Andrew Lloyd Webber Speaks Out On Cats Closure, High Broadway Costs
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has criticized the high costs of Broadway following the early closure of his show, 'Cats: The Jellicle Ball.' He argues that the current financial model makes it nearly impossible for new, daring work to succeed and threatens the future of the industry.
Why it matters
This highlights a growing crisis in the performing arts industry where rising production costs are stifling creative innovation and financial viability.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is speaking out against the untenable costs of Broadway after the early closure of Cats: The Jellicle Ball .
"The painful truth is that, with things as they are, bringing almost any new show to Broadway makes little financial sense," the Cats composer wrote on X Tuesday. "The costs are immense. Creators, writers and directors are often forced to accept minimal royalties simply to get work staged."
"Without action, Broadway risks rivalling Hollywood's empty soundstages: increasingly dark theatres where bold new work once lived," he warned.
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