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Andrew Lloyd Webber announces death of his composer son Nicholas Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced the death of his eldest son Nicholas Lloyd Webber following an 18-month battle with gastric cancer.

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Fat Friends – The Musical tour postponed

The second UK and Ireland tour of Kay Mellor’s crowd-pleasing Fat Friends – the Musical has been put on hold due to Covid. Just days before the production was due to launch at Dartford’s Orchard Theatre, the producers announced the cancellation of all scheduled dates due to “recent and ongoing Covid-related events”. Thanking audiences for […]

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Lee Mead to star in 2022 UK and Ireland tour of Fat Friends musical

Lee Mead will star in the second UK and Ireland tour of Kay Mellor’s crowd-pleasing Fat Friends – the Musical in 2022. The actor who first shot to fame as the winner of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s television talent search for his new Joseph in 2007 and went on to star in a series of major […]

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Crowdfund appeal launched for album of The Little Prince musical

Nicholas Lloyd Webber and James D. Reid have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £200,000 for a special star-packed recording of their acclaimed musical The Little Prince. Aimed at providing work for over 70 people from across the arts including musicians, artists and technicians, the project will result in the production of the first album […]

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Fat Friends The Musical – Freddie Flintoff to swap cricket field for the stage

Former England cricketer turned TV personality Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff will make his stage debut in Fat Friends The Musical for seven dates during the UK tour. Flintoff will play the role of Kevin Chadwick opposite the show’s leading lady Jodie Prenger as his fiancée Kelly, joining the opening run of the musical re-shaping of popular […]

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Fat Friends The Musical – Sam Bailey and Elaine C Smith join cast

Former X Factor winner Sam Bailey and award-winning comedian and actress Elaine C Smith will join the previously announced Jodie Prenger in the major new musical re-shaping of popular ITV drama Fat Friends later this year. Bailey, the former real-life prison officer whose theatre roles include playing Mamma Morton in last year’s UK tour of […]

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Dieting drama Fat Friends shapes up for musical debut

This November a major new musical re-shaping of popular ITV drama Fat Friends will make its debut in Leeds, the hometown of its creator, top TV writer Kay Mellor. Written and directed by prolific Mellor and with original music by Nicholas Lloyd Webber, Fat Friends – The Musical will star West End favourite Jodie Prenger […]

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