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Taegukgi on 02/04/2020 - 23:45 youtube.com (5997 clicks)
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Something for fans of musicals.

As reported -

Lord Lloyd-Webber will make some of his hit musicals available to watch for free on YouTube during the coronavirus crisis.

Theatres around the country are closed in an effort to slow the spread of the illness but fans from around the world will be able to enjoy the productions when The Shows Must Go On channel launches on April 3.

It will begin with the 2000 version of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, inspired by the West End production and starring Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Sir Richard Attenborough and Dame Joan Collins.

The second production to be made available will be rock musical Jesus Chris Superstar, which was recorded in 2012 starring Tim Minchin, Melanie C and Chris Moyles.

It will be available on April 10, which is Good Friday.

Each show will be available for free from 7pm on the day of release for 48 hours, and further shows will be announced.

Credit to HUKD

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  • Lizard Spock on 02/04/2020 - 23:53
    +10

    Congratulations on you 2908th post dealbot… Although I'm not going to make a song and dance about it

    • Taegukgi on 03/04/2020 - 00:00
      +11

      Thanks mate. Numbers don't mean much to me. I just try and share what I think is a good deal.

  • Mr Idiom on 03/04/2020 - 07:50

    Cool, thanks for this, was hoping some musicals would join the club of free things available.

  • bluesky on 03/04/2020 - 07:58
    +4

    Nice. This version of Joseph is wonderful, with great actors, and good melodies. Kids will have a ball watching this.

    From Wikipedia

    Lloyd Webber used a variety of musical styles, including parodies of French ballads ("Those Canaan Days"), Elvis-themed rock and roll ("Song of the King"), western music ("One More Angel in Heaven"), 1920s Charleston ("Potiphar"), Calypso ("Benjamin Calypso"), jazz ("Joseph's Dreams") and 1970s go-go ("Go, Go, Go Joseph").

    The Pharoah doing the Elvis-like song and impersonation is quite amusing. Generally lively and light-hearted, good to lift the spirits in these times.

  • rangitamoe on 03/04/2020 - 12:11
    -3

    Excellent. Get the horrendous musicals out the way nice and quick to get to the good stuff…..

  • jefflang007 on 03/04/2020 - 12:14
    +3

    What’s the buzz, tell me what’s happening?

  • EarlyBird on 03/04/2020 - 12:36

    Do we need a VPN to watch them?

  • ozguy on 03/04/2020 - 15:33
    +1

    I just rushed to OZB to post this splendid cultural deal. Gazumped (so to speak) by dealbot. Felt just a little better when I gleaned that dealbot is more than a mere 'bot.

  • krosmo on 03/04/2020 - 19:26

    7pm in which time zone? UK?

    • bluesky on 04/04/2020 - 05:06

      Streaming has begun 5 mins ago.

  • pull the lever on 04/04/2020 - 05:54

    Watching now. It's the film adaptation, thought it was an actual recording of a musical theatre production. But I guess you would have figured that out by the description.

    • Melb69 on 18/04/2020 - 22:42

      It is the musical theatre version. What one were you watching.

      • bluesky on 19/04/2020 - 15:01

        That comment was written for Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, which was playing that week. Right now, The Phantom of the Opera - 25th-anniversary celebration is playing, which is indeed a stage show.

  • xaykogeki on 04/04/2020 - 11:05

    The original JCS was great. How does the 2012 one compare?

  • avien on 04/04/2020 - 11:09

    Awesome deal. Thanks!

  • Melb69 on 18/04/2020 - 22:41

    Great encore. All worth it for the end. 2 odd hours well worth it.

    • bluesky on 19/04/2020 - 15:02

      Agree. This is a good one to watch, not the Gerald Butler 2004 film version, which is a bit of a sell-out, to have a celebrity name for the principal role, despite singing not Gerald's main strength. Ironically, the other cast eclipsed him in the singing department. E.g., Patrick Wilson & Emmy Rossum in this All I Ask of You.

  • Raz on 19/04/2020 - 15:19

    Oh no I missed Jesus Christ and Joseph…. Is there anyway to watch them?

    • bluesky on 19/04/2020 - 16:06

      Some libraries might have them in physical media form - though the chances are low, given the material is not that new.

      • Raz on 20/04/2020 - 14:18

        Nah libraries dont have them…. tried a few

  • bluesky on 19/04/2020 - 15:40

    Hope the Phantom sequel "Love Never Dies" will be shown too. That show was filmed in Melbourne at the Regent Theatre, with Australian cast, including Ben Lewis, Anna O'Byrne, Simon Gleeson. Simon Gleeson is one of our finest musical actors today, went on to play Jean Valjean in Les Mis in Aus and London.

    A taste of the main song in Love Never Dies by Ramin, the Phantom in the currently free "Phantom of the Opera" show.

    • Raz on 20/04/2020 - 14:21
      +1

      Thank you bluesky for the love never dies song. Appreciate it

      • bluesky on 21/04/2020 - 06:12

        You're welcome :-)
        BTW It has been confirmed via email. "Love Never Dies" is the next show.

  • bluesky on 25/04/2020 - 16:51

    Love Never Dies - sequel to Phantom of the Opera, is streaming now.

  • bluesky on 30/04/2020 - 16:27
    +1

    The next ALW show is the Royal Albert Hall Celebration of his works.
    It premieres on May 2, 4.00 am, and will be available for 48 hours.

