1. 2012
    1. February
      1. Love Never Dies US Movie Release
    2. January
      1. Andrew on ABC's 'The View' and CBS 'This Morning'
      2. ITV1 and Andrew Lloyd Webber today announce ‘Superstar’
  2. 2011
    1. December
      1. Andrew at The Royal Variety Performance
    2. November
      1. Andrew to appear on BBC Radio 3 'Private Passions'
      2. English Heritage Angel Awards winners
    3. October
      1. Angel Award nominees to be featured on tonight’s Culture Show
      2. Angel Awards coverage on BBC 2’s Culture Show continues tonight
      3. Jesus Christ Superstar celebrates 40 years!
      4. The English Heritage Angel Awards coverage continues on BBC 2’s Culture Show
      5. Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway
      6. Andrew at The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary
    4. September
      1. Andrew discusses the English Heritage Angel Awards on BBC 2’s Culture Show
      2. Andrew attends Love Never Dies filming
      3. Finalists for the English Heritage Angel Awards announced
      4. Latest on The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Celebration
    5. August
      1. Andrew attends Love Never Dies final performance at The Adelphi
      2. Andrew attends The Sound of Music in Norwich
    6. July
      1. Jesus Christ Superstar to move to La Jolla Playhouse
      2. Love Never Dies receives 10 Helpmann Award nominations
      3. The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
      4. Andrew appears on CNN’s ‘Piers Morgan Tonight'
    7. June
      1. Andrew on the Stratford Festival production of Jesus Christ Superstar
      2. Andrew Lloyd Webber attends 65th annual Tony Awards
      3. Andrew announces The English Heritage ‘Angel’ Awards
      4. Andrew lends his support to 1711 Walk
      5. Andrew attends Love Never Dies premiere in Melbourne
    8. May
      1. ALW Foundation to invest in the Arts
    9. April
      1. Andrew on CNN’s ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’
      2. Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Passion for the Pre-Raphaelites new documentary for ITV1
      3. Andrew in rehearsal with Julian Lloyd Webber and Jiaxin Cheng
      4. When Piers Met Andrew Lloyd Webber
      5. Andrew to perform with Julian Lloyd Webber at his 60th birthday Gala Concert
    10. March
      1. Andrew to appear on Chris Evans’ BBC Radio 2 this Friday
      2. There's NOSE place like home
    11. February
      1. Love Never Dies’ Leading Men win Whatsonstage.com Awards
    12. January
      1. Andrew and Danielle Hope on The One Show
      2. Andrew varies his Variations for the South Bank Sky Arts Awards
      3. 100 years of The London Palladium
      4. Andrew Talks Wine!
  3. 2010
    1. December
      1. Andrew and Danielle attend A Night of Heroes
      2. Royal Variety Performance broadcast
      3. Andrew Lloyd Webber special guest on Friday Night is Music Night
      4. A statement from Andrew
      5. Andrew Lloyd Webber to greet the Royal Party at this year’s Royal Variety Performance
    2. November
      1. House of Lords debate on Media Ownership
      2. Andrew and Tim Rice appear on The Culture Show
    3. October
      1. Phantom celebrates 10,000 performances in the West End
      2. Highclere Castle
      3. Over The Rainbow…Where Are They Now?
      4. Happy Birthday to the London Palladium…
      5. Andrew hosts centenary celebration for the London Palladium
      6. Love Never Dies Australian premiere announced
      7. Andrew to perform in Julian Lloyd Webber’s 60th Anniversary Gala
    4. September
      1. Weekend Wogan - Live from the Palladium
      2. We're off to see the Wizard – and it's Michael Crawford!
      3. Andrew to appear on Michael Ball Show this Friday
    5. August
      1. Hello! magazine photoshoot with Andrew
    6. July
      1. Lord Rowe-Beddoe presents Andrew with key to the Wales Millennium Centre
      2. Andrew visits Cardiff for a special announcement about Sophie Evans
      3. Preserving Our Heritage
      4. Andrew calls for increased prostate cancer screening
      5. Love Never Dies album number one across key retailers in China
    7. June
      1. Sale of Pablo Picasso's Angel de Fernandez de Soto
      2. Tell Me on a Sunday national tour, starring Claire Sweeney
    8. May
      1. A statement from Andrew
