♪ ♪ ♪ >> James: SO WE'RE BACK.
WE'RE ON HOME SHORES.
WHOOHOO-- IT FEELS GOOD!
BECAUSE, REALLY, THERE ARE ONLY TWO EVENTS THAT EVERYONE IN
BRITAIN CIRCLED ON THEIR CALENDAR THIS YEAR.
ONE: THE ROYAL WEDDING, WHICH, YOU KNOW, HAPPENED.
AND THIS... "CROSSWALK THE MUSICAL."
( AIR HORN ) IT'S JUST AN APP ON MY PHONE.
PEOPLE LOVE IT.
GATHER 'ROUND, EVERYONE.
SO TO COMMEMORATE OUR RETURN TO THE GREATEST OF AISLES, GREAT
BRITAIN, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE WORK AND CAREER OF ONE OF
THE TRUE LEGENDS OF THE STAGE-- NONE OTHER THAN MR. THE LORD.
THE STAGE-- SOMEONE, WITHOUT ANDREW LLOYD WEBER.
>> YOU'RE CROWDING HIM!
GET OFF!
HE'S A PEER OF THE REALM!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M SO SORRY, MY LIEGE.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OF COURSE, I'M ALL RIGHT.
>> James: TO HAVE LLOYD ANDREW LORD WEBBER JOIN US TODAY
IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE OF AN A CAKE, A DOUBLE ICING CAKE!
IT IS GOING TO BE A CORNUCOPIA OF SONGS, LLOYD LLOYD ANNE
DREW -- I THINK I'M SAYING IT WRONG, IT LLOYD LORD, LLOYD
LORD, LLOYD LORD.
LLOYD LORD.
>> LLOYD LORD.
IS.
>> James: LLOYD LLOYD LLOYD -- TO BE HONEST WHEN JAMES
ASKED ME IF HE COULD PERFORM MY MUSICALS IN THE CROSSWALK, I
COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
>> James: CAT CHASABLE.
DON'T ATTACK IT, YOU DON'T HATE IT, IT'S A FUN TOY.
ALL THE OTHER CATS -- >> I THOUGHT THE PRODUCTION
WOULD USE SOME YOUTH AND ENERGY.
I THOUGHT I WOULD ASK THE CAST OF THE SCHOOL OF ROCK MUSICAL TO
COME BY.
I THINK JAMES IS GOING TO ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> THE UTTERLY FANTASTIC,
FABULOUS. >> REALLY GOOD.
VERY GOOD.
>> James: WE HAVE TO LET THEM GO.
ATTITUDE PROBLEMS.
OKAY IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK, GO BACK TO SCHOOL OR WHATEVER IT
IS, PROBABLY HOME SCHOOLED, TAKE THAT OUT.
BAD ATTITUDE, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR EGO ON THE GREAT SHIP
CORDEN.
ANDREW WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE HONORS?
PLAYING THE ROLE >> PLAYING THE ROLE OF EVITA...
JAMES CORDEN.
PLAYING THE ROLE OF THE PHANTOM... JAMES CORDEN.
>> James: OH MY GOD!
WO!
( APPLAUSE ) >> PLAYING THE ROLE OF JOSEPH...
JAMES CORDEN.
>> James: YOU'RE JOKING ME, COME ON!
>> James: THANK YOU, ANDREW, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I'LL KEEP THAT.
>> James: ALL RIGHT GUYS, IT'S OPENING NIGHT, IT'S LONDON,
LET'S GET IT OUT THERE AND GIVE IT OUR ALL.
LET' EVERYONE SAY, "CROSSWALK!"
EVERYONE SAY, "LONDON!" EVERYONE SAY, "CROSSWALK!"
EVERYONE SAY, "LONDON!" SAY, "ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER!"
SAY, "JAMES CORDEN!" OKAY, LET'S GET OUT THERE!
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> James: ACTUAL CHILLS, THERE WERE CHILLS.
ENJOY THE RIDE MY LORD!
( LAUGHTER ) LET'S GET OUT THERE GUYS, LET'S
GO!
>> ♪ DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA THE TRUTH IS I NEVER LEFT YOU
( LAUGHTER ) ♪ ALL THROUGH MY WILD DAYS
MY MAD EXISTENCE ♪ I KEPT MY PROMISE, DON'T KEEP
YOUR DISTANCE >> James: DON'T DON'T
DON'T -- WOW WOW!
HE'S GOING THIS FOR ME NOT FOR YOU, FOR ME, JUST FOR ME!
PATTI LUPONE, MADONNA, ELAINE PAGE... I MEAN... I DON'T WANT
TO SAY IT, LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT, BUT... I'M GONNA SAY IT,
I THINK JAMES CORDEN IS NOW FIRMLY ON TOP OF THAT LIST.
>> YEAH, HE'S DEFINITELY BOTTOM OF THAT LIST.
NO QUESTION.
BUT LOOK I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE DOES WITH CATS!
OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD!
>> ♪ WE CAN RUN UP THE WALL WE CAN SWING THROUGH THE TREES
♪ WE CAN BALANCE ON BARS WE CAN WALK ON A WIRE
♪ JELLICLES CAN AND JELLICