Lloyd Webber warns Broadway costs could hollow it out like Hollywood

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has spoken out following the closing notice for "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" on Broadway, warning that rising production costs risk leaving Broadway as empty as Hollywood's soundstages. He called on the theatre industry to urgently find solutions to make bringing new works to Broadway financially viable. The closing of the show prompted the broader critique of the state of the industry.

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