Andrew Lloyd Webber has written music that has transcended time. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass. Who hasn't heard "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar, "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and "You Must Love Me" from Evita, and "Memory" from Cats, among others.
Music Magician Andrew Lloyd Webber
Watching the matinee show of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber on its second to the last day (the run ended yesterday, July 3) was such a treat for me. I was reintroduced to Webber and learned a lot more about him as a musician and about his other works that I haven't encountered yet like "Tell Me on a Sunday," which I loved instantly.
The show's stage design was simple yet practical and functional, with the lighted backdrop of several rectangular walls served as projection screens that showed clips and titles of various plays to highlight the songs being performed on stage plus clips of the man himself sharing personal stories of him growing up in a musical family.
The 7 performers (4 males and 3 females) all looked as good as they sounded. Their heartfelt renditions did not fail to evoke the right emotions from the captured audience. The whole repertoire was like a time machine that transported us back to broadway's golden days and gave us snipets of well-loved songs from the musicals I mentioned above, as well as from Starlight Express, Love Never Dies, Sunset Boulevard, and Requiem, plus the song "No Matter What" that was popularized by Boyzone in the 90s (I wasn't aware it was a Webber song).
The 2-hour show ended on a high with applause and standing ovation from Andrew Lloyd Webber fanatics. Too bad it was only on a limited run of 13 shows at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Music Magician Andrew Lloyd WebberWatching the matinee show of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber on its second to the last day (the run ended yesterday, July 3) was such a treat for me. I was reintroduced to Webber and learned a lot more about him as a musician and about his other works that I haven't encountered yet like "Tell Me on a Sunday," which I loved instantly.
The show's stage design was simple yet practical and functional, with the lighted backdrop of several rectangular walls served as projection screens that showed clips and titles of various plays to highlight the songs being performed on stage plus clips of the man himself sharing personal stories of him growing up in a musical family.
The 7 performers (4 males and 3 females) all looked as good as they sounded. Their heartfelt renditions did not fail to evoke the right emotions from the captured audience. The whole repertoire was like a time machine that transported us back to broadway's golden days and gave us snipets of well-loved songs from the musicals I mentioned above, as well as from Starlight Express, Love Never Dies, Sunset Boulevard, and Requiem, plus the song "No Matter What" that was popularized by Boyzone in the 90s (I wasn't aware it was a Webber song).
The 2-hour show ended on a high with applause and standing ovation from Andrew Lloyd Webber fanatics. Too bad it was only on a limited run of 13 shows at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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