Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that rehearsals for his forthcoming musical Cinderella have started following the Government’s announcement of a road map out of lockdown.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he is confident there will be “an audience in droves” when live theatre returns and he is a “cock-eyed optimist” this will be by spring next year.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he is “hugely optimistic” about the return of audiences after the rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine as he announced reopening dates for his major theatres.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has said UK theatre could “return to normal” by spring following pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s announcement of a coronavirus vaccine breakthrough.
Oliver Dowden has admitted there is an inconsistency in the rules after fans flocked to a theatre to see former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger speak while open-air sports stadiums remain closed.
Opera singer Camilla Kerslake has suggested that lyrics to songs such as Rule, Britannia! and Land Of Hope And Glory should be rewritten “incredibly sensitively” so they do not lose “that patriotic feeling”.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and Dermot O’Leary have contributed words to a book of artwork by SuperSize artist Morgan Howell.
A “significant proportion” of theatres are expected to close due to the coronavirus crisis, the national advisory body for theatres has warned, as it was revealed that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group is losing more than £6 million a week in box office sales.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is expected to take a £20 million hit to his fortune as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
Sir Tim Rice has said he hopes a free online showing of Jesus Christ Superstar will be a “small contribution” to providing people with some entertainment during the lockdown.
Donny Osmond has said that a pregnant woman who went into labour during a musical he was performing in refused to leave the theatre until the show had finished.