For anyone interested in musical theatre, this book is a must-read. Andrew Lloyd Weber has been churning out amazing musicals for 5 decades now and is surely the king of musical theatre. He started writing musicals as a schoolboy – “tons of dreadful ones” he says. He describes one in particular, called “Westonia”, as “one of the worst ideas ever conceived for the stage, short of a musical about the humanitarian work of Genghis Khan”. But we know him for the great ones – Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Phantom of the Opera to name a few. It’s the first volume – it ends with the launch of Phantom – so let’s hope he delivers volume two further down the track. But for now, he’s treated us to 500 odd pages of asides, gossip, music and theatrical detail will leave you enthralled by this book.
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook