Speaking at the London Press Club Awards, where he was named Londoner of the year, Lloyd Webber said, "I believe that London would be a more vibrant place if we allow a more flexible use of theatres and recognise that some of the theatres may no longer really be exactly what we want in the 21st century. There are theatres from which frankly you can't see and that aren't fit for today's purpose."
Fame Academy - Ringo Starr has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. The 74-year-old was the last of the Beatles to be inducted as a solo artist, where he was hailed as "one of the greatest and most creative drummers". "Finally, I'm invited and I love it," he said at the ceremony. He was introduced by fellow Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and together they performed their 1967 hit, With A Little Help From My Friends. Among the other honourees at the ceremony were singer Bill Withers, rock band Green Day, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts and Lou Reed - who died in 2013.
Money Machine - Kiss frontman Gene Simmons says that when it comes to making money he is like a great white shark. And that despite being worth more than $300m (£200m), he will never stop wanting to make more. Simmons told the BBC, "Life is business, and I approach life the way sharks approach life - they must keep moving or else they will drown. I'll never stop hunting more money, I'll never have enough."
While Kiss, currently on tour in South America, have sold 100m records around the world, the band has made more money from selling licensed products. Over the group's 42-year history, it has authorised more than 5,000 different items of merchandise, everything from rock band staples such as T-shirts and hats, to comic books, pinball machines, credit cards, and even condoms and coffins. Not forgetting jewellery, ashtrays, lunchboxes, Halloween costumes, baseballs and beach towels. And a golf course and coffee shop.
Just Giving - People are less likely to donate money to the arts than any other charitable cause, a new report has revealed. UK Giving 2014 has been published by the Charities Aid Foundation, which claims it is the most comprehensive research undertaken into charitable donations in the UK. The report found that just 2% of donors in the UK gave to the arts, making it the least popular cause of those identified. The arts made up only 1% of the total amount recorded. However, cultural benefactors were among the most generous, giving an average donation of £12 - the second largest after religion (£20).
On The Campaign Trail - Unpaid internships in the arts would be banned under a Labour government, Ed Miliband has said. The pledge, should it become policy, would make it illegal for companies to offer unpaid work for longer than four weeks.
Talking to The Stage, shadow arts minister Chris Bryant said it would make jobs in the arts more accessible for people from working-class and minority communities, claiming the new law would stop employers "taking advantage of people's ambition and passion for the arts". He said: "The biggest barrier to access, to getting on in the arts, to making a living out of the arts, is that all too often you'll be asked to work as a free intern for six months a year. And the only people who can afford to do that are people who've come from wealthy backgrounds."
Crisis Planning - An industry conference on dealing with crisis planning in theatres is to be held by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The RSC, in association with UK Theatre, will ho
