Top cast for Lloyd Webber tour

He’s been described as the master of musical theatre, the maestro of musicals, and a theatrical force to be reckoned with. His musicals have been seen by hundreds of millions around the world, translated into dozens of languages and won every major entertainment award.

He’s been described as the master of musical theatre, the maestro of musicals, and a theatrical force to be reckoned with. His musicals have been seen by hundreds of millions around the world, translated into dozens of languages and won every major entertainment award. 

Now Australia is set to fall in love once more with The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber in a stunning new theatrical event that will tour Australia in 2011.

After more than 40 years, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music continues to have the extraordinary ability to touch an audience, lifting them to new heights of exhilaration and emotion after just a few bars of music. The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, which will feature a sensational cast of Australian musical theatre talent, celebrates the master composer with a four month Australian tour, beginning in Melbourne on March 19 2011 before touring to Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Canberra.

Directed by one of Australia’s leading  directors, Stuart Maunder, this theatrical event will feature some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most timeless songs from Eva Peron’s passionate ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’, to the classical masterpiece ‘Pie Jesu’, from the rock favourite ‘Superstar’ to the breathtaking ‘Music of the Night.’ 

Internationally respected and ever-popular Musical Supervisor, Guy Noble, will lead live musicians and some of Australia’s most acclaimed performers – Blake Bowden, Alinta Chidzey [pictured], Andrew Conaghan, Michael Cormick, Trisha Crowe, Delia Hannah, Kirsten Hobbs and Shaun Rennie – taking the audience on an unforgettable journey through the vast array of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s memorable repertoire. Having starred in recent productions of Cats, West Side Story and Mamma Mia!, the multi-talented cast will perform numerous Lloyd Webber classics.

“The emotional force of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s songs is undisputed,” Maunder said.

“We want to celebrate the extraordinary variety of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s output and the emotional force of his songs by presenting an intimate affair with all the emotion, all the tunes whilst taking you on a musical journey – one that is stylish, inventive and surprising and also offers some rare insights into the mind of this genius creator.”

THE DATES
Melbourne, Regent Theatre from March 19
Adelaide, Adelaide Entertainment Centre from March 30
Brisbane, Lyric Theatre QPAC from April 6
Perth, Burswood Theatre from April 16
Sydney, Lyric Theatre Star City from May 25
Canberra,  Canberra Theatre Centre from June 1