Andrew Lloyd Webber honored his son, who died a month prior, at the final Broadway performance of The Phantom of the Opera.
After 35 years, the curtain closed Sunday on the New York production of Broadway’s longest-running show. In a video shared by the Associated Press, audience members and cast and crewmembers could be seen cheering as confetti poured down around them.
The footage also included a speech onstage from the Oscar-winning composer, who said, “I hope you won’t mind if I dedicate this performance to my son. … When he was a little boy, he heard some of this music.”
According to the AP, the composer’s ex-wife, Sarah Brightman, who was also an original castmember in the production, added, “When Andrew was writing it, he was right there, so his soul is with us. Nick, we love you very much.”
In March, Lloyd Webber missed the opening night...
After 35 years, the curtain closed Sunday on the New York production of Broadway’s longest-running show. In a video shared by the Associated Press, audience members and cast and crewmembers could be seen cheering as confetti poured down around them.
The footage also included a speech onstage from the Oscar-winning composer, who said, “I hope you won’t mind if I dedicate this performance to my son. … When he was a little boy, he heard some of this music.”
According to the AP, the composer’s ex-wife, Sarah Brightman, who was also an original castmember in the production, added, “When Andrew was writing it, he was right there, so his soul is with us. Nick, we love you very much.”
In March, Lloyd Webber missed the opening night...
- 4/18/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Royal E. Blakeman, a prominent entertainment lawyer who served as the 7th president of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, died Sunday, March 27, the academy announced. He was 99.
“Our Academy has lost one of its founding generation,” NATAS Chairman Terry O’Reilly said in a statement. “Royal Blakeman was a part of the fabric of the broadcasting industry at its most burgeoning time. He helped shape how several Academies celebrate excellence across media today and for generations to come.”
Blakeman served as NATAS president from 1966 to 1968 having previously served as president of the New York chapter from 1963 to 1965. Founded in 1955, NATAS organizes and distributes the Daytime Emmys, as well as the Emmys for sports, news and documentaries.
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“Our Academy has lost one of its founding generation,” NATAS Chairman Terry O’Reilly said in a statement. “Royal Blakeman was a part of the fabric of the broadcasting industry at its most burgeoning time. He helped shape how several Academies celebrate excellence across media today and for generations to come.”
Blakeman served as NATAS president from 1966 to 1968 having previously served as president of the New York chapter from 1963 to 1965. Founded in 1955, NATAS organizes and distributes the Daytime Emmys, as well as the Emmys for sports, news and documentaries.
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Nick Lloyd Webber, Son of Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, Dies at 43
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- 3/28/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eldest son, Nick Lloyd Webber, has died following an 18-month-long battle with gastric cancer. He was 43.
The legendary theatrical composer announced the news Saturday, stating that his son had died earlier that day. On Thursday, Lloyd Webber posted to Instagram that Nick had been checked into hospice care after he was diagnosed with pneumonia due to the cancer battle.
“I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital,” Lloyd Webber’s latest statement read. “His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time.”
Nick Lloyd Webber is a Grammy-nominated composer and record producer who has worked on the BBC One series Love, Lies and Records, which is an adaptation of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic book The Little Prince. He...
The legendary theatrical composer announced the news Saturday, stating that his son had died earlier that day. On Thursday, Lloyd Webber posted to Instagram that Nick had been checked into hospice care after he was diagnosed with pneumonia due to the cancer battle.
“I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital,” Lloyd Webber’s latest statement read. “His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time.”
Nick Lloyd Webber is a Grammy-nominated composer and record producer who has worked on the BBC One series Love, Lies and Records, which is an adaptation of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic book The Little Prince. He...
- 3/25/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski and Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced the death of his eldest son Nicholas Lloyd Webber from gastric cancer.
“I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital. His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time.”
The son’s illness was disclosed earlier this week by Lloyd Webber when the composer announced that he would miss the Broadway opening of his latest musical Bad Cinderella in order to remain by a hospitalized Nicholas. Andrew Lloyd Webber turned 75 on the night of the March 22 opening.
Nicholas Lloyd Webber was 43 and had recently been moved from hospital to hospice care.
In the earlier message, Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote, “I want to thank you for the outpouring of messages of support for my son, Nick. He’s now been...
“I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital. His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time.”
The son’s illness was disclosed earlier this week by Lloyd Webber when the composer announced that he would miss the Broadway opening of his latest musical Bad Cinderella in order to remain by a hospitalized Nicholas. Andrew Lloyd Webber turned 75 on the night of the March 22 opening.
Nicholas Lloyd Webber was 43 and had recently been moved from hospital to hospice care.
In the earlier message, Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote, “I want to thank you for the outpouring of messages of support for my son, Nick. He’s now been...
- 3/25/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Phantom of the Opera composer Andrew Lloyd Webber revealed his eldest son, Nicholas Lloyd Webber, is critically ill with gastric cancer.
“I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill,” the Oscar-winning composer shared in a statement on Saturday. “As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalised.”
Nicholas is a Grammy-nominated composer and record producer, most known for scoring the BBC One series Love, Lies and Records, as well as the film The Last Bus and short Mr Invisible. He also co-produced the original cast album for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella in 2021, which landed him a Grammy nom for best musical theater album.
“We are all praying that Nick will turn the corner,” Andrew continued in his statement. “He is bravely fighting with his indomitable humour, but at the moment...
“I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill,” the Oscar-winning composer shared in a statement on Saturday. “As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalised.”
Nicholas is a Grammy-nominated composer and record producer, most known for scoring the BBC One series Love, Lies and Records, as well as the film The Last Bus and short Mr Invisible. He also co-produced the original cast album for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella in 2021, which landed him a Grammy nom for best musical theater album.
“We are all praying that Nick will turn the corner,” Andrew continued in his statement. “He is bravely fighting with his indomitable humour, but at the moment...
- 3/19/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nicholas Lloyd Webber, the eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, is critically ill with gastric cancer, the Phantom of the Opera composer has announced. Nicholas’ hospitalization will necessitate Sir Andrew’s absence from this week’s Broadway opening of the composer’s Bad Cinderella.
“I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill,” Andrew Lloyd Webber said in a statement released tonight. “As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalised.”
The composer went on to say, “I therefore have not been able to attend the recent previews of Bad Cinderella and as things stand, I will not be able to cheer on its wonderful cast, crew and orchestra on Opening Night this Thursday.
“We are all praying that Nick will turn the corner,” he continued. “He is bravely fighting with his indomitable humour,...
“I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill,” Andrew Lloyd Webber said in a statement released tonight. “As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalised.”
The composer went on to say, “I therefore have not been able to attend the recent previews of Bad Cinderella and as things stand, I will not be able to cheer on its wonderful cast, crew and orchestra on Opening Night this Thursday.
“We are all praying that Nick will turn the corner,” he continued. “He is bravely fighting with his indomitable humour,...
- 3/19/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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