      2. Oz Blog: The winner is revealed...
      3. The last Dorothy mission....
      4. Oz Blog: The Final Countdown
      5. Danielle you are Dorothy… and here comes Dangerous Dave as Toto!
      6. Danielle is your Dorothy!
      7. Danielle, Lauren and Sophie have a go at Polo!
      8. The winning Dorothy to release charity single
      9. Sierra meets the Dorothys!
      10. Oz: Blog: Andrew makes his final choice and the final three are revealed
      11. Oz Blog: The Fantastic Four
      12. Bombay Dreams Movie Announcement
      13. Andrew to appear on The Graham Norton Show
      14. Andrew meets Bobby...
      15. Oz Blog: The second sing-off
      16. Oz Blog: A Dorothy Cull...
      17. We’re off to see The Wizard of Oz!
      18. From Nancy to Dorothy: A message from Sam and Niamh
      19. Oz Blog: An Emotional Goodbye
      20. Oz Blog: An audience with the Lord
      21. Andrew and the Dorothys get ready for their close up...
      22. An Over the Rainbow update from Andrew
    9. April
      1. Andrew gets ready for next week's Over The Rainbow
      2. It's Toto time for Andrew...
      3. Oz Blog: Standing ovations as we say another goodbye
      4. Oz Blog: A chorus of Angels...
      5. Oz Blog: Another sad goodbye...
      6. Behind the scenes at Over The Rainbow
      7. Oz Blog: Making a Song and Dance
      8. Oz Blog: It's goodbye to another of our Dorothies...
      9. Oz Blog: A Class Act
      10. Oz Blog: The first Dorothy flies over the rainbow
      11. Oz Blog: The first live show... and the public get to choose
      12. West End Story: What Nancy, Joseph and Maria Did Next
    10. March
      1. Oz Blog: 20 become 10...
      2. Oz Blog: Over The Rainbow kicks off with weekend special
      3. Behind the scenes on "Wetten, Das?"
      4. Filming the Over The Rainbow trailer
      5. Andrew’s off to see the Wizard… and revisiting the South Bank Show
      6. BBC ONE Follows the Yellow Brick Road, Over the Rainbow
      7. The South Bank Show Revisited
      8. Andrew and Katherine Jenkins on Dancing On Ice
    11. February
      1. Andrew’s TV appearances this weekend
      2. Lloyd Webber, Universal Music forge new partnership in recording, publishing
      3. Andrew Lloyd Webber to appear on Weekend Wogan this Sunday
      4. Andrew in Manchester...
      5. 'Love Never Dies' premieres at The South Bank Show Awards
    12. January
      1. Andrew Inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame
      2. Love Never Dies World Exclusive for The South Bank Show Awards
      3. Andrew begins his search for Dorothy
      4. My Health Diary
  4. 2009
    1. December
      1. Full Love Never Dies cast announced
    2. November
      1. A message from Andrew
      2. Could you be Dorothy?
      3. Update on Andrew's health
    3. October
      1. Thank you from Andrew
      2. A press statement from Andrew's office.
      3. Andrew Lloyd Webber on Stephen Gately
      4. Andrew honoured by Theater Hall of Fame
      5. Love Never Dies global launch
      6. Welcome to the Andrew Lloyd Webber site
    4. September
      1. Bono is one of “The Boys In The Photograph”
      2. Andrew and Ben Elton in Toronto
      3. 9,000 performances of Phantom on Broadway
      4. Andrew seeks Dorothy... and Toto!
      5. 'Love Changes Everything' performed at Kennedy memorial
    5. August
      1. Backstage with Connie Fisher
    6. July
      1. Andrew reveals that Michael Jackson wanted to play the Phantom
    7. May
      1. I'd Do Anything Finalists star in the West End
      2. Mark Cook on the Eurovision final
      3. Jade Ewen at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest
      4. Andrew in Moscow
    8. April
      1. The Boys in the Photograph opens in Canada
      2. Andrew questions budget Tax proposals
      3. Love Never Dies...
      4. Andrew Lloyd Webber Leads House of Lords Debate
    9. March
      1. A Beginner's Guide to Eurovision
      2. Mark's top Eurovision outfits
    10. February
      1. Mark's Eurovision Top 10
      2. Andrew congratulates AR Rahman on his double Oscar glory
      3. Joseph voted Best Musical Revival
      4. Mark's in Malta...
      5. So you want to be a real Eurovision fan?
      6. Moscow here we come...
    11. January
      1. Your Country Does Need You! Jade is the winner
      2. We meet Eurovision's Bucks Fizz
      3. And then there were three...
