Andrew Lloyd Webber Says Broadway Is In 'Dire Danger' After CATS Closing
Andrew Lloyd Webber warns that Broadway is in 'dire danger' following the announcement that Cats: The Jellicle Ball will end its run this summer.
📍 Aftermath
The Broadway production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball announced an early end to its run. Following this closure, Andrew Lloyd Webber publicly warned that Broadway faces a crisis and is in dire danger.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 41d ago, after coverage quieted.
The story so far
The production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball is scheduled to close its Broadway run this summer. In response to the closing, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has stated that musicals are currently in a state of crisis.
Coverage from Variety, Yahoo, and The Guardian emphasizes Webber's warning that Broadway risks mirroring the empty soundstages of Hollywood. TheaterMania focused on the specific timing of the production's end.
Future developments depend on whether the industry addresses the crisis described by Webber as Broadway faces this potential decline.
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The obvious questions
When is Cats: The Jellicle Ball closing?
According to TheaterMania, the production will end its Broadway run this summer.
What specific comparison did Andrew Lloyd Webber make regarding Broadway?
Webber warned that Broadway risks rivaling the empty soundstages of Hollywood.
How does Andrew Lloyd Webber describe the current state of musicals?
Webber has stated that musicals are in crisis and Broadway is in 'dire danger'.
Sources (8)
- Matthew Hemley on Lloyd Webber's claim that Broadway is in crisis The Stage · 45d ago
- Andrew Lloyd Webber warns Broadway is in ‘dire danger’ amid early close of ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Page Six · 45d ago
- ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ is heading to the Heaviside Layer earlier than expected Yahoo · 45d ago
- ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ is heading to the Heaviside Layer earlier than expected Time Out Worldwide · 45d ago
- Cats: The Jellicle Ball to End Broadway Run This Summer TheaterMania · 45d ago
- After ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Closes, Andrew Lloyd Webber Warns Musicals Are in Crisis: ‘Broadway Risks Rivaling Hollywood’s Empty Soundstages’ Variety · 45d ago
- After ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Closes, Andrew Lloyd Webber Warns Musicals Are in Crisis: ‘Broadway Risks Rivaling Hollywood’s Empty Soundstages’ Yahoo · 45d ago
- Andrew Lloyd Webber says Broadway in ‘dire danger’ as Cats musical announces early closing The Guardian · 45d ago broke it first
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