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Breaking Baz: Andrew Lloyd Webber Conjures New West End & Broadway Musical ‘The Illusionist’; ‘Sunset Boulevard’s Jamie Lloyd Directing


Andrew Lloyd Webber has unveiled his new musical 'The Illusionist' in an interview with Deadline. Jamie Lloyd will direct the show.

They were introduced to the ennobled tunesmith by independent music executive Alistair Lloyd Webber, 32, the eldest of his three children from his third and current marriage to Madeleine Gurdon, deputy chair of the Really Useful Group, equestrian and champion racehorse breeder. This year it’s Robin Hood with Jane McDonald and Julian Clary topping the bill, and a company that includes Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers, Marisha Wallace, Rob Madge, Tosh Wanogho-Maud, and Charlie Stemp. Weaver is joined by Jude Akuwudike, Jason Barnett, Selina Cadwell, Matthew Horne, Mara Huf, Forbes Masson, Mason Alexander Park, James Phoon, Oliver Ryan and Tom Steed.

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