VideoWatch Entire Broadcast of NBC’s Andrew Lloyd Webber Tribute to a SuperstarIn addition to performance clips, the program features interviews with Glenn Close, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and John Legend.
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Andrew Gans
March 29, 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Lloyd Webber
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To celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber's 70th birthday, NBC broadcast Andrew Lloyd Webber Tribute to a Superstar March 28.
The program included conversation and reflection with Lloyd Webber along with Sunset Boulevard Tony winner Glenn Close, John Legend (who will play the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert April 1 on NBC), Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the Young People’s Chorus of New York City.
The hour-long special also included clips of performances from Elaine Paige, Close, Legend, and more. Watch the complete Tribute to a Superstar below:
Lloyd Webber, who is currently represented on Broadway with The Phantom of the Opera and School of Rock, is also the composer of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita, and Cats.
Also in celebration of his 70th birthday, Lloyd Webber recently released Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Platinum Collection and his memoir Unmasked. A musical revue retrospective of the same name will premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse this fall.
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See Lin-Manuel Miranda and Glenn Close on Andrew Lloyd Webber Tribute to a Superstar
See Lin-Manuel Miranda and Glenn Close on Andrew Lloyd Webber Tribute to a Superstar
The TV broadcast will also include John Legend, who will play the title role in the forthcoming TV concert of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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