Andrew Lloyd Webber has hailed Lady Gaga a “world superstar” after being blown away by her Mayhem Ball show.
The 77-year-old theatre legend attended one of the 39-year-old singer’s concerts at The O2 in London recently, and loved it so much, he recorded a review on TikTok.
The Phantom of the Opera composer first praised Gaga for actually singing live, noting that it’s common for singers to mime to a pre-recorded track.
He began: “I loved the Lady Gaga concert.
“It was really fabulous. She really knows how to handle an audience. And it was a great evening.”
He continued: “It was so wonderful, actually, to see somebody really singing live, rather than, as we know, some artists who are really miming to a pre-recorded track. And there was nothing of that.”
He then pointed out the part of the show where Gaga is being pulled in a rowing boat across the venue, suggesting she took inspiration from his musical Phantom of the Opera.
He went on: “I was really, really pleased to see an opera house on stage, and even more pleased to see a boat with her in it being rowed across the big auditorium, that is O2.
“It reminded me of something that I might have had a little involvement with.”
He concluded: “I thought the concert was absolutely fabulous. And I think Lady Gaga is absolutely a world superstar.”
The Abracadabra singer herself reacted to the huge appraisal from Webber, commenting on the videos-sharing platform: “This is a dream come true.”