Andrew Lloyd Webber’s star packed 50th birthday celebration concert will be the next show to be made available free of charge as part of the newly launched The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel.
Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 7 April 1998, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Royal Albert Hall Celebration features a host of performers in a musical tribute to the composer. Stars featured include Michael Ball, Antonio Banderas, Sarah Brightman, Glenn Close, Kiri Te Kanawa and Elaine Paige. The show will launch at 7pm on 1 May 2020.
Aimed at giving locked-down theatre fans access to a West End or Broadway experience in their own homes, the new channel was launched last month by Universal Pictures Home Video Entertainment’s Content Group.
A new show is released online every Friday from 7pm British Standard Time for a limited 48-hour period. With no charge or sign-up fee payable, theatre fans who are able are being asked to make a donation to charitable organisations offering help and support to people in the industry facing hardship as the theatre closedown continues. The charities listed on The Shows Must Go On channel include Acting For Others, Broadway Cares and the Actors Benevolent Fund.
Alongside the full-length shows, clips of famous performances and behind-scenes footage are also being uploaded regularly to the channel.
Angela Thomas
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