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NEWS ABOUT: Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber stories: 5 news summaries

Lloyd Webber Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

Disease in early stage; expects to be back at work before end of year

Oct 25, 09 9:05 AM CDT
(AP) - British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, a spokeswoman said today in a statement that said "the condition is in its very early stages. Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year." More »

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prostate cancer • Broadway • composer • musical • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Phantom Of The Opera

 Lloyd Webber Eyes Boyle 
 for Stage Role 

Could even be Evita lead, originally played by Susan's idol

May 15, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle’s dream might be coming true. The Britain’s Got Talent superstar—who elicited snickers from the audience when she said before her audition that she aspired to be like British stage icon Elaine Paige—has caught the eye of musical theater composer Andrew Lloyd Weber, who is... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • musical theater • West End theater • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Jay-ZTV

 Jazz Great
 Dearie Dead at 82 

Blossom Dearie dead at 82

Feb 9, 09 6:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Blossom Dearie, whose career as a jazz and cabaret singer spanned six decades, died peacefully in her sleep at her Greenwich village apartment over the weekend. She was 82. Dearie continued performing until 2006, and her last public appearance was at the now-defunct Danny's Skylight Room, reports the New York ... More »

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obituary • jazz • Andrew Lloyd Webber • cabaret • Blossom Dearie • Annie Ross

 Phantom of the Xbox: 
 Lloyd Webber Tries Gaming 

You'll soon be able to play along with your faves from Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar

Jan 14, 09 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Andrew Lloyd Webber, the man behind musical hits such as Phantom of the Opera and Cats, is getting into the video-game business, paidContent reports. The burgeoning female gaming audience and the popularity of music-themed hits encouraged Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group to begin developing games based on Phantom, Evita... More »

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BBC • gaming • musical • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Evita • video games • Phantom Of The Opera • Cats

Spacey Slams BBC's 'Unfair' Talent Searches

Actor slams Webber's Idol clones as ads for musicals

Mar 31, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kevin Spacey has criticized the BBC’s West End reality shows as overt promotions for the musicals they're casting for, the Guardian reports. Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular talent-search series, Any Dream Will Do and I’d Do Anything, sought out new stars for big-budget productions of Joseph and the ... More »

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reality TV • BBC • Britain • Kevin Spacey • West End theater • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat • The Sound of Music • Old Vic theater

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