News about Phantom sequel

Broadway Dude · Veteran Member

RE: News about Phantom sequel

pinkfan · Senior Member

Andrew Lloyd Webber 'is most powerful theatre producer of last decade'
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been named as the most powerful person in British theatre over the last decade, according to an industry power list.

By Stephen Adams, Arts Correspondent
Last Updated: 3:55PM GMT 30 Dec 2008

Isn't this interesting, it just came out today.

pinkfan · Senior Member

Lord Lloyd-Webber owns the title of the last decade's 'most powerful theatre producer' Photo: PA
The Stage newspaper, which does a 'top 100' list of British theatre's movers and shakers every year, made its decision by collating the results of the last decade.

It put Lord Lloyd-Webber in first place, Sir Cameron Mackintosh in second and Howard Panter of the Ambassador Theatre Group in third.

BBC talent shows such as How to Solve a Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do appear to have helped Lord Lloyd-Webber achieve his dominance.

Earlier this year Kevin Spacey, the Hollywood actor turned artistic director of the Old Vic in London, criticised the BBC for staging such shows, saying they breached its editorial guidelines because they effectively promoted certain musicals.

Spacey said he felt they were "essentially a 13-week promotion for a musical" and asked: "Where's our 13-week programme? When are they going to do one about a play?"

After the 2006 television series How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, in which Connie Fisher won the role as the lead for Lord Lloyd-Webber's revival of The Sound of Music, the production went on to take £12 million in advance sales tickets.

Alistair Smith, news editor of The Stage, said: "It's no surprise that Lloyd Webber has come out on top. Every year, he has been there or thereabouts, holding the top spot in The Stage 100 for six out of the last 10 years. He has been a hugely important figure on the theatrical landscape and continues to be so. Last year's winner Mackintosh, though, has never been far behind ."

Sir Cameron also had the benefit of publicity generated by the BBC talent show I'd do Anything, to find a new lead for his production of Oliver! at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.

The 2008 Stage 100 will be announced on December 31.

The top 10 leading figures of the last decade according to The Stage newspaper

pinkfan · Senior Member

1. Andrew Lloyd Webber (Really Useful Group)

2. Cameron Mackintosh (Cameron Mackintosh Ltd)

3. Howard Panter (Ambassador Theatre Group)

4. David Ian (David Ian Productions)

5= Nick Thomas (Qdos)

5= Nicholas Hytner (National Theatre)

7= Michael Boyd (Royal Shakespeare Company)

7= Sonia Friedman (Sonia Friedman Productions)

9. Sam Mendes (Neal Street Productions)

10. Michael Grandage (Donmar Warehouse)

pinkfan · Senior Member

Andrew is the composer of The Likes of Us, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, By Jeeves, Evita, Variations and Tell Me On A Sunday later combined as Song & Dance, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game and The Woman in White.

Just so everyone knows that ALW has done more than Phantom and his successes far, far exceed his failures.

Luvin Broadway · Veteran Member

pinkfan wrote:

Andrew is the composer of The Likes of Us, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, By Jeeves, Evita, Variations and Tell Me On A Sunday later combined as Song & Dance, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game and The Woman in White.

Just so everyone knows that ALW has done more than Phantom and his successes far, far exceed his failures.

What an amazing talent he is! Beyond me, how anyone could dwell on his failures and not his accomplishments! What living Broadway Producer in the U.S., can rival his accomplishments?

-- Edited by Luvin Broadway at 19:37, 2008-12-30

DogsandBirds · Guru

Has anyone from Grease been offered a part in this? ALW made a nice comment about Ashley; is she involved?

Not dwelling on failiures, just reminding people that he has feet of clay just like us all.

pinkfan · Senior Member

DogsandBirds wrote:
Has anyone from Grease been offered a part in this? ALW made a nice comment about Ashley; is she involved?

Not dwelling on failiures, just reminding people that he has feet of clay just like us all.

When did he make a nice comment about Ashley? She's not involved that I know of.

DogsandBirds · Guru

Didn't he say something on YTOTIW ? Maybe it wasn't to Ashley, I may be mistaken.

pinkfan · Senior Member

Must have been someone else, I really don't remember.

pinkfan · Senior Member

I remember him saying that maybe six of the contestants had a future in musical theater and Ashley was not his favorite that night but isn't it ironic that Ashley has been on broadway the longest of any of the 12.

pinkfan · Senior Member

Let's see, so far, Max, Laura, Ashley, Kate, Kevin, Derek on Broadway and Chad off Broadway so ALW was pretty close. I hope I didn't miss anyone.

ThatGirl · Veteran Member

DogsandBirds wrote:
Didn't he say something on YTOTIW ? Maybe it wasn't to Ashley, I may be mistaken.

Laura got his highest praise that night for her performance of Jesus Christ Super Star. He called her performance staggering.

Broadway Dude · Veteran Member

ThatGirl wrote:

DogsandBirds wrote:
Didn't he say something on YTOTIW ? Maybe it wasn't to Ashley, I may be mistaken.

Laura got his highest praise that night for her performance of Jesus Christ Super Star. He called her performance staggering.

Yes, you're absolutely right...and I went back and watched Ashley's performance of "Take That Look Off Your Face." ALW said her performance was fabulous.

Luvin Broadway · Veteran Member

pinkfan wrote:

I remember him saying that maybe six of the contestants had a future in musical theater and Ashley was not his favorite that night but isn't it ironic that Ashley has been on broadway the longest of any of the 12.

Yes, and wasn't Ashley in a National Tour before the Grease TV Show?

DogsandBirds · Guru

Many of the contestants were professional actors if not on Broadway before the tv show.

ThatGirl · Veteran Member

Broadway Dude wrote:
ThatGirl wrote:

DogsandBirds wrote:
Didn't he say something on YTOTIW ? Maybe it wasn't to Ashley, I may be mistaken.

Laura got his highest praise that night for her performance of Jesus Christ Super Star. He called her performance staggering.

Yes, you're absolutely right...and I went back and watched Ashley's performance of "Take That Look Off Your Face." ALW said her performance was fabulous.

Broadway Dude, do you have a link to any of ALW's comments? I looked for it on youtube and I couldn't find it. I couldn't even find Laura's Jesus Christ Superstar. Thanks!

Eris · Guru

ALW on Laura:

"As for you. Goodness me! Never sung by a girl that I know before and you actually did the part of three people because, you know, normally it's a soul singer who does it and then you have the soul chorus and you also have the choir. You did all three terrifically. I think you're going to go very far and you're going to go a long way in this competition."

ALW on Ashley:

"And, well, a song Take That Look Off Your Face - made famous by Denise Van Outten on the West End stage. And you've got the whole thing with confronting that girlfriend who's come with the bad news wonderfully. Fabulous performance both of you/" (Derek was there as well).

Picking his "Sandy" at the end of the show:

"And I was staggered by Laura"

-- Edited by Eris at 05:44, 2008-12-31

pinkfan · Senior Member

The Christine has already been chosen so I understand but she has already played Christine in a production of Phantom which makes perfect sense.

Bumble Bee · Veteran Member

pinkfan wrote:

The Christine has already been chosen so I understand but she has already played Christine in a production of Phantom which makes perfect sense.

Yes, that does make perfect sense!