Even Andrew Lloyd Webber isn’t a fan of “Cats”.
14.07.2020 - 17:19 / variety.com
Manori Ravindran International EditorThere’s one place Andrew Lloyd Webber gravitates to after a bad day in the business — the largest of his London theaters, the Palladium. Late at night, when the West End impresario stands onstage and looks out at the 2,300-seat venue, “I just say, ‘That’s why.
That’s why I want to be in theater,’” Lloyd Webber tells Variety. “Because that building just wants to love you.”Like other West End houses, the Palladium, which hosted Madonna’s Madame X Tour in
.Even Andrew Lloyd Webber isn’t a fan of “Cats”.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer of the original musical, he shared the same sentiment of critics when it came to the big-screen adaptation. In other words, he thought the movie had some problems — to say the least.“The problem with the film was that Tom Hooper decided that he didn’t want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original show,” Webber told The Sunday Times in a recent interview.
Cats.The 2019 film, which featured an all-star cast made up of Idris Elba, Dame Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, James Corden and Rebel Wilson, was panned by fans and critics alike upon its release.In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Lloyd Webber said: “The problem with the film was that [director] Tom Hooper decided that he didn’t want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original show.”He added that “the whole thing was ridiculous.”It’s not the first time Lloyd Webber has spoken out
Andrew Lloyd Webber is telling everyone how he really feels about the movie adaption of Cats.
Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe movie version of Cats may have been released last year, but it is still very much present in our lives. In a recent interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer of the original musical, he shared the same sentiment of critics when it came to the big-screen adaptation.
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