Stephen Ward (musical)
Stephen Ward is a musical with a book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton , with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber . The musical is based on the Profumo affair of 1963, in which the British Secretary of War John Profumo and the celebrity Stephen Ward were involved. The musical premiered in London's West End at the Aldwych Theater in December 2013. According to press reports, the musical was not very successful and, despite its prominent authors, was taken off the program after just four months. Lloyd Webber continues to research the topic and the Profumo affair, which could be more far-reaching than previously known.
Individual evidence
- ^ Olaf Jubin: Lloyd Webber flop Stephen Ward bewildered the audience. Retrieved July 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Nicholas Hellen, Social Affairs Editor: Letter on the left Profumo fixer to Cuban Missile Crisis . ISSN 0140-0460 ( thetimes.co.uk [accessed July 16, 2020]).
- ↑ Patrick Sawer: Andrew Lloyd Webber calls for secret Profumo Affair files to be published . In: The Telegraph . September 13, 2017, ISSN 0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed July 16, 2020]).