"We never wrote 'Superstar' to be in any way shocking," said Webber. The musical that catapulted Webber and lyricist Tim Rice to fame, "Jesus Christ Superstar," was called "blasphemous" when it hit the stage in the 1970s. A celebration concert in London is planned. Today, Webber's musical version of "The Phantom of the Opera" is coming up on its 25th anniversary. Several months later, Webber bought a used copy of the novel at a book fair in New York. Webber's fiancee at the time, performer Sarah Brightman, had been offered a role in a theatrical farce based on the "Phantom" novel by Gaston Leroux.
Webber also told Morgan the story of how "Phantom," which is billed as the most successful musical of all time, came to be. Webber told Morgan he had hoped to get Davis to open the production on the Toronto stage but it did not work out. "For 2½ hours I heard one of the most consummate performances I've ever heard, and he ended up doing 'The Music of the Night.'" "I have never felt so ashamed in my life," said Webber, who said he was skeptical about Davis' ability to fill the role at first. Webber recalled being introduced to Davis by Liza Minnelli while in the south of France. Webber also recalled another legend who had an interest in portraying the Phantom - Sammy Davis Jr. The seven-time Tony-winning, four-time Grammy-winning composer of musicals including "Phantom," "Cats," "Evita" and "Jesus Christ Superstar," among others, is a guest on Friday's "Piers Morgan Tonight."
But goodness knows what it would've been like." If you make a movie, it's just a great help for the theater. In fact, it's been proven to be completely the other way around. However, Webber said, "People in those days were very worried that a film, if it was made, would destroy the Broadway or the West End show, and everybody would just go and see the movie. ET and on CNN International at 0200 GMT (live simulcast), 1200 GMT, and 2000 GMT and HKT.ĬNN - Andrew Lloyd Webber told CNN's Piers Morgan that Michael Jackson wanted to play the title role in the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera." According to Webber, the King of Pop came to see the Broadway show multiple times - years before the film came out - and he and Jackson had spoken about a potential "Phantom" movie role. " Piers Morgan Tonight" airs weeknights on CNN/US at 9 p.m.
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