser

The Independent UK

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Sign of the four: Sherlock Holmes returns for Christmas comedy by two duos

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have created songs for a Theatreland mystery by Humphrey Ker and David Reed. We find out how they doubled up for the detective’s ‘gory’ new case

The Guardian - UK

Stage musicals should embrace use of surtitles, says lyricist Tim Rice

The songwriter, who has reunited with Andrew Lloyd Webber for a Christmas mystery, said growing popularity of TV subtitles may have a welcome effect in theatres

The Guardian - UK

‘King of the musicools!’ Inside the outrageous musical send-up of Andrew Lloyd Webber

It’s had hit runs in Edinburgh and Soho – and was the Guardian’s funniest show of 2024. Now it’s blazing into the West End. Comedy duo Flo & Joan (who were both in Joseph at school) reveal all about One Man Musical

The Guardian - UK

Evita to return to London’s West End with revival directed by Jamie Lloyd

Andrew Lloyd Webber is teaming up with Jamie Lloyd again, following their huge success with Sunset Boulevard

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What does your winter coat say about you? We see you Andrew Lloyd Webber

LET’S UNPACK THAT: After the composer shocked onlookers by wearing a Canada Goose jacket to the farmers’ protest, Ellie Muir looks at what our outer layers say about us, and how they can carry unintentional deeper meanings

The Independent UK

Jesus Christ Superstar review – Lloyd Webber’s irresistible musical takes a victory lap of Australia

Capitol theatre, Sydney; then Perth, Melbourne and BrisbaneIs it still earnest and silly? Yes. But this 50th anniversary production has some incredible moments and performances that raise the roof

The Guardian - AU

Steven Spielberg is the latest EGOT winner: Who else is in the elite awards club?

EGOT WINNERS: This weekend, Steven Spielberg became just the twenty-second person to have taken home an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony

The Independent UK

One Man Musical by Flo & Joan review – Andrew Lloyd Webber gets ‘a show about me!’

George Fouracres portrays the impresario as a haughty and pugnacious squire, while the comedy duo play keyboard and drums

The Guardian - UK

Starlight Express review: A neon fever dream you’ll watch with your mouth wide open

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s singing, roller-skating steam trains are back for a night of absolute maximalism. Yes, it’s more spectacle than sense – but your inner child (and actual children) will be delighted

The Independent UK

Steam engines, injuries and a train called Brexit: The mad story of Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express

As Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most surreal theatrical extravaganza returns to London, Katie Rosseinsky dives into its bizarre history, from early bafflement over its plot – Elvis, a bisexual engine, disembodied children! – to Arlene Phillips choreographing it all on roller skates

The Independent UK

Sunset Boulevard review – Sarah Brightman disappoints in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mawkish musical

In her first theatre role in decades, the soprano is simply not up to the task of playing Norma Desmond

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Superstars bring songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to the Civic

Silvie Paladino and Amy Vee are part of the all-star cast.

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is roaring back and I’m ready to be transported

This daffy musical about racing trains inspired countless stage careers, including my own. A child’s imagination made real, it is a perfect introduction to theatre

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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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 Guardian - 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

‘His talent and enthusiasm never waned’: Blood Brothers and Evita producer Bill Kenwright

The Everton FC chairman and hands-on producer of dozens of stage hits, who has died aged 78, ceaselessly radiated the bonhomie of the actor he originally was

The Guardian - UK

Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream review – no reality show has ever featured this much screaming

Fourteen overexcited hopefuls head to Greece to compete for West End roles in the Abba musical. It’s a wildly rushed, tension-free series that is never less than shrill

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

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

Calls to end one-to-one tuition after misconduct claim at Royal College of Music

Renowned cellist recommends teaching in groups after Royal College of Music professor is suspended following allegations

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