Andrew Lloyd Webber News

Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash-hit rock musical School Of Rock, will finally make its way to Adelaide this August!

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella began previews last night at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. The show took the stage after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the re-opening of West End theatres had been delayed to July 19, but that he was working with Webber on a plan to make the show's previous plans work, allowing the show to open.

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and artists within the theatre and music industries in the UK announced that they would take legal action against the UK Government to release the results of their COVID-19 Events Research Programme, which was established to study the risk of transmission of COVID-19 at large events. Today, the UK Government has officially released the findings.

The Art House 2021 season will kick-off in Provincetown. The Broadway @ The Art House series brings Sierra Boggess, Broadway’s original Ariel in The Little Mermaid and a frequent Christine Daaé in Phantom of the Opera and its sequel Love Never Dies, on July 2 & 3 with Seth Rudetsky as pianist & host

The North Charleston POPS! are back for the final concert of the season, “Music of the Knights” on Saturday, July 17 at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center.

Opera Australia in association with The Really Useful Group, will present Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, have announced the full cast for its highly anticipated Australian production.

Gracie Mansion Conservancy's 2021 Gala, RAISING THE CURTAIN: THEATER IS BACK! will be presented virtually next Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM ET. This one-of-a-kind evening is a celebration of Broadway, the heartbeat of New York City.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and artists within the theatre and music industries in the UK are launching legal action against the UK Government to release the results of their COVID-19 Events Research Programme. 

Two very special episodes of “Stars In The House” have been announced to celebrate and honor Pride Month and the LGBTQ community.  Tonight, the cast of the groundbreaking series “Queer As Folk” will reunite to talk about the iconic show and what it meant to be a part of the first American drama series with gay characters as leads. 

Webber then went on to express concern over the condition of commercial theatres across the UK, and he discussed his plans to sell his London venue the Other Palace, saying it is a financial decision.

The 60th anniversary production of Beckett's masterwork Happy Days, newly opened at west London's Riverside Studios, is indistinguishable from the keen eye of its director, Trevor Nunn, who across more than six decades has contributed many of the most significant (not to mention quite a few of the best) productions in my experience. We look back at a seismic career and select five productions for the ages.

While the UK has delayed their full reopening date by nearly a month, other regions across the globe continue to roll back many of the restrictions they had in place. However, the patchwork of rollbacks and differing approaches to live theatre has many arts administrators feeling stretched beyond reason.

Earlier this week, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the full re-opening of West End theatres has been delayed to July 19, but added that he planned to work with Webber on a plan to make the show's previous plans work. Today, Webber has officially responded to the offer.

Learn more about the production, which comes to the Halton Theater stage this summer.

Landmark Theatre has announced the productions in its upcoming 2021-22 season. Individual tickets are not yet on sale. Learn more and subscription information.

Seeing both of these movies and comparing their teams has shown that Hollywood needs to let Broadway people work on movie musicals. There is an understanding that Broadway people have of musicals that Hollywood people don't. 

The Kravis Center is bringing Broadway back to West Palm Beach with the 2021/2022 Kravis On Broadway season. The series is headlined by the “cultural phenomenon” (LA Times) and winner of six Tony Awards DEAR EVAN HANSEN, the acclaimed Lincoln Center Theater production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY, and the heartfelt COME FROM AWAY.

Andrew Lloyd Webber says he was 'surprised' to hear that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson may allow his West End production of Cinderella to go ahead despite the delayed lifting of lockdown restrictions.

West End productions, including Six, Les Miserables, Hairspray and more have shared updates on what today's news means for audiences for the next month:

News today of a delay in the UK's full re-opening is a devastating blow to West End theatres, which now cannot open at full capacity until July 19. Andrew Lloyd's Webber's new Cinderella, which was due to begin performances on June 25, is one of the shows that will likely suffer from the decision, though Johnson admitted that he is currently in talks with Webber about the issue.