Andrew Lloyd Webber's Genius Is 'Unmasked' In New Memoir
7 years ago

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Genius Is 'Unmasked' In New Memoir

NPR  

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Genius Is 'Unmasked' In New Memoir Enlarge this image toggle caption Gregg Delman/Courtesy of the artist Gregg Delman/Courtesy of the artist Arguably the most successful musical theater composer ever, Andrew Lloyd Webber looks back on his early days in the business in the new memoir, Unmasked. Unmasked By Andrew Lloyd Webber Purchase BookPurchase close overlay Buy Featured Book Your purchase helps support NPR programming. In 1970, Lloyd Webber released Jesus Christ Superstar, his first megahit musical in what would become a pantheon of many. Lloyd Webber recalls his early critics deemed Cats "decidedly dodgy," but the musical went on to be one of Broadway's longest-running productions.

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Can Jesus Christ Superstar Live Resurrect Andrew Lloyd Webber?
6 years, 11 months ago

Can Jesus Christ Superstar Live Resurrect Andrew Lloyd Webber?

Slate  

When the ratings came in for Sunday’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live, it looked like pretty good news: 9.4 million viewers, higher than all but three of the previous “live musical” events since 2013’s The Sound of Music revived the genre. Jesus Christ Superstar Live, however, reminded audiences of a different side to Lloyd Webber’s canon: still colored with ’70s and …

Review: Is this Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘Unmasked’ in a new memoir? Mmm, not quite
7 years ago

Review: Is this Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘Unmasked’ in a new memoir? Mmm, not quite

LA Times  

Andrew Lloyd Webber, theater’s master of spectacle, offers an early revelation in his new autobiography, “Unmasked,” out Tuesday from Harper: “I intended to write my memoirs in one volume, and I have failed spectacularly.” The nearly 500-page “doorstop,” as the 69-year-old author affectionately derides his effort, “judders to a halt at the first night of ‘Phantom of the Opera.’” That …

Rice, Lloyd Webber Double Down On Broadway
12 years, 11 months ago

Rice, Lloyd Webber Double Down On Broadway

NPR  

Rice, Lloyd Webber Double Down On Broadway toggle caption Joan Marcus Since they made their debut in 1971, it's been rare for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to not have a show on Broadway. They're fancier now — Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice — but when they wrote these shows they were just Andrew and Tim, …

Lloyd Webber tops list of most influential people in UK theatre
18 years, 3 months ago

Lloyd Webber tops list of most influential people in UK theatre

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A triumphant revival of The Sound of Music starring a television …

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