Film & TV NewsMore Full-Length Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals Coming to YouTubeThe Shows Must Go On continues April 17 with the Royal Albert Hall performance of The Phantom of the Opera, starring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess.
By
Dan Meyer
April 14, 2020
The YouTube channelThe Shows Must Go On continues to air full-length recordings of Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals for free, with The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall, starring Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo, up next. The video will go live April 17 at 2 PM ET and will be available for 48 hours. Viewer donations will go to The Actors Fund.
In 2011, to celebrate the musical's 25th anniversary, Cameron Mackintosh produced a large-scale staging of the musical. The production from the famed London venue features a cast and orchestra of over 200.
The Shows Must Go On has already aired Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, starring Donny Osmond, and the 2012 U.K. arena tour production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
The streams will help support a variety of organizations during the coronavirus pandemic, encouraging viewers to donate to Acting for Others, Broadway Cares, Actors Benevolent Fund, and more.
The musical re-broadcasts are made possible through permission by Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group.
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A scene from the original Broadway production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
Bob Gunton and Patti LuPone in Evita.
Bill Hutton and Laurie Beechman in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Robert Torti and company in the original Broadway production of Starlight Express.
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Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford in The Phantom of the Opera.
Ann Crumb and Michael Ball in Aspects of Love.
Glenn Close and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Alan Campbell and Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard (Broadway, 1994)
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Alex Brightman and the kid band from School of Rock—the Musical (2015).
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Cast members from Sunset Boulevard (Glenn Close, Michael Xavier, Siobhan Dillon, Fred Johanson), School of Rock – The Musical (Eric Petersen, Jersey Sullivan, Rachel Katzke), Cats (Jessica Hendy, Harris Milgrim, Tanner Ray Wilson), and The Phantom of the Opera (James Barbour, Kaley Ann Voorhees)
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