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Andrew Lloyd Webber is grieving after sharing that his son, Nicholas «Nick» Lloyd Webber, has died. He was 43.In a statement shared Saturday with, Webber said he's «shattered» after «my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital.» He added, «His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft.»Webber told the outlet he's thankful «for all your thoughts during this difficult time.»It was only on Sunday when Webber shared with that Nicholas was "critically ill" and battling gastric cancer.The composer shared being «absolutely devastated» and that he would have to miss Thursday's opening night of his Broadway show which made its debut at New York City's Imperial Theatre.«As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalized,» Webber wrote via .

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Lloyd, director of the history-making reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, reveals that his star Nicole Scherzinger initially “refused to consider” accepting his offer to play Norma Desmond in the show adapted from Billy Wilder’s 1950 classic.

In a four-star review, I called director Jamie Lloyd’s imaginative revival “jolting” and “absolutely gut-wrenching,” and added that Scherzinger “stops you in your tracks” with her “breathtaking” turn. A few weeks after writing that, I went back to see it a second time.The acclaimed show is just what Lloyd Webber needs to recover from the one-two punch of “Phantom of the Opera” closing after 35 years and his “Bad Cinderella” flopping after just a few short months.Everybody on Broadway has been jetting over to the UK to watch his electric “Sunset,” which takes its final bow in the West End on Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE: The principal at Andrew Lloyd Webber-supported drama school ArtsEd branded students “snakes” and appeared to threaten them with legal action after being accused of favoritism, according to a leaked recording.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber on Sunday, as the curtain came down one final time for Broadway's .After a 35-year run and almost 14,000 shows, Broadway's longest-running show had its final performance at the Majestic Theatre. The show also marked Webber's first appearance since the death of his 43-year-old son, Nicholas, who died in March following a battle with cancer.Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber dedicates the final «Phantom of the Opera» Broadway performance to his son, Nick, who passed away last month.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is sharing some sad family news. In a statement, via, the Tony-winning composer revealed that his oldest child, Nicolas Lloyd Webber, is «critically ill» and battling gastric cancer.The composer shared that he is «absolutely devastated» and will have to miss the upcoming opening night of his Broadway show which is set to make its debut at New York City's Imperial Theatre on March 23.«As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalized,» Webber wrote via.

Renowned composer Andrew Lloyd Webber announced his son Nicholas is "critically ill" and fighting gastric cancer. The "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" musician also revealed Nick is now hospitalized due to ongoing medical issues, in a statement shared by Webber's representatives with Fox News Digital.

“Bad Cinderella” opening night on Thursday.Webber released a statement and explained his son is critically ill, and he will take time away to be with family.“I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill,” Webber said. “As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months, and Nick is now hospitalized.”Webber continued, “I therefore have not been able to attend the recent previews of “Bad Cinderella” and as things stand, I will not be able to cheer on its wonderful cast, crew, and orchestra on Opening Night this Thursday.

Some recent Broadway arrivals added both star power and box office receipts to the weekly grosses reports, with both Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Parade selling out (the latter despite some loudmouthed neo-Nazi protesters), and A Doll’s House starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella coming close.

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and international producer and longtime collaborator Michael Harrison announced today the creation of a new musical theater partnership to find and develop new musicals, and create new productions from Lloyd Webber’s catalog.

Longtime friends and collaborators Antonio Banderas and Andrew Lloyd Webber are joining forces under the banner of new company Amigos Para Siempre (APS), aimed at producing theatre, musicals and live entertainment shows, including some of Webber’s best-loved works, for major Spanish-speaking markets.

Jessie Buckley is riding high this week after celebrating her first Oscar nomination.The Irish star, 32, is set to fight it out in the Best Supporting Actress category after being recognised for her starring role in The Lost Daughter, alongside fellow nominee Olivia Colman. Jessie's nod from the Academy is sure to make her a well-known star – but avid TV fans may remember when she got her big break over 10 years ago, on a show which was worlds away from the glamour of Hollywood.

Naman Ramachandran Super-producer and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has halted performances of hit West End musical “Cinderella” until Feb. 2022 as the Omicron variant of coronavirus surges across the U.K.

A sick killer who brutally abused a 13-month old baby and was serving a life sentence in jail has died in his cell after catching covid-19.

Stick it to the man! In 2003, writer Mike White collaborated with Jack Black and director Richard Linklater on the musical comedy School of Rock. The flick was so successful that it even spawned a Nickelodeon series and a Tony-nominated musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Naman Ramachandran Composer and producer Andrew Lloyd Webber has decided not to open his £6 million ($8.2 million) musical “Cinderella,” one day before it was due to open at London’s West End after a cast member tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.On Monday, June 19, the U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Singer Sarah Brightman’s first livestream Christmas concert next month will include a reunion with her former husband and partner-in-theater Andrew Lloyd Webber. The two will perform the relatively obscure Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice song “Christmas Dream.”

British theatres urgently need to be given a date when they can reopen at full capacity if they are to survive the coronavirus pandemic, composer and theatre owner Andrew Lloyd Webber told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.

Cats composer Andrew Lloyd Webber opened up in a recent interview with the U.K.’s Sunday Times, during which he slammed the 2019 film adaptation of his beloved Broadway musical. “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 said of Cats’ director.

Cats composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s support of the 2019 star-studded adaptation.Speaking to The Sunday Times, the 72-year-old England native slammed director Tom Hooper’s take on the Broadway hit. “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 said in the interview posted on Sunday, August 2.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Phantom of the Opera might not have left the London theater scene for good after all, assures composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.Responding to a newspaper column written by Phantom producer Cameron Mackintosh stating that both the London and UK touring productions are “permanently shut down” due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Webber tweeted early this morning, “As far as I’m concerned Phantom will reopen as soon as is

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber joined the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar Live on Easter Sunday (April 12) to raise money for The Actor's Fund's coronavirus relief program.Appearing on digital Broadway talk show Stars in the House, the legendary composer reflected on the unique origins of the Biblical musical. "When Tim Rice came up with the idea of writing about the last seven days of the life of Christ, nobody thought that it could remotely work as a theater show," Webber told host Seth Rudetsky.

Composers in isolation are taking their chops to Twitter with the idea of raising dough for furloughed Broadway workers.