Andrew Lloyd-Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber could find female Jesus

TV Gossip

2 Feb 2012

Both men and women will be able to compete for the role of Jesus Christ on 'Superstar'. Show supremo Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber is determined to land the best person for the lead role in an touring production of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' so is insisting…

Tim Rice brands Superstar 'tacky'

TV Gossip

23 Jan 2012

Sir Tim Rice has blasted Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's new reality TV star as "tasteless" and "tacky". Musical mogul Andrew recently announced he was planning a new series with ITV1, entitled 'Superstar', with contestants competing to win the lead role…

Andrew Lloyd-Webber eyes Nicole Scherzinger for Superstar

TV Gossip

19 Jan 2012

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has approached Nicole Scherzinger to be a judge on 'Superstar'. The musicals supremo - who will scour the UK for a new actor to play the role of Jesus in an upcoming arena tour of rock opera 'Jesus Christ Superstar' - is…

Andrew Lloyd-Webber quits BBC

TV Gossip

6 Jan 2012

Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber has quit the BBC to film a new show for ITV. The musicals supremo will head up the judging panel in a search to find an actor to play Judas in a touring production of rock opera 'Jesus Christ Superstar' and has joined the…

Andrew Lloyd Webber eyes Nicole Scherzinger for TV role

TV Gossip

14 Mar 2011

Andrew Lloyd Webber wants to poach Nicole Scherzinger for a new TV show. The legendary composer is keen to sign up the Pussycat Dolls singer - who is rumoured to be joining the judging panel of 'The X Factor' later in the year - as a judge on the…

Andrew Lloyd Webber heading to US

TV Gossip

28 Dec 2010

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber is to become a US TV star. The composer - best known for writing musicals such as 'Cats' and 'Evita' and appearing on stage star search shows 'Any Dream Will Do' and 'Over the Rainbow' - will say goodbye to British…

Andrew Lloyd Webber over the BBC

TV Gossip

21 May 2010

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber won't do any more shows with the BBC. The musical maestro is currently searching for a girl to take on the role of Dorothy in his new stage version of 'The Wizard of Oz' via the BBC programme 'Over The Rainbow' - but this…

Andrew Lloyd Webber's park party

Celebrity Gossip

15 Sep 2008

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrated his 60th birthday with a star-studded concert in London last night (14.09.08). The musical theatre mogul - responsible for penning shows including 'The Phantom of the Opera' and 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour…

Evita

5 Jun 2008

It won’t be easy, you’ll think it strange... Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice’s musical trawl through the rise to sainthood of Eva Perón, is back on the road with a brand new national tour. Since the musical’s original incarnation as a concept album…

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

13 Dec 2007

Much as there’s grumbling about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals across the theatre world, it’s hard to deny their bankability. As the years pass, there might also be a certain nostalgia for such monolithic star vehicles as Joseph and the Amazing…