Andrew Lloyd Webber News

Enjoy these holiday shows online with your family as the Broadway shutdown continues.

A further 15 theatres in the UK have received vital support from the national public advisory body for theatres, bringing the total helped through its Theatre Reopening Fund to 35.  Offering grants of up to £5,000, the fund supports not-for-profit theatres of all sizes and heritages across the country to meet the costs of reopening safely in light of Covid-19. 

Today's top stories: Daveed Diggs releases Hanukkah song, Courtney Bowman gives us a queen's-eye view at Six, Andrew Lloyd Webber performs with original School of Rock kids, and more!

Today marks five years since School of Rock opened on Broadway! To celebrate the occasion, the show's composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber, virtually reunited with original cast members for a performance of 'Stick It To The Man'!

On this day in 2015, Alex Brightman climbed to the top of Mount Rock in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical adaptation of the hit film School of Rock!

As Andrew Lloyd Webber new Cinderella continues to get ready for its West End debut, fans are preparing by lending a hand to bad Cinderella. Check out out this lyric video, featuring submissions made by fans and a track by Cinderella herself, Carrie Hope Flectcher!

The National Lottery has announced it will host a special one-off performance of this year's pantomime at The London Palladium for key workers and staff from frontline lottery-funded projects.  

Producer Cameron Mackintosh has revealed that Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is currently planning for a June 2021 return to the West End.

Amidst the uncertainty that the theatre industry continues to face due to the health crisis, Andrew Lloyd Webber feels confident that The Phantom of the Opera will return to the West End in June.

Following its success in Leicester and on tour across the UK and Europe throughout 2017/18, Curve Leicester is revisiting its award-winning Made at Curve production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard in this captivating concert performance, recorded and streamed for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home.

Este espectáculo musical explica la historia de Broadway a través de más de 40 canciones del teatro musical a cuatro voces que recorren, desde el nacimiento de la calle más famosa de Nueva York, su época dorada y llega hasta la actualidad, mostrando a los espectadores un visión total y completa.

The Ivors Academy today [1 December] revealed the winners of 14 Ivor Novello Awards as part of The Ivors Composer Awards 2020, celebrating exceptional new works by composers writing for classical, jazz and sound art. The winners of these prestigious Ivor Novello Awards were revealed earlier tonight as part of a two-hour ceremony broadcast exclusively on BBC Radio 3, hosted by Kate Molleson and Tom Service. 

Powerhouse of Australian Cabaret, Drag and Musical Theatre, Trevor Ashley dons the short black wig and comfortable sequins again to bring back his most famous impersonation for RING THEM BELLS! A VERY LIZA XMAS. 

Legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber joined ‘Closing Bell’ on CNBC to discuss his outlook for Broadway theaters and entertainment.

Sierra Boggess and Julian Ovenden have given us all something to be thankful for this fall. The duo has been releasing a series of music videos to coincide with the release of their new album 'Together... at a Distance'.

Doorstep Productions has been founded by actors Maria Friedman and Adrian Der Gregorian.  Nothing can equal the experience of a live performance, so, while most theatres remain closed, Doorstep Productions will bring a slice of the West End to the people. 

“CHRISTMAS AGAIN (THE SHOW MUST GO ON!)” is a brand-new original song written by Anna Hale, Joe McNeice and Matthew Spalding which features 30 performers from the West End and is available to buy now (Friday 27th November) from iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify. 

Andrew Lloyd Webber recently asked for some ideas for Thanksgiving-themed versions of the titles of his songs. Later in the day yesterday, he took to Twitter to record a video singing one of his favorites, Zoom Changes Everything.

In celebration of the holiday season, Sarah Brightman will host her first-ever livestream event!  Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony will be broadcast on Sunday, December 20, 2020 from the Christ Church Spitalfields in London.

Today's top stories: The Grammy Awards nominated 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'American Utopia,' 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'The Prince of Egypt,' 'Soft Power,' and Amélie' for Best Musical Theatre Album, and more!