Andrew Lloyd Webber an Alcoholic? WTF!?

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 7:36pm

I don't know if this has been discussed before; I'm sure it has but here goes anyway!

I am a huge fan of Patti LuPone. But seriously WHAT IN THE HELL is she talking about when she says that ALW is an "unhappy man and an alcoholic" - what the hell??? Did he have a problem
How come no one else has ever said that about him??

EXPLAIN!!!

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 7:38pm

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[Katurian2]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 7:50pm

TELL US MORE.

[Scott Briefer]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 8:07pm

The only confusion here is Musicaldudepeter's confusion. I thought it common knowledge that Sir Lloyd Webber had a drinking problem. As for unhappy, I am not his shrink.

Years ago, I attended one of the final rehearsals of Starlight Express. Sir Lloyd Webber was in attendance. I will never forget how inappropriate he was. He was rather unhappy with how the rehearsal was going and was very clear about it. In fact he was an incoherent raving lunatic. Typing that he was abusive would be kind. I have never forgotten that night and I fear my opinion of the man has been tainted because of it.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 8:14pm

Why the shocked outrage? Many intelligent,highly creative people have problems with alcohol and drugs.

[proptart101]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 8:24pm

As it turns out, many stupid, completely unimaginative people have problems with alcohol and drugs, too...

[emo_geek]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 8:59pm

I have a friend who went on several business dinners with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and he said that during the meal ALW finished off a few bottles of wine all to himself.

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 9:03pm

And suddenly Cats makes sense.

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 1/1/11 at 9:22pm

Musicaldudepeter, lots of people struggle with alcoholism.

[ClapYo'Hands]

Posted: 1/2/11 at 12:23pm

"Miraculously, even my liver was in good shape, probably thanks to that excellent herbal cleanser milk thistle."

That is a quote from an article Andrew Lloyd-Webber wrote for the Daily Mail last year. Seems he's open about it himself!
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: Love Never Dies... but here's how I nearly did

[sabrelady]

Posted: 1/2/11 at 12:43pm

Only really found one reference - his insistance on a bottle of wine for the "hydration" for the scan.

I was mildly amused by the fact he talks about telling his children- specifically his t boys by madeline- I guess the ones he had w his 1st wife didn't need to know! tho they DO appear as part of the final tally of his "going forth to muliply".

[B3TA07]

Posted: 1/2/11 at 5:01pm

The title of that article is BRILLIANT

[dchesnutny]

Posted: 1/2/11 at 5:10pm

i believe ALW's problem with booze is widely known in the theatre community. I know I've been hearing about it for years.

"And suddenly Cats makes sense."
^^^genius comment!