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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.
“I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital,” Andrew said in a statement via social media on Saturday. “His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time.”
Nick’s death followed an 18-month battle with gastric cancer. His health issues were kept private until one week prior to his death when Andrew, 75, announced that he had not been at previews of his new Broadway musical, Bad Cinderella, and would miss the opening night due to his son’s illness.
“I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill,” the EGOT winner shared in a statement on March 18. “As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalised. We are all praying that Nick will turn the corner. He is bravely fighting with his indomitable humour, but at the moment my place is with him and the family.”
The Cats composer shared an update on Thursday, March 23, revealing that Nick was moved into end-of-life care.
“I want to thank you for the outpouring of messages of support for my son, Nick,” Andrew said in a video via Instagram. “He’s now been moved into a hospice and he’s battling away. I think he’s over the worst of this first bout of pneumonia [that] he’s got as a result of his cancer, which is just 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 added that Nick
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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.
Nicholas Webber has tragically died at just 43 years old.
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.
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.
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 .
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed that his eldest son Nicholas has died.The 75-year-old Oscar-winning composer shared the news on Twitter on Saturday, writing: “I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital." “His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. – ALW," he added.
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 has announced his son’s death from gastric cancer.
Nick Webber, son of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, has died at age 43.
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.