Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most successful Broadway producers of all time. Therefore, it would make sense that Jeopardy would give him his own category.
And if the producers of the game show are smart enough, they will ask him to read the answers to the contestants. And if Webber is smart enough, he will say yes. So they asked and he agreed to do it.
Yesterday, he made his Jeopardy debut, just like he made his Broadway debut in 1971. Can you guess which show was the first one of his to hit the Great White Way?
On Saturday, the world was watching King Charles III’s coronation. And there was one person who stood out. Not Prince Harry, but a mysterious person who was sitting next to Andrew Lloyd Webber.
That man looked like he was in disguise because it seemed like he was wearing a wig, sunglasses, and a fake handlebar mustache. So people started assuming it was Meghan Markle. One person even thought that it could be a jewel thief.
So who was it? Today, the Musical genius broke his silence and said, “I can confirm it probably wasn’t MM and had no jewels on his person as far as I could see – ALW”
Well, that didn’t help!
Do you think it was the Duchess of Sussex? Or was it someone else? And if so, who could it be? Maybe it was Princess Diana coming back to haunt her ex? If it was her, then I hoped she convinced Webber to write a musical about her because the one that was on Broadway a few years ago was absolutely dreadful. And she deserves better than that.
Did you know that Phantom of the Opera was still playing on Broadway? I didn’t. But it is. However, only for a few more months. That is because it is closing on February 18th, just a few days after its 35th anniversary on January 26th.
That means that Andrew Lloyd Webber has the two longest-running Broadway shows. The other one is Cats.
Personally, I am not a fan of either musical. Webber has had better shows like Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and their runs weren’t as long.
Are you sad that Music of the Night is being silenced?
The musical Cats turned 40 this week. So to celebrate the milestone Andrew Lloyd Webber asked people to send in video of their felines watching the show, not the movie. No one should have to see that, no matter how many legs they walk on.
What did the kitties think of Jellicle Cats? They thought it was purrfect. It is a Memory they won’t soon forget.
However, as soon as I pressed play, my cat ran out of the room. She is still traumatized from that time that I watched the movie. She told me that the actors’ costumes in the film didn’t have a$$hole$ because the movie was one big a$$hole.
This week, Andrew updates his Spotify playlist with some of the key tracks that influenced him when writing @JCSSTheMusical. Who would've thought Andrew was @ledzeppelin fan! – #TeamALWpic.twitter.com/YON3ru4Df8
It has been 50 years since Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music for Jesus Christ Superstar. Today, he added two songs to his Spotify playlist that he says inspired some of the tunes from the musical.
The first song was The Immigrant Song from Led Zeppelin because they were recording in the studio next door to them at the time. I think that the legendary band influenced What’s the Buzz, The Temple, and Damned For All Time/Blood Money.
The other song is Joe Cocker’s take on With a Little Help From My Friends because the sexy, raspy singer’s band worked on JCS. As soon as ALW said that, all I could hear in my head, was I Don’t Know How to Love Him.
Do you hear Zepplin and Cocker’s influence in JCS now, or is it just me?
