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Article: `Andrew Lloyd Webber': Not Quite the `Cats' Meow
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- The Washington Post
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- December 14, 1990
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The National Theatre will have a hit on its hands for the rest
of December; the loudness and length of applause "The Music of
Andrew Lloyd Webber" has been getting leave no doubt of that. And
perhaps this is as it should be.
Lloyd Webber is a skilled theatrical composer (a skilled
orchestral and ecclesiastical composer too, as a matter of fact),
the evening's songs are carefully selected for continuity and
contrast, and a capable roster of singers has been assembled for
this touring company. Some singers are of operatic quality; others
have the vitality and acting ability of seasoned Broadway
performers. Still, I can imagine getting even more enjoyment out of
an evening of "The Music of ...