      4. Unbreak our Eurovision hearts
      5. The Eurovision zoo...
      6. Chris Moyles The Musical?
      7. Triumphant night for TV's Nancy
      8. A Lulu of a Eurovision
      9. Double whammy Grammy
      10. Lee Mead's final performance as Joseph in the West End
      11. Grammy Award Winner joins Andrew in his quest for Eurovision glory
      12. The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber sets new record
      13. Your Country Needs Them...
      14. The first instalment from our Eurovision blogger
  5. 2008
    1. December
      1. Meet our Eurovision blogger!
      2. Andrew meets Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
      3. Andrew in conversation with Josh Groban
    2. November
      1. Theatregoers to benefit from Chancellor‘s VAT cut
      2. 25 years of Cats in Japan!
      3. Andrew to judge Eventing International
      4. BBC Radio 1s Dave and Dom big Eurovision break?
    3. October
      1. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Surprise for Simon Cowell
      2. Lloyd Webber recruited to pen UK's 2009 Eurovision entry
      3. UK premiere of Phantasia
      4. Special birthday album release today
    4. September
      1. Free tickets for redundant bankers
      2. More birthday celebrations for Andrew in Ireland
      3. Andrew's 60th birthday celebrated by BBC concert in Hyde Park
    5. July
      1. Problem Solved - Elicia Mackenzie is Canada's Maria
      2. Andrew makes surprise trip to see Canada Maria's
      3. The Likes of Us is released for amateur licence to NODA
    6. June
      1. Starlight Express celebrates 20 years of productions in Bochum, Germany
      2. Thank you from Jodie, Jessie and Samantha
      3. Andrew congratulates Jodie
    7. May
      1. Rachel leaves I'd Do Anything semi final
      2. It's goodbye Niamh!
      3. Andrew to receive Woodrow Wilson Award
      4. Andrew and the Nancy's meet Celine Dion
      5. I'd Do Anything Results: Sunday 11th May
      6. The Phantom of the Opera goes digital!
      7. Andrew's speech to the House of Lords
      8. I'd Do Anything Results: Sunday 4th May
      9. Could Jenna be Nancy?
    8. April
      1. Andrew bids farewell to Francesca
      2. Andrew appears on American Idol
      3. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 3
      4. Andrew's Other Passion
      5. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 2
      6. Andrew to receive Classical BRIT Award
    9. March
      1. I‘d Do Anything: Blog 1
      2. A Tribute Concert for Steven Pimlott
      3. Thank you to chinamusical.net
      4. Playbill Unmasks Phantom Lyricist
      5. Michael Ball Meets Andrew Lloyd Webber
      6. Andrew Lloyd Webber to be ‘American Idol‘ mentor
      7. I'd Do Anything begins on BBC1
      8. Andrew and Madeleine set the record straight
      9. Andrew's Special Award from SOLT
    10. February
      1. Joseph is still amazing audiences 40 years on
      2. Andrew and Julian join tribute to the late Ian Adam
      3. Andrew joins guest presenters at the Brits
      4. Andrew appears in Hollyoaks
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      1. Andrew to help BBC find Oliver!
      2. TV to watch this Christmas
      3. Andrew and Ben visit Liverpool
    2. November
      1. Andrew Lloyd Webber welcomes the Government's announcement on Music in Schools
      2. How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Scoops International Emmy
      3. Andrew on Amy Winehouse
      4. Joseph Raises £600k for Children in Need
      5. Supporting Children in Need
      6. Any Dream Will Do shortlisted for National Television Award
    3. October
      1. Andrew helps the Dutch find their Evita
      2. Lee Signs Polydor Record Deal
      3. Joseph Children in Need single
      4. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? nominated for Emmy Award
      5. The Maria and Joseph Finalists Find Success
      6. Canada to be the next nation to Solve a Problem Like Maria...
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      1. Joseph on Children in Need:Tickets Available
      2. Andrew at ArtsEd
  7. 2006
    1. December
      1. Andrew is honoured at the Kennedy Center
    2. November
      1. The Sound of Music opens at the London Palladium
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We’re off to see The Wizard of Oz!

