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EXCLUSIVE: ArtsEd, the prestigious UK drama school supported by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has said it will launch an independent review after coming under pressure to investigate bullying and misconduct allegations.

EXCLUSIVE: ArtsEd has been taken to an employment tribunal by a former teacher who was fired after raising concerns about a “culture of fear” at the Andrew Lloyd Webber-backed drama school.

EXCLUSIVE: More than 100 parents have written to Andrew Lloyd Webber-backed drama school ArtsEd to express their horror at bullying and misconduct allegations uncovered in a Deadline investigation.

When Andrew Lloyd Webber pocketed nearly $40M from the sale of a Pablo Picasso masterpiece in 2011, his thoughts turned to a performing arts school in the leafy London neighborhood of Chiswick.

David Benedict “Will someone kindly tell me what on Earth has happened?” Well, quite. That’s the that line Michael Ball’s George sings when surveying the absurdity before him, including the body of his passed-out partner Rose (Laura Pitt-Pulford) who has just been shot by his jealous nephew Alec (Jamie Bogyo). Judging by the unexpected laughter that greeted it on opening night, others are framing his question more widely while witnessing this revival — that’s not the right term — of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1989 musical “Aspects of Love.” For that scene and the whole queasy, quasi-romantic story to work, you need emotional truth. But despite the cast’s sincere efforts there is scarcely a speck of that for them to work with. In the sung-through score (no bookwriter is credited; the text is the work of lyricists Don Black and Charles Hart) they are left to sing rambling expository dialogue at one another and emote, giving audiences little to connect with. Lloyd Webber can and does lace lines from the show’s two big tunes, “Love Changes Everything” and “Seeing Is Believing,” through his score all night, but it doesn’t compensate for the lack of believable drama. And that’s before you get to the sexual politics.

EXCLUSIVE: Neil Meron, a force behind bring live events to television including such musicals as Jesus Christ Superstar, Annie and The Sound of Music, has joined Andrew Lloyd Webber’s London-based Really Useful Group as a consultant, Lloyd Webber announced today.

K.J. Yossman Catherine, the Princess of Wales, made a surprise appearance during the opening of the Eurovision Song Contest’s grand final on Saturday evening alongside Andrew Lloyd-Webber, rapper Ms Banks and last year’s Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra, who hail from Ukraine. The princess, who is married to Britain’s Prince William, appeared in a pre-recorded clip playing an instrumental version of Kalush Orchestra’s winning song “Stefania” on the piano, which she recorded in the Crimson Drawing Room of Windsor Castle earlier this month. The clip was part of a montage of different artists – including Lloyd-Webber and Ms Banks – who performed a version of the song alongside Kalush Orchestra themselves. Also featuring in the line-up were last year’s runner-up Sam Ryder, Ballet Black, Bolt Strings, and Joss Stone.

Bad Cinderella” learned their show is set to close on June 4 after just 33 previews and 85 performances.And I don’t mean Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber.In a highly unusual move for the Great White Way, producer Christine Schwarzman handed out prayer cards to her company — who first heard the production was kaput after Playbill published the news early and then quickly took their story down — to go out with God.On one side of the card, which The Post has obtained, is the logo of Lloyd Webber’s problem-plagued musical, featuring the rebellious main character spray-painting the letter “A” in “Bad.” On the other is an original prayer.Hold onto your rosaries. It reads: “Lord, you have wired us to create, to innovate, to lead with new ideas, to set the trends and even blaze a new path. May we, through our artistic expressions, creatively communicate Your heart of love, mercy and grace to a world that needs You.“Thank you for the opportunity to participate in Your divine plan.

The Broadway musical Bad Cinderella has announced its closing date.

Rita Ora had viewers in awe as she 'slayed' during an interval performance at the first semi-final of the of Eurovision Song Contest 2023 on BBC One. The pop superstar wowed with a selection of her greatest hits as she took to the stage in Liverpool, the host city in the UK on behalf of Ukraine.

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has said writing the coronation anthem has been “a kind of antidote” for dealing with the death of his son earlier this year.The theatre impresario’s song, Make a Joyful Noise, was publicly for the first time as the King was enthroned on Saturday. Lord Lloyd-Webber, 75, who is known for hit musicals including The Phantom Of The Opera, Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar, drew on the words of Psalm 98 for his anthem.

King Charles III heaped royal praise on Andrew Lloyd Webber when he first heard the composer play a piano version of the coronation anthem, telling the peer that the music gave him “goosebumps and tears.”

Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that King Charles wrote to him twice following the death of his son Nick.  The 43-year-old record producer died in March after a protracted battle with gastric cancer and pneumonia.  Speaking to The Telegraph, Lord Lloyd-Webber revealed he was not 'prepared for the loss' of his son and that the King had offered his personal condolences following the tragedy.

