Andrew Lloyd Webber raises £500,000 for the Actor's Fund through online streaming

## Andrew Lloyd Webber streams 6 shows for free, collects £500,000 in donations in the process For the past month and a half, Andrew Lloyd Webber has been streaming his musicals online for free for 24 to 48 hours each. The streams appealed to audiences who in turn have donated a total of half a million pounds for charity. On raising the money, the *Cats *creator said: "Thank you for so generously donating – we've raised half a million dollars for the Actor's Fund. I hope you realise that theatre will always be there. It will come back. I didn't think we'd be locked down for so long, I'm afraid it might be a bit longer yet. But you can't get rid of me – I'll be back doing various things, maybe I'll do a little bit from my new *Cinderella*. Thank you for watching, particularly those of you that got through *By Jeeves*. Goodbye, give generously and thank you." Lloyd Webber's West End theatre remain dark for now, but he has two huge productions up his sleeve for the autumn season when theatres are expected to be fully back up and running: [**Disney's *Frozen The Musical***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3868/frozen-the-musical-tickets.aspx) will make its West End [**premiere**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/premiere) at the [**Theatre Royal Drury Lane**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/11/theatre-royal-drury-lane.aspx) **on 30 October 2020** whilst his brand-new musical adaptation of *[**Cinderella**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4313/cinderella-tickets.aspx)* starring West End superstar **Carrie Hope Fletcher* **is all set to open at the [**Gillian Lynne Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/59/gillian-lynne-theatre.aspx) on 9 October for previews. ### What West End Andrew Lloyd Webber shows are streaming on YouTube for free? So far, Andrew Lloyd Webber has streamed the following productions for free: **Friday, 15 May**: *Cats* **Friday, 8 May**: *By Jeeves* **Friday, 1 May**: *Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration* **Friday, 24 April**: *Love Never Dies* **Friday, 17 April**: [***The Phantom of the Opera***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/13/phantom-of-the-opera-tickets.aspx) **Friday, 10 April**: *Jesus Christ Superstar* **Friday, 3 April**: *Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat* ### *Cinderella* Gillian Lynne Theatre tickets available now from £24 and up! Set to star Carrie Hope Fletcher in the eponymous role opposite the [**recently announced**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/victoria-hamilton-barritt-to-play-the-evil-stepmother-in-andrew-lloyd-webbers-cinderella) **Victoria Hamilton-Barritt** as the Evil Stepmother, [**Andrew Lloyd Webber's *Cinderella***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4313/cinderella-tickets.aspx) is the unmissable West End event of the year! Be sure to book your tickets sharpish to secure the best seats at the [**Gillian Lynne Theatre in London**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/59/gillian-lynne-theatre.aspx) at the best prices whilst availability lasts.

🎟️ [**Book Andrew Lloyd Webber *Cinderella* 2020 musical tickets here**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4313/cinderella-tickets.aspx).

__________________ *Carrie Hope Fletcher is set to release her new children's book on 17 September 2020. Read more about it here: "[**Carrie Hope Fletcher's new children's book to be released in September**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/carrie-hope-fletchers-new-childrens-book-to-be-released-in-september)"