New York Theater: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar, NBC’s celebration of the the 70th birthday of the composer of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Evita,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” and “School of Rock.”
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Whether you like his work, or you absolutely hate it, I would argue still that Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the greatest contributions to both modern theatre and the progression of broadway musicals as a whole. He tells his story the way classic musical should be told, through spectacle and amazing choreography, but then he reinvents the wheel by picking the most random things and turning it into a story for the stage- it's exactly what any successful musical should do. In High School I had the opportunity to work on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which seems rather immature, but for all the designers involved, it was an absolute dream come true. True to his style, Webber shows have a boat load of creative freedom for any designer to go crazy and really experiment with their artistry, something that many other shows do not provide. I agree with the video when they say that a proscenium holds back the power of a musical like Jesus Christ Superstar, which is why I think that the scaffolding in the corner, the show can really be the intimately spectacular powerhouse that it can be. Webber's work inspires creativity, which is exactly why I am so very pumped to see the artistic elements in Jesus Christ Superstar this weekend.
Andrew Llyod Weber is defiantly one of the greatest composers of all times. You might not like his work you might love his work or you might even hate his work. All that aside his show of Phantom of the Opera is the longest running Broadway show running close to 30 years. Having a Broadway show is an icredbile feat. Having a show actually run more than a couple months on Broadway is rare. Having a show run for 30 years is astounding. This show will forever keep him as a top composer. For me I am not a fan of his shows but I do understand the appel to them. I like his older shows way more than his recent ones like School of Rock. I find it interesting that they are creating a show called unmasked that is essitanly a revue of all his work. I look forward to seeing what he does in the future.
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