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Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe movie version of Cats may have been released last year, but it is still very much present in our lives. In a recent interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer of the original musical, he shared the same sentiment of critics when it came to the big-screen adaptation.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorActors and directors took to social media to pay tribute to British director Alan Parker, who died  Friday. The filmmaker behind “Evita, “The Commitments” and “Bugsy Malone” was 76.Parker’s first feature film was 1976’s “Bugsy Malone.” He directed over 25 films, and his last film was “The Life of David Gale” starring Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticAlan Parker, who died today at 76, was remembered today by colleagues and friends, with Andrew Lloyd Webber calling his Evita collaborator “one of the few directors to truly understand musicals on screen” and Matthew Modine, who starred in Parker’s 1984 drama Birdy, praising the director as a “great artist” who “transformed” the actor’s life.And Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher explained the pivotal role Parker played in his life by casting the

The Sun, Michael is looking at ways to rejuvenate it.The publication claims that he is working with Oscar-winning songwriter Don Black to write new tunes for the show.Don Black made a name for himself penning songs alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber and for the Bond franchise so he definitely knows what he’s doing!The songwriter even confirmed the project in his new book, The Sanest Guy in the Room: A Life in Lyrics.However, he confessed that he is heartbroken that his late wife, Shirley won’t be

Broadway shows are on hiatus until at least Jan. 3.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThree weeks after filmmaker Sam Mendes teamed up with Netflix to launch a $620K (£500K) fund to support the UK’s embattled theater workers, the pot has swollen to $2M (£1.6M) and counting.Prominent figures to contribute include the estate of the late Peter Saunders and Lady Saunders, the UK theater impresario behind The Mousetrap, which joins Netflix as the headline supporter.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s team is demanding U.S. President Donald Trump stop using his song Memory at political rallies.

small-talk of the night.Andrew Lloyd Webber told BBC Radio 4 Friday that a government official bizarrely suggested that West End musicals come back “without any singing” to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.“I don’t know what’s going to be in the report on theater that’s coming out on Monday,” the Tony-winning composer, 72, said of next week’s announcement.

Remember December of last year, when the biggest story that the film industry was concerned with was the botched release of Tom Hooper’s “Cats?” Those were simpler times. Well, even though the world is seemingly coming apart and spiraling into a pit of awful, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the writer of the Broadway show, “Cats,” is here to remind us that the 2019 film is truly terrible.

'I Don’t Know How to Love Him' was originally written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in 1970

The Shows Must Go On continues is weekly free-to-stream series and this week steps away from Andrew Lloyd Webber for a bit of teen drama/comedy in Hairspray. The Universal-backed YouTube channel will debut the 2016 production of the hit musical, Hairspray Live! making it available for 48 hours for audiences in the UK.

Theatres have been shuttered up and down the country for months now, with no word yet from the Government on when they'll be able to reopen.

The recent Cats adaptation came under a lot of fire and now the musical’s composer, Andrew Lloyd Webber is having his say.

Cats has become a part of pop culture history thanks to the movie version that was released last year and now you can watch the full stage production from home!

Theatre mogul Andrew Lloyd Webber has urged the U.K. government to follow South Korea’s trace-and-test method so stage shows can reopen amid the coronavirus crisis.

“Battlefield Earth” might finally have some competition for the title of worst movie.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is going to provide commentary on Cats!

Flying high at No.3 on the Sunday Times rich list...

Rihanna’s price just continues to rise, and recently she earned the No. 3 spot on the UK’s The Sunday Times annual Rich List. After moving to London, Rih Rih became eligible to be included in this year’s list.

Londoner Rihanna has pipped Sir Elton John to third place on a new list of Britain’s richest musicians thanks to the success of her lingerie and cosmetics lines.

The Sunday Times have revealed their annual list of Britain's richest musicians; and it's Rihanna who appears to have brought in the big bucks over the past year. 

Lockdown continues and so does The Shows Must Go On, the Universal/ Andrew Lloyd Webber YouTube channel which has been premiering a musical production each and every Friday evening for the last number of weeks. This week’s offering is one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest, Cats.

The movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical CATS divided fans and left more than a few disappointed.

Andrew Lloyd Webber will be releasing a free recording of his hit musical CATS this weekend.

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Patti LuPone is the reigning queen of the ladies who punch.

By Jeeves will be the next video to hit YouTube as part of The Shows Must Go On series which has released musicals onto its channel for free every week of the lockdown. The By Jeeves YouTube video will be available for 48 hours this coming Friday night, according to an official release. The show revolves around Bertie Wooster and his loyal valet, Jeeves.

Did you know that there is a sequel to the Broadway musical The Phantom of the Opera?!

Following last week’s big The Phantom Of The Opera event, which was watched by millions on YouTube on Friday and Saturday, we can now share details of this week’s big free musical event on The Shows Must Go On, the Universal channel hosting Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals for free for a brief period each and every weekend. This week the Love Never Dies YouTube screening will take place. The show is the sequel to the celebrated ‘Phantom’ and it will all take place in just over 24 hours’ time.

Tom Hooper’s movie Cats released last year and failed to work wonders at the Box Office. James Corden, Rebel Wilson, Judi Dench, and Ian McKellen make for an incredible star cast but even their presence could not save the film from sinking at the ticket window. Apparently, The Wolverine actor Hugh Jackman was the first choice to star in the adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical but the actor couldn't come on board owing to his busy schedule.

The cat didn’t have his tongue.

Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been streaming all of his filmed stage musicals for free throughout the ongoing health crisis and the latest one is The Phantom of the Opera!

We reported a couple of weeks ago that some pretty huge stage musicals were heading to a new YouTube channel to stream for free every Friday night. Well, we have some big news; one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most famous musicals will stream on the channel this Friday, The Phantom Of The Opera.

By Greg Evans

The show must go on, even during self-isolation.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is planning to give theatre fans a big show they can watch from home every Friday throughout the coronavirus lockdown.