Andrew Lloyd Webber on 'Cats' Early Closure: "Broadway Risks Rivalling Hollywood's Empty Soundstages" Andrew Lloyd Webber, renowned composer behind iconic Broadway hits like "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Evita," has sounded the alarm about the unsustainable costs driving new show closures.
The brutal math is clear: it takes an enormous amount of money to get a production up and running on Broadway.
Weekly grosses of $1 million were not enough to keep "Cats: The Jellicle Ball" afloat, despite strong attendance figures.