Andrew Lloyd Webber says Broadway in ‘dire danger’ as Cats musical announces early closing

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:12:47 GMT

The legendary composer warned theaters could soon meet the same fate as Hollywood’s ‘empty soundstages’Andrew Lloyd Webber has spoken out about the precarious state of Broadway in the wake of the early closing of his revival Cats: The Jellicle Ball.“Broadway is more than a street or a collection of buildings. It is an idea – and one of the greatest cultural ideas America has given us,” the composer wrote in a lengthy X thread on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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