A spokeswoman has announced famed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The statement thankfully said “the condition is in its very early stages. Andrew is now undergoing treatment and expects to be fully back at work before the end of the year.” Webber, 61, other musical hits have included “Cats,” “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Starlight Express,” and “Evita.” His awards include seven Tonys, three Grammys, six Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an Oscar, an International Emmy, The Praemium Imperiale and The Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre. He was knighted in 1992 and named to Britain’s House of Lords in 1997. He recently announced plans for a sequel to his phenomenally successful musical “Phantom of the Opera.” Called “Love Never Dies,” it is scheduled to open in London’s West End in March and follow on Broadway in November.
