Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals son is critically ill with cancer: ‘Absolutely devastated’

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Wicked,” the untold story of everything that happened before Dorothy dropped down in Oz, is poised to make Broadway history. When the hit musical plays its 7,486th performance on Tuesday, April 11, it’ll surpass Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats” to become the fourth-longest running production on the Great White Way. “Phantom of the Opera,” which is closing in April, remains the longest-running show on Broadway with 13,965 performances, followed by “Chicago” with 10,321 performances and “The Lion King” with 9,936 performances. “Wicked” will also celebrate its 20th anniversary this October. The show opened in 2003, led by Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda and Joel Grey as the Wizard. It won three Tony Awards, including best musical.

King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort's coronation guests are in for a special invitation. On Tuesday, the official invitation for the May 6 ceremony — which will go out to 2,000 people — was revealed.True to form, and tradition, the invitation, designed by Andrew Jamieson, has symbols of Charles and Camilla's new roles in the monarchy. Jamieson is a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator, who is also a Brother of the Art Workers’ Guild, which Charles is an honorary member of. The top of the invitation reads: The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III & Queen Camilla By Command of the King The Earl Marshall is Directed to Invite." The middle portion of the invitation is left blank, where the guest's name will be.Below are the details of the ceremony, which reads: «To Be Present at The Abbey Church of Westminster of the 6th Day of May 2023. The official invitation was originally hand-painted with watercolor, and the design — featuring the Coronation Emblem — will be reproduced and reprinted on recycled card with gold foil detailing.Charles and Camilla's invitation includes artwork that adds a personal touch and nod to their roles as king and queen consort. According to the release, „Central to the design is the motif of the Green Man, an ancient figure from British folklore, symbolic of spring and rebirth, to celebrate the new reign.

Prince Andrew is determined to hold onto Royal Lodge, an insider has claimed. The source explained that Prince Andrew, 63, was handed the keys to Frogmore Cottage by King Charles two months ago but is allowing his daughter Princess Eugenie to stay there when she visits the family.

Andrew Lloyd Webber "loved and admired" his late son. Nicholas Webber passed on Saturday (25. 03.

Twitter and announced the death of his son Nicholas Webber which has left their family "totally bereft". The British composer has been inundated with messages of support following the devastating news. In view of his 215,000 followers, Andrew penned: "I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital.

A post shared by Andrew Lloyd Webber (@andrewlloydwebber)Andrew Lloyd Webber said on Instagram two days ago his son was “getting over a bout of pneumonia,” and was in hospice care. “I wanted to thank you first for the huge outpouring of messages of support for my son, Nick,” Webber said.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s eviction from Frogmore Cottage will be “just the start” of King Charles’ plans to modernise the monarchy, sources have said. The King is said to be carrying out a shake-up of The Firm that will see more royals funding and fending for themselves.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's eldest son Nicholas has been moved to a hospice where he is "battling" his gastric cancer.The Oscar-winning composer, 75, revealed via Instagram today that 43 year old Nick is "over the worst of this first bout of pneumonia" which he caught as a result of his "ghastly" condition. Andrew, who wrote the music for hit shows like Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar, said in a video to his 227,000 followers: "We’re all here and the family here has gathered around and it was the right place for us all to be I think." The musical theatre legend subsequently thanked the people of Ukraine who'd sent him a Cats T-shirt following the announcement that his son was "critically ill".

Royal photographer Arthur Edwards is speaking out about his over four-decade long career photographing the UK royal family.

King Charles "punished" Prince Harry and Prince Andrew by evicting them from their royal residencies, an American author has claimed. Christopher Andersen, who wrote the book The King: The Life of Charles III, said the decision was to "economise" but also to discipline the pair.

It's thought King Charles could ban Prince Andrew from wearing ceremonial robes at his Coronation ceremony this Spring - just days after evicting Prince Harry and Meghan Mackle from Frogmore Cottage - so he could move in. It's claimed the Duke of York is furious about being kept in the dark over the decision in whether he can dress in the grand velvet robes.

Prince William and Kate could be handed the 30-room Royal Lodge on the Windsor Estate, which is currently occupied by Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson - and we want to know what you think. King Charles is reportedly trying to ‘downgrade’ the Duke of York to Frogmore Cottage instead, which Andrew is said to be resisting.

Piers Morgan, host of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" on FOX Nation, sounded off on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their reaction after being invited to King Charles III's coronation. On "Fox & Friends" Monday, Morgan said the two may attend the event only in order to profit from it in any upcoming books or documentaries.   PIERS MORGAN: Charles has been magnanimous.

King Charles has invited Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to his Coronation but according to reports the couple are yet to decide whether they will attend. Speculation has been rife as to whether the couple, who stepped down as working royals in 2020, would get an official invitation to the May Coronation following months of scathing attacks on the family.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to be offered Prince Andrew's old Buckingham Palace apartment, following their eviction from Frogmore Cottage, according to reports. The offer is said to be an olive branch from King Charles, after the couple confirmed that they had been given notice to vacate Frogmore Cottage, which was gifted to them by the late Queen in 2019.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “look happy” but there is still resentment between them and the Royal Family that needs resolving, a royal expert has revealed. Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, speaking exclusively to OK!, said that while the Duke and Duchess appear to be settled in the US, there is a ‘lot that needs to be said’ between the couple and the estranged members of The Firm. Relations have been strained between the Sussexes and the Royal Family following the bombshell claims made in Harry’s book Spare and the couple’s controversial Netflix documentary.

King Charles went ‘directly against the Queen’s style’ and made a ‘big mistake’ by evicting Harry and Meghan from Frogmore Cottage, a royal expert said. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex this week confirmed that they had been asked to vacate their UK home on the Windsor estate - which was gifted to them by the late Queen Elizabeth II after they tied the knot in 2018.

King Charles has sent an emotional message to the President of Greece to express his sorrow over an “appalling” train crash in the country. More than 40 people died after a passenger train and freight train collided near the city of Larissa in northern Greece, in one of the country's worst rail accidents.The first four carriages of the passenger train were derailed and the first two caught fire, leaving them almost completely destroyed.

A royal expert has claimed that King Charles has made a "big mistake" by evicting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from Frogmore Cottage and reportedly offering it to Prince Andrew.

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