Andrew Lloyd Webber to make first visit to South Korea this month
The composer will meet the cast of Phantom of the Opera and hold a press conference on Nov. 19, marking the musical's 40th anniversary.
British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber will make his first trip to South Korea in an official capacity later this month, South Korea's national news agency Yonhap reported.
Officials said on Wednesday that the composer would travel to Seoul for the visit, (Yonhap News Agency)
Lloyd Webber will meet the cast and producers of an upcoming South Korean staging of The Phantom of the Opera and hold a press conference on Nov, performing arts company S&Co. said, (Yonhap News Agency)
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The trip coincides with the 40th anniversary of the musical, which opened in London's West End in 1986.
The show has drawn about 160 million viewers from 54 countries, S&Co. data cited by Yonhap showed.
In South Korea, 1.5 million people have seen the production since it premiered there in 2001.
Lloyd Webber is the composer behind other stage hits, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and School of Rock.
His awards include an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.
In 2024, he was named a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the first such honor given to a British arts and culture figure.
The Phantom of the Opera is based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel about a masked figure living beneath the Paris Opera House, and it has become one of the most widely staged musicals in the world.
Lloyd Webber has written musicals since the early 1970s, and his shows have been performed across many countries for decades.