Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest triumph
With "School of Rock" the Broadway composer is getting some of the best grades of his career
www.cbsnews.comHere’s the latest I can provide up to now:
- The Illusionist is the next Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, with Jamie Lloyd directing. Plans have circulated for a London premiere, with discussions of a potential New York opening, and the project is linked to Chris Terrio and Bruno Major among others. This has been reported as a high-profile current project in late 2024–early 2025 coverage.
- Updates in 2025-2026 public coverage emphasize Webber’s ongoing theatrical ventures, including multiple shows in development or extended runs, but specifics about release dates or definitive casting beyond the director and collaborators can vary by source and are not always officially confirmed.
What you asked for (latest news) tends to come from theatre trade outlets and official announcements, and the most concrete item is the announced Illusionist project and its director, with ambitions for a West End debut and possible Broadway, but exact dates and final cast aren’t consistently confirmed across sources as of the latest reports. If you want, I can narrow to a particular region (London vs. New York) or pull the very newest items from specific outlets.
Would you like me to fetch the most recent updates from live sources for a precise date range or focus on a single outlet (e.g., Whatsonstage, London Theatre, or BroadwayWorld)?[1][3]