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I feel completely fantastic after two years sober, says ‘lucky’ Andrew Lloyd Webber

THE TALK SHOW: In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent editor-in-chief Geordie Greig, the world’s most famous musical composer talks about alcoholism, the death of his son and why he still feels ‘fantastically lucky’

The Independent UK · Oct 23

‘Overwhelming pride’ for Tom Fletcher after son makes London musical debut

Buzz, 10, portrays the narrator Control in the Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express.

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2025

The best theatre to stream this month: Starlight Express, Nye, Beat the Devil and more

A cast recording for the souped-up train musical is released, Michael Sheen plays the NHS hero at the National and David Hare delivers his Covid memoir

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024

Capitalism, optimism and diversity: how 80s musical Starlight Express changed my life

Johny Pitts recounts how Starlight Express has been a thread in his life that also charts his changing perception of the world

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

Steam engines, injuries and a train called Brexit: The mad story of Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express

As Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most surreal theatrical extravaganza returns to London, Katie Rosseinsky dives into its bizarre history, from early bafflement over its plot – Elvis, a bisexual engine, disembodied children! – to Arlene Phillips choreographing it all on roller skates

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2024

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express is roaring back and I’m ready to be transported

This daffy musical about racing trains inspired countless stage careers, including my own. A child’s imagination made real, it is a perfect introduction to theatre

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024