After ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Closes, Andrew Lloyd Webber Warns Musicals Are in Crisis: ‘Broadway Risks Rivaling Hollywood’s Empty Soundstages’

By Brent Lang

Brent Lang

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Andrew Lloyd Webber responded to the early closure of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” by arguing that Broadway musicals are in crisis. In a lengthy social media post on Tuesday, the composer warned that the high costs of mounting shows makes it hard for creators to earn a living and has investors worried about supporting original works.

“Without action, Broadway risks rivaling Hollywood’s empty soundstages: increasingly dark theatres where bold new work once lived,” Lloyd Webber wrote.

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