Broadway performance of “The Phantom of the Opera” was for phamily. The famous chandelier fell one last time over the heads of an invitation-only crowd at the Majestic Theatre, where the show’s composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer Cameron Mackintosh were joined not only by famous friends and well-wishers, including Glenn Close and Lin-Manuel Miranda, but also former Phantoms, like Hugh Panaro and Howard McGillin, and former Christines, including Sarah Brightman (the 1988 original) and Sierra Boggess. They were surrounded by a host of past cast, crew and industry workers who had been affiliated with the show and its creatives over the course of its record-breaking run, the longest in Broadway history. There were even a few attendees in full Phantom attire, both the elaborate, skeleton-faced masquerade outfit and the iconic half-mask-and-cape ensemble.

EXCLUSIVE: Wicked filmmaker Jon M. Chu will direct a new film version of the famed Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Amazon Studios.

The Phantom of the Opera will be closing on Broadway this weekend after a record-breaking 35-year run and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has teased that the show may be back sooner than you’d think.

With two weeks left in its 35-year Broadway run, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera posted a huge box office gross last week of $3,247,106, nearly 10% of Broadway’s total take for the seven-day period ending April 2.

the opening of Bad Cinderella at New York’s Imperial Theatre due to his son being hospitalised. The Broadway show is a retooled version of London West End’s Cinderella, which takes its name from a key song in the show and has new songs, leading lady and title. Nicholas Lloyd Webber scored the BBC One drama Love, Lies and Records and a theatrical and symphonic version of the novel The Little Prince in 2009 in a collaboration with James D Reid.

gastric cancer. The Phantom of the Opera writer announced his son Nick Lloyd Webber has died aged 43. Nick passed away following an 18-month-long battle with cancer.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's son Nicholas Lloyd Webber has died following a battle with cancer. In a statement made to People on Saturday, the legendary composer announced that Nicholas had passed away at Basingstoke Hospital in England on Saturday after suffering from gastric cancer. He was 43.

Nick Lloyd Webber died on Saturday, March 25 at age 43. Andrew Lloyd Webber, his father, shared the news in a statement hours after his death.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's eldest son, Nicholas "Nick" Lloyd Webber, has died at the age of 43."I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital," Andrew, 75, said in a statement. "His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft.

entered hospice care earlier this week as his 18-month battle with stomach cancer worsened, his father announced. Nicholas was dealing with a “bout of pneumonia” due to the cancer, his father said, calling the illness “ghastly.”“We’re all here, and the family here has gathered around, and it was the right place for us all to be I think,” he said in an Instagram video Thursday.The composer was absent from the Thursday opening of his Broadway musical “Bad Cinderella”to be by his son’s side.

Charna Flam Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, died in Basingstoke, England on March 25, after an 18-month-long battle with gastric cancer. He was 43. The theater composer announced the news of his son’s death on Saturday. “I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital,” the statement reads. “His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time.” Nicholas was checked into hospice care on March 23, after he was diagnosed with pneumonia as a result of his cancer diagnosis. Andrew announced through an Instagram video that his son would be seeking further treatment.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has shared some devastating news.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Bad Cinderella,” which opened Thursday night on Broadway, doesn’t have much in the way of ‘tude and swagger onstage. Or brain cells.2 and a half hours with one intermission. At the Imperial Theatre, 249 West 45th Street.It’s a mess with multiple personality disorder.

Your first thought after seeing Bad Cinderella, the latest musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is, well, she isn’t that bad. For better and worse.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he is “devastated” as he announced his eldest son Nicholas is “critically ill” with gastric cancer. The Oscar-winning composer, who wrote the music for hit shows like Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar, will miss the opening of Bad Cinderella in New York at the Imperial Theatre due to his son being hospitalised. In a statement Lord Lloyd-Webber said: “I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, the legendary composer behind hit musicals such as The Phantom of the Opera and Cats, has revealed his eldest son, Nicholas Lloyd Webber, 43, is critically ill with gastric cancer. "I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill," the Oscar-winning composer shared in a statement. "As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalized."Nicholas is a talented Grammy-nominated composer and record producer in his own right, most known for his work scoring the BBC One series Love, Lies and Records, as well as the film The Last Bus and short Mr Invisible.  Andrew is 'devastated' over his son's recent hospitalizationHe has also co-produced the original cast album for his father’s latest musical Cinderella, which landed him a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album."We are all praying that Nick will turn the corner," Andrew continued in his statement.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he is "absolutely devastated" as he revealed his eldest son Nicholas is "critically ill" with gastric cancer. The Oscar-winning composer will miss the opening of Bad Cinderella at New York's Imperial Theatre due to his son - also a composer - being in hospital. "I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill," said Lord Lloyd-Webber in a statement.