Andrew Lloyd Webber News Archives

No one knows better than Carly Smithson that she's had a rough time on American Idol. via Associated Content

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 5:50PM by TMZ Staff Tonight the musical stylings of Andrew Lloyd Webber get the "Idol" treatment. via TMZ.com

Yet another sign of how marginalized and ostracized theatre culture is with " America ": Carly Smithson might be the first "American Idol" contestant to be voted off the show for blasphemy. via The Playgoer

Andrew Lloyd Webber had to rethink his own songs after helping the contestants on "American Idol." He says he never pictured a guy singing "Think of Me," which David Archuleta did, let alone a guy with ... via WSJV-TV South Bend

Last night the remaining six American Idol contestants sang songs from theatre master Andrew Lloyd Webber. via SavannahNow

“You must never. Stop. And start.”

By DARLA ATLAS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News darlajatlas@yahoo.com Perhaps fittingly on a night that focused on show tunes, Tuesday's American Idol was heavy on the drama. via Quick

Tonight, the remaining six contestants on American Idol will be singing Andrew Lloyd Webber songs. via SavannahNow

Is our snarky "American Idol" Readers Judging Panel growing a little soft? Today, a few tears are actually being shed for much-maligned country crooner Kristy Lee Cook, who became the show's latest casualty. via Pleasant Hill Record

Three guys, three girls remain on American Idol . It's Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber week. via The Dallas Morning News

“But I'm hoping we'll get Elaine Paige to play Madame Sosostris.”

We gave our panellists the impossible task of selecting, re-selecting, and finally re-re-reselecting the least influential people in the arts in Britain. via Telegraph.co.uk

Andrew Lloyd Webber has responded to Kevin Spacey's criticisms of I'd Do Anything and similar reality TV shows. via Digital Spy

Andrew Lloyd Webber is busy working on the sequel to PHANTOM OF THE OPERA which will be directed by Jack O'Brien who helmed the brilliant THE COAST OF UTOPIA on Broadway as well as HAIRSPRAY. via Santa Barbara Film Festival

“I don't fancy any of those Nancys, they're all rubbish. It's more like 'I'll do anything to be on TV'.”

Criticism: Actor Danny Dyer - who has been offered the role of Bill Sykes in the West End production - has slammed the Nancys from BBC show I'd Do Anything Actor Danny Dyer can't wait to start on his next role ... via This Is London

“The show is all done from Oliver's point of view. So there's no sky, and all the props are on stage all the time, the cast just go and get them. That shows the mish-mash of things going on in his head at once.”

They turned up at South Hill Park on Good Friday with nothing more than a passing acquaintance with the songs of the hit musical Oliver! By the end of Easter Sunday, the 53 youngsters aged nine to 16 had ... via Get Wokingham

“Yes, Ben Elton is the book writer. He has done the synopsis for the story. However, Glen Slater will be writing the lyrics.”

Wednesday, April 9, 2008; Posted: 9:42 AM - by BWW News Desk According to The Stage News, writer Ben Elton will be teaming up with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the upcoming sequel to Phantom of the Opera . via BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

The 40th anniversary season of the Reagle Players - the theatre troupe that plays the Robinson Theater in Waltham, MA - will feature productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie and No, ... via Playbill

“I felt that was essentially a 13-week promotion for a musical - where's our 13-week programme?”

The Hollywood star, who is the artistic director at London's Old Vic, said the series of Saturday-night talent shows featuring Andrew Lloyd Webber, which began with How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? in ... via The Playgoer

“And I love the music. You can bring your children to see it.”

By Peter D. Kramer The Journal News * April 4, 2008 The title character in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" is an interpreter of dreams, but Barry Nelson - the Clarkstown High School South senior ... via The Patent Trader

LEE MEAD went from chorus line to leading man when he won TV talent show Any Dream Will Do and now he is to return to the role that first gave him a taste of the big time. via Daily Express