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Article: Has Andrew Lloyd Webber finally lost his magic touch?; As Starlight Express closes and Cats begins its final countdown...
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- Daily Mail (London)
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- January 17, 2002
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Byline: MICHAEL COVENEY
THE ANDREW Lloyd Webber is the most powerful and successful figure in the history of musical theatre. He transformed the moribund West End of the early Seventies, saved Broadway virtually single-handed in the Eighties and has written the two longest running shows the world has ever seen.
His worldwide hits of the past three decades include Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Phantom Of The Opera, Sunset Boulevard, Aspects Of Love and Song And Dance.
These shows have played all round the globe, are seen by countless millions of people and have earned Lloyd Webber a fortune beyond ...