8th May 2010

We’re off to see The Wizard of Oz!

PRESS RELEASE: The most magical adventure of them all – tickets now onsale.

Follow the yellow brick road, over the rainbow and into The London Palladium for a fun packed night of family entertainment…

Today, Saturday 8th May, 2010, tickets go on sale for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s much anticipated West End adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. There’ll be no place like The London Palladium, the capital’s home of the family musical, where the brand new show will premiere in early 2011, with tickets going on sale today for performances from 29th March 2011.

Developed from the ever popular 1939 MGM screenplay, The Wizard of Oz is an enchanting adaptation of the all time classic, totally reconceived for the stage by the award-winning creative team who delighted audiences of all ages with their recent London Palladium revival of The Sound of Music. This new production contains all the much-loved songs from the Oscar winning movie score including; Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Follow the Yellow Brick Road, If I Only Had a Heart and We’re Off to See the Wizard. All the favourite characters and iconic moments will be there, plus a few surprises along the way – not just “lions and tigers and bears” but some new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber adding extra colour to the story as it moves from film to stage. The entire family will be captivated as The London Palladium is transformed into the mythical Emerald City with breathtaking special effects and scenery to re-tell the real story of Oz.

The London Palladium, arguably the world’s most famous theatre, is a great favourite with performers and audiences alike and has a very rich entertainment history presenting variety, pantomime and spectacular family musicals. Just one aspect of the elaborate stage design for The Wizard of Oz will be a restoration of the legendary revolving stage which was the main feature in the finale of Television’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

Andrew Lloyd Webber said, “We are incredibly excited to be adapting The Wizard of Oz for the stage and re-telling this all time classic family story. I have long been a huge fan of the original movie, the songs and characters and am really looking forward to bringing it to life again.”

Click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto, as they journey through the magical land, helped and hindered by the Witches of Oz, to meet the Wizard and obtain their heart’s desires.

Performances of The Wizard of Oz at The London Palladium will be Wednesday – Saturday at 7.30pm, Tuesday at 7pm, with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday at 2.30pm and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets, priced from £25.00 – £62.50 (to include 75p theatre restoration levy and inclusive of booking fees if booked through the website or phone number), are available from The London Palladium Box Office on 0844 412 2957 or online from www.wizardofozthemusical.com.

Comments [6]

OMG! Yay 4 tkts, but in the search for Dorothy – Lauren Samuels in the bottom of the bottom???? I couldn’t get through to vote!! No way! This young lady as been consistant & doesn’t deserve to be told she’s bottom! Thank you, Andrew for no hesitation & saving her 2nite! Hope ppl did the right thing 2nd half!!! #VoteLauren

Posted by Linz1976 on 8th May 2010 at 22:11

Could you find a new Calamity or is there only one Doris?

Posted by DORIS on 9th May 2010 at 09:14

I want ALW to know that he has made a BIG mistake voting Jessica off to-nights show.She has a rare talent & would have been an Amazing Dorothy.I would like him to be aware that the show has lost at least one musical voter as of to-night.

Posted by DorothyJane on 9th May 2010 at 20:49

Sadly, I wont be going. Jessica was my Dorothy, so totaly lost interest now. Good luck Jessica, hope Andrew casts you in something else very very soon.

Posted by thetinman on 10th May 2010 at 10:12

Will the show Wizard of oz be coming to Manchester and if so when? As i would like to see our leading lady in her home town.

Posted by SAMBAVANMAN on 23rd May 2010 at 16:11

I think this is genius on andrew lloyd webber’s part, I can’t wait to hear what new music he has to bring to the ozian saga! But I hope he keeps “If I Only Had A Brain,” that’s my favorite!!!!!!

Posted by muffinman54 on 13th July 2010 at 19:00

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