And when “Cinderella” at last debuted in the West End, its opening night was also a milestone for being that musical’s first performance for a full-capacity audience.
During that time - and throughout the shutdown - he was one of theater’s fiercest and most outspokenly frustrated advocates.
Again, this is uncommon such attention from a composer is more likely to be given to a new show, such as Lloyd Webber’s latest, “Cinderella,” which opened in London this summer after a series of pandemic delays.