Hal Prince and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Sarah Brightman and Equity

Title

Hal Prince and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Sarah Brightman and Equity

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 Jun 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:59

Description

Hal Prince and Andrew Lloyd Webber on Equity’s refusal to allow Sarah Brightman to play on Broadway, in The Phantom of the Opera. They talk about how uniquely qualified she is for the role, how the problem might be solved, why it has been made so public, and their feelings on the matter.

Contributors

Andrew Lloyd Webber; Hal Prince

Keywords

USA; Actors; Trade unions; Musical theatre; Equity (union); Andrew Lloyd Webber; Sarah Brightman; Phantom of the Opera; Broadway

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