    This is a good one because it has such a wide variety, with highlight pieces from all his various shows.
    The star line-up is pretty impressive too: Antonio Banderas, Boyzone, Dame Kiri Te Kawana, Donny Osmond, Elaine Page, Glenn Close, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Michael Ball, Sarah Brightman, Tina Arena, amongst others.

    It includes works from Aspects of Love, Cats, Evita, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Phantom of the Opera, Starlight Express, Sunset Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind.

    Good performances all round, and the cello piece by Julian Lloyd-Webber, ALW’s brother, is quite amazing.

    I have watched this show several times in the past, and can highly recommend.

  • LoCure on 13/05/2020 - 06:20
    Merged from FREE Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS (1999) Stream for 48 hours @ Twitter & YouTube
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    Cats will be streamed at 7pm on 15 May (~ 4am 16 May AEST)and is available for 24 hours in the UK and 48 hours elsewhere. Quoting the musical’s famous West End slogan, Paige encouraged her Twitter followers to watch it “as it won’t be for ‘now and forever’.

    AND in YOUTUBE

    The original filmed version of the musical Cats, made 20 years before Tom Hooper’s much-mauled box-office cat-astrophe, is to be streamed online. The film will be made available for free on YouTube as part of The Shows Must Go On!, a series of recorded Andrew Lloyd Webber productions that have included Jesus Christ Superstar and The Phantom of the Opera among others.

    The 1998 film of Cats stars Elaine Paige as Grizabella, the role she originated when the musical premiered in 1981 and which brought her a top 10 hit that year with the song Memory. The cast includes John Mills as Gus the Theatre Cat, Ken Page as Old Deuteronomy and Susie McKenna as Jennyanydots. It is a streamlined version of the stage production, filmed without a live audience at London’s Adelphi theatre.

    Andrew Lloyd Webber, whose new West End version of Cinderella is one of the many productions delayed by theatre’s coronavirus shutdown, has been playing his own compositions for fans on Twitter in recent weeks. On Sunday, he performed Skimbleshanks’s song.

    • [Deactivated] on 13/05/2020 - 07:47
      +7

      I have a good feline about this

      • [Deactivated] on 13/05/2020 - 07:48

        Lol
        You deserve a meowntain of applause for that

    • WARvault on 13/05/2020 - 07:56
      +1

      Is this suitable for kids around 10yo?

      Best answer I can come up with is, the recent movie would be, not sure about this version…

      • bluesky on 13/05/2020 - 08:10

        In Aus, it is classified G.

        Parent's Guide

        Profanity
        The word "Hell" is used once.

        Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
        Occasional references to alcohol.
        The "Skimbleshanks" number has the lyrics "With perhaps a drop of Scotch while I was keeping on the watch".
        The "Gus: The Theatre Cat" number mentions a "toothful of gin".

        • FutureTech on 13/05/2020 - 08:42
          +2

          “The word "Hell" is used once.”

          All is lost…

      • onetwothreefour on 13/05/2020 - 08:37

        I took my two daughters to see this show live, yes it is suitable for younger kids but they will probably find it boring like we did.

    • bluesky on 13/05/2020 - 08:03

      OP, your post description will be useful as a comment in the other post: Free - Andrew Lloyd-Webber Musicals @ The Shows Must Go on YouTube, if you choose to add it there.

      I have a feeling this post could be removed, and treated as a duplicate of that post. If your post is merged in, it will retain your description, but if they treat it as a duplicate, the useful description you provided will be lost. So perhaps you want to add it there yourself.

      Thanks for the heads-up though. I will be watching the show.

    • GeneralSkunk on 13/05/2020 - 08:35

      We saw Cats live a couple of years ago when they were in Melbourne. Wasn't that impressed with it, especially after seeing the Lion King.

      • Charlie Sierra on 13/05/2020 - 08:52
        +1

        Well yeah, everyone knows that you consume cat based literature in ascending order - Cats, then Tiger King, then the Lion King.

    • ens1402 on 13/05/2020 - 08:48
      -4

      Why they are streaming the 90s performance, where the hell are recent shows. Stingy!

      • Flying Ace on 13/05/2020 - 09:11
        +2

        r/ChoosingBeggars

    • strangeloops66 on 13/05/2020 - 08:48
      -4

      Stream for 48 hours

      Yeah, not happening.

    • strangeloops66 on 13/05/2020 - 09:01

      It is a streamlined version of the stage production, filmed without a live audience at London’s Adelphi theatre.

      Has a modern feel, then…

    • scandalous on 13/05/2020 - 09:02
      -3

      Still too expensive.

  • rangitamoe on 15/05/2020 - 15:02
    +1

    Cats shudders

  • tagin on 16/05/2020 - 19:49

    I'd rather sit through 2 hours of a scratching black board than watch Cats again.
    How Cat's was able to do so well in the theatre amazes me. Why they made a movie out of it amazes me even more.

  • Wonderfool on 16/05/2020 - 20:09

    Awwww I missed JCS.

  • Taegukgi on 21/05/2020 - 22:16
    +1

    Earlier this week, the English composer shared a video on Twitter (watch below) along with the caption: “The curtain has fallen on Andrew’s The Shows Must Go On series. Thank you to everyone who has been tuning in over the last few weeks! Stay tuned for more classics

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