Webbers next musical

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 5:16pm

With news that Andrew Lloyd Webber will premiere his newest musical in 2026 and that it will be based off a movie. Are we thinking it’ll be Sherlock Holmes. Or something else?  Thoughts? 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 5:23pm

He also mentioned it's set in Vienna in 1900, which I suppose doesn't necessarily rule out Sherlock Holmes, but are any of the movies set in Vienna?

[George in DC]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 5:28pm

"The Seven Percent Solution" is Sherlock Holmes and mostly set in Vienna.

[SongandDance2]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 6:01pm

Some people on reddit theorized Amadeus or The Illusionist. ALW said the show is set in Vienna in 1900 which eliminates Amadeus. The Illusionist is set precisely in Vienna in 1900. My money's on that.

[Highland Guy]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 6:38pm

A new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical set in 1900 Vienna?  That's all I need to know.  No matter when or where it premieres, I'll be there!

Updated On: 10/1/24 at 06:38 PM

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 6:41pm

I would hope Lord Lloyd Webber would know better than to try and musicalize a pretty perfect play (with music!) in Amadeus (which is decidedly not set in 1900). But perhaps he's trying to go back to his romantic side, and writing a musical adaptation of Letters from an Unknown Woman, which also fits both criteria. 

Updated On: 10/1/24 at 06:41 PM

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 6:53pm

I’d go to a Gustav Klimt musical. ALW’s Sunday in the Park with George. Adele Bloch Bauer could be the Dot character.

P.S. I don’t think it’s "Lord" Lloyd Webber anymore, he’s been promoted to “Baron". 

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 10/1/24 at 7:50pm

Jay Lerner-Z said: "
I’d go to a Gustav Klimt musical. ALW’s Sunday in the Park with George. Adele Bloch Bauer could be the Dot character.

P.S. I don’t think it’s "Lord" Lloyd Webber anymore, he’s been promoted to “Baron".

"

Touché -- he is a Baron. Gah, hard to keep up these days. 

[Lot666]

Posted: 10/2/24 at 8:14am

Highland Guy said: "A new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical set in 1900 Vienna? That's all I need to know. No matter when or where it premieres, I'll be there!"

Same.

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 10/2/24 at 8:53am

If it's set in Vienna 1900 and he's writing a Sherlock Holmes musical, I'm pretty sure it's The Seven Percent Solution (interestingly, Sondheim composed songs for the film). 

[BossBroadway]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 12:41pm

His Sherlock Holmes work is a play, so it's not that. 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 1:05pm

BossBroadway said: "His Sherlock Holmes work is a play, so it's not that."

Andrew Lloyd Webber...writing a play?  Or was he just doing underscoring or something?

[Bwaygurl2]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 2:24pm

BossBroadway said: "His Sherlock Holmes work is a play, so it's not that."

Okay, thanks, if it's two different projects, nevermind lol. I would assume it would have to do with Freud in some way. That's my first thought when I hear "Vienna, 1900." Just a guess tho. 

[saxpower]

Posted: 10/3/24 at 6:21pm

TheatreMonkey said: "I would hope Lord Lloyd Webber would know better than to try and musicalize a pretty perfect play (with music!) inAmadeus (which is decidedly not set in 1900).But perhaps he's trying to go back to his romantic side, and writing a musical adaptation ofLetters from an Unknown Woman,which also fits both criteria."

From reading the Wiki synopsis of "Letter from an Unknown Woman", it fits the clues AND the plot seems to be something that would work as a musical.  A guy recieves an unsigned letter from a woman detailing their previous meetings- but doesn't recognize the woman from the contents of the letter. 

 

The Seven Percent solution seems to be set in 1890, based on the sample of the original novel on Amazon. 

[TBFL]

Posted: 10/4/24 at 1:34am

SongandDance2 said: "Some people on reddit theorized Amadeus or The Illusionist. ALW saidthe show is set in Vienna in 1900 which eliminates Amadeus. The Illusionist is set precisely in Vienna in 1900. My money's on that."

They just did an Amadeus musical in Vienna - albeit a show called 'Rock Me Amadeus' about the musician Falco. I'd love to see it.

[Plannietink08]

Posted: 10/4/24 at 5:53am

TheatreMonkey said: "I would hope Lord Lloyd Webber would know better than to try and musicalize a pretty perfect play (with music!) inAmadeus (which is decidedly not set in 1900).But perhaps he's trying to go back to his romantic side, and writing a musical adaptation ofLetters from an Unknown Woman,which also fits both criteria."

Oh, I love Letters From An Unknown Woman! I think the male lead in that film, Louis Jourdan, is the most handsome of the old Hollywood stars. 

It’s not a movie that cries out for a musical adaption as the leading lady rarely speaks for most of the movie. Plus it has a pretty tragic ending.