Andrew Lloyd Webber gives update on his son's cancer battle

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.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Wicked,” the untold story of everything that happened before Dorothy dropped down in Oz, is poised to make Broadway history. When the hit musical plays its 7,486th performance on Tuesday, April 11, it’ll surpass Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats” to become the fourth-longest running production on the Great White Way. “Phantom of the Opera,” which is closing in April, remains the longest-running show on Broadway with 13,965 performances, followed by “Chicago” with 10,321 performances and “The Lion King” with 9,936 performances. “Wicked” will also celebrate its 20th anniversary this October. The show opened in 2003, led by Idina Menzel as Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda and Joel Grey as the Wizard. It won three Tony Awards, including best musical.

Andrew Lloyd Webber - considered the most successful composer today. The Broadway show is titled, ‘Bad Cinderella’ and it premiered on March 23rd. As a child, she yearned for princesses that looked like her.

READ MORE: Man, 54, found dead in Hampshire home as police launch investigationNick leaves behind his wife, Polly Wiltshire, and their two children. His father took to Twitter to confirm the news of his son's death on Saturday night. In a tweet, Andrew said: "I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital.

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.

Andrew Lloyd Webber "loved and admired" his late son. Nicholas Webber passed on Saturday (25. 03.

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.

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.

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's eldest son Nicholas has been moved to a hospice where he is "battling" his gastric cancer.The Oscar-winning composer, 75, revealed via Instagram today that 43 year old Nick is "over the worst of this first bout of pneumonia" which he caught as a result of his "ghastly" condition. Andrew, who wrote the music for hit shows like Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar, said in a video to his 227,000 followers: "We’re all here and the family here has gathered around and it was the right place for us all to be I think." The musical theatre legend subsequently thanked the people of Ukraine who'd sent him a Cats T-shirt following the announcement that his son was "critically ill".

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.