Think that Andrew Lloyd Webber can only write over blown spectaculars, here is one musical that just might prove you wrong.

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber Book and Lyrics by Ben Elton Directed by Robert Carsen Choreography by Meryl Tankard

Set Design by Michael Levine Lighting Design by Jean Kalman Sound Design by Martin Levan Musical Supervision by Simon Lee Costume Design by Joan Bergin

Cambridge Theatre London
Opened September 2000                                         Closed September 2001 :(

Sadly, just when this musical story seem to have relevance it has closed.  In the light of the attacks in the United States the message of The Beautiful Games seem most poignant. While the story does not deeply examine the causes of terrorism it show how it can effect both a country and it's people. 

While The Beautiful Game is relatively small in scope especially when compared to other shows in Andrew's past.  It is however, large in heart and  not lacking the passion which Andrew's famous for.  Unlike the soaring grandly romantic scores that Andrew has penned in the past several of the songs in this musical have much more harder edge and more drive.   You can tell for the moving overture that this will be unlike anything Andrew written before.