About the Show

A world-premiere musical revue for Paper Mill Playhouse featuring stories and songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s remarkable life and celebrated work.

From the show:

One of the most successful musical theater composers of all time takes audiences behind the scenes in Unmasked, a world-premiere musical featuring stories and songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s remarkable life and celebrated work. Based on his recently released autobiography, this funny and warm musical portrait offers an intimate look at Lloyd Webber’s five decades in the spotlight and beyond, from his quirky family and bohemian youth in London to the creation of such smash hits as Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Sunset Boulevard. You’ll hear new and sometimes unexpected interpretations of his best-loved songs, rediscovered gems, and some new material specially written for this production.

Critic Reviews (13)

"Andrew Lloyd Webber Reveals and Remembers: This multimedia concert and career retrospective forgets that the best way to honor the composer is to have a good time with his music."
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"Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Unmasked’: Theater Review Though occasionally flawed, this stripped-down theatrical take on Lloyd Webber’s musical catalog is right on time after the cinematic debacle of 'Cats.'"
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"Andrew Lloyd Webber Unabashedly Celebrates Himself in 'Unmasked'': Webber's musical revue makes its world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse."
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"'UNMASKED: THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER' at Paper Mill Playhouse - An Exquisite Celebration of the Composer and his Music"
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"Work remains to be done for this show to fulfill its potential. However, the unusual format of 'Unmasked' is clearly viable. And it would be wrong to lose sight of the fact that 'Unmasked' already offers a considerable quantity of surefire, quality entertainment."
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"TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE: PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE’S ‘UNMASKED'"
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"‘Unmasked’ is a slick, sometimes offbeat look back at Andrew Lloyd Webber’s career"
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"REVIEW: 'Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber' Plays Paper Mill Playhouse"
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