Andrew Lloyd Webber, 75, has said that his eldest son Nicholas, 43, has been moved to a hospice where he is “battling” his gastric cancer. The Oscar-winning composer has said his son is “over the worst of this first bout of pneumonia”.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s son
The musician said: “We’re all here and the family here has gathered around, it was the right place for us all to be I think.”
Andrew thanked the people of Ukraine who sent him a Cats t-shirt following the announcement that his son was “critically ill”.
He said: “I know that they’ve been performing Cats there in a bunker, a makeshift production.
“It’s incredibly moving … Everything they’re going through they have been so incredibly thoughtful about dearest Nick.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s son has been moved to a hospice
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“I’m going to go and see Nick in a minute, and I’m going to pass on all of the fantastic wishes that I’ve had for him all the way from everywhere all around the world.”
Andrew also sent his best wishes “to the other families I have around the world in theatre” on the opening night of his show Bad Cinderella in New York.
He said: “I’m absolutely gutted not to be able to be there but my place is really here in England at the moment.”
The Broadway show is a reworked version of London West End’s musical Cinderella which takes its name from a key song in the show.
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Nick is also a composer and was nominated for a musical theatre album Grammy alongside his father, Greg Wells and David Zippel for the show Cinderella.
He has also scored music for an adaption of The Little Prince and BBC 1 drama Love, Lies and Records.
Andrew previously revealed that his son, who is also a composer, was “critically ill” as a result of his “ghastly” cancer.
Over the weekend, Andrew revealed Nick had been hospitalised 18 months ago after he was diagnosed with gastric cancer.
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“I am absolutely devastated to say that my eldest son Nick is critically ill,” Andrew said in a statement.
“As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalised.”
“We are all praying that Nick will turn the corner,” he added.
“He is bravely fighting with his indomitable humour, but at the moment my place is with him and the family.”
Andrew is best known for composing some of musical theatre’s most famous tunes, writing the music for shows like Cats, The Phantom Of The Opera and Jesus Christ Superstar.
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