
"He has been advised that while the operation was entirely successful, he has developed a post-operative 'chronic infection' which needs immediate treatment. He still hopes to back at work in the New Year."
The 61-year-old's spokesman revealed he had cancer last month but said it was in the very early stages and he expected to be back at work this year.
Lloyd Webber is behind a string of stage hits including "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Starlight Express", and earlier this month launched the long-awaited sequel to Phantom in London, "Love Never Dies".
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Image: AFP/File/Leslie E. Kossoff.
The 61-year-old's spokesman revealed he had cancer last month but said it was in the very early stages and he expected to be back at work this year.
Lloyd Webber is behind a string of stage hits including "Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Starlight Express", and earlier this month launched the long-awaited sequel to Phantom in London, "Love Never Dies".
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Image: AFP/File/Leslie E. Kossoff.