Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

David Mallet

Writers:

Lenny Barker (writer)
Michael Coveney (writer)

Release Date:

1999 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

A tribute to Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber for his 50th birthday. Features selections from his most popular plays...

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Concert Film | Royal Albert Hall | Character Name In Title

Cast

Tina Arena	...	Performer 'Whistle Down the Wind'
Michael Ball	...	Performer 'Gethsemane', 'All I Ask You' 'Vaults of Heaven' and 'Love Changes Everything'
Antonio Banderas	...	Performer 'Oh What a Circus', 'High Flying Adored' and 'The Phantom of the Opera'
Keith Duffy	...	Performer 'No Matter What' (as Boyzone)
Stephen Gately	...	Himself - Performer 'No Matter What' (as Boyzone)
Mikey Graham	...	Performer 'No Matter What' (as Boyzone)
Ronan Keating	...	Performer 'No Matter What' (as Boyzone)
Shane Lynch	...	Performer 'No Matter What' (as Boyzone)
Sarah Brightman	...	Performer 'Pie Jesu', 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'All I Ask You' and 'The Music of the Night'
Glenn Close	...	Performer 'Once Upon A Time', 'With One Look' and 'As If We Never Said Goodbye'
Ben De'ath	...	Performer 'Pie Jesu'
Julian Lloyd Webber	...	Performer 'Inro and Variations I-IV'
Marcus Lovett	...	Performer 'Superstar' and 'Once Upon A Time'
Lottie Mayor	...	Performer 'Whistle Down the Wind'
Dennis O'Neill	...	Performer 'Hosanna'

Runtime:

127 min | UK:126 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Really Useful Group, The

Quotes:

Andrew Lloyd Webber: What I want to celebrate tonight has nothing to do with really myself, but the future - please - of musical theatre.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

High Flying Adored

Very enjoyable

Being a diehard musical fan, I instantly fell in love with this video. It has its good an its bad, but overall, the good far outweighs the bad.

My favourite part is Michael Ball's striking rendition of "Gethsemane". I don't think anyone else can compare when it comes to the pure vocal talent and emotion he shows while singing that song. He has a tremendous voice and, in my opinion, is the most talented individual to appear in this concert.

Another part I greatly enjoyed was Glenn Close's "With One Look". Very whimsically insane, very memorable. Also enjoyable was Antonio Banderas' Che, singing "Oh What a Circus". I didn't enjoy his version of "The Phantom of the Opera" as much, but I'll definitely take him over Michael Crawford any day!

Not being a fan of Sarah Brightman's, the only part which I have any serious complains about is the amount of time she was on stage. I think she has a decent voice, and average acting talent - but definitely not enough to warrant how many song she sang during the concert.

Overall, I'd highly recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber's music; or to musical theatre fans in general. 8.5/10