The musical ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ has always had ardent fans and fierce critics.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s famous musical has long inspired controversy for how it depicts the story of Jesus of Nazareth.
Meryl Streep and James Corden in The Prom.
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There are a host of stage musicals set for film adaptation in the coming year and they are sure to draw big
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats.
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By combining the tradition facets with modern music Lloyd Webber reinvigorated the form.
Idris Elba and Francesca Hayward.
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There are many reasons the movie version of Cats has flopped, not least the unfortunate way in which various characters have been assigned racial characteristics.