Lloyd Webber's cat destroys score for Phantom sequel- Page 3

[Weez]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 3:01pm

Updated On: 6/14/07 at 03:01 PM

[Weez]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 3:01pm

I could do this all day.

Posted: 6/14/07 at 3:06pm

Isn't' ALW's cat dead? Because I'm sure I heard it was decomposing!

[ElFantasma14]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 4:28pm

Omg, ALW, shut up about your fricking cats! He mentions them in like every interview he does!

from http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/drama/story/0,,2093544,00.html

"Interviewer: What or who is the greatest love of your life?

ALW: Madeleine, and I'm very fond of my cat."

further down

"Interviewer: Where would you most like to be right now?

ALW: At home with my cat."

Is he shilling CATS, or is he just obsessed?

[Weez]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 4:31pm

In all fairness, when you have a pet you adore, it is VERY EASY to become obsessed. Are there any rat owners out there? I'm confident that you guys in particular will know what I'm on about. ^_^

[whatever2]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 4:44pm

Elizabeth II should knight this cat for its services to humanity ...

[broadway_freak2]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 5:00pm

I have to agree I thought it was a joke at first, but it being real makes it even funnier. The cat is now going to be flooded by Thank You gifts from Musical Theatre lovers everywhere.

[CarolynW]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 5:01pm

Since you all seem to be excited about this bit of news. Here is a photo of "Otto" the cat



Introducing the latest member of the Lloyd Webber family: Otto The Cat. Filmed by Andrew‘s daughter Bella (his daughter is 10 years old). Link to video address is below.

The CATS fans on the RUG board adore "Otto."


Yours,

Carolyn




Link Updated On: 6/14/07 at 05:01 PM

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 5:51pm

The CATS composers score destroyed by a cat

You have to love it

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 5:54pm

He's the greatest cat.

Of course, after Oliver, my cat, who interestingly looks like Otto (but 11 years older).

[vfd88]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 5:55pm

HAHA! I love irony!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 5:57pm

I hear rimshots all over the place after reading the above posts!

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:51pm

He's giving himself a future excuse, if critics tear into the new Phantom sequel, he'll just say he'd written the best score of his career but then his cat destroyed it and he had to start over.

And I think a new Phantom on Broadway would eat into PotO's business and that's our best shot of that show closing anytime soon, so you guys should be angry at the cat and not cheering it on.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 9:56pm

I think that the cat story is a pile of crap.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:07pm

Good kitty - too bad he wasn't around when Webber was composing Cats - now thats a score that needs destroying.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:21pm

Agree about Cats score being destroyed as a good thing

[BDavis0092]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:23pm

That article just made my day.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 10:48pm

Rotel...is there a plan to close Phantom of the Opera? I was not aware of this. What's Plan B if this kitty's tactics have disrupted Plan A?

[AlanAntonio]

Posted: 6/14/07 at 11:49pm

It's not a jellicle cat! It's a very evil, demented cat! Sir Andrew must put it to sleep!



Updated On: 6/14/07 at 11:49 PM

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 6/15/07 at 12:27am

No plan that I'm aware of, just think there two different things that could happen.

1) Webber closes PotO so that they don't compete against one another and forces the Phantom hungry tourists to watch his new show if they want their Phantom fix.

or

2) Webber tries to run both at the same time which would eat into both their profits so he'd be forced to close one down in hopes of improving his business on the other.

That's just my guess, but of course he could do something totally crazy like open the new Phantom at the St James, buy up the whole street and run a mini Phantom World amusement park, dig up the street and fill it up with water and offer boat rides up and down the street. Kind of like a mini Venice except all themed to the Phantom.

[desiree armfeldt]

Posted: 6/15/07 at 1:09am

When I read the playbill article....I thought it was a joke.

[Gelfling]

Posted: 6/15/07 at 4:21am

c'mon... we all knew there was a contract on that score... guess the cat just hit the jackpot Good kitty, kitty :)

[Livewire413]

Posted: 6/15/07 at 11:05am

Have you all seen the new article? Where he deems the damage done by the cat as "insignificant" or something like that? Theres a link on BWW somewhere today about it.


Edit: Found it. https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=19275 Updated On: 6/15/07 at 11:05 AM

[jv92]

Posted: 6/15/07 at 1:03pm

I suppose he expected everyone to be like, "Oh no! Poor Andrew!"
I guess he didn't expect people to rip him to shreads like us. I think the damage is quite signifigant. Why would he exagerate so?

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 6/15/07 at 1:05pm

this is why i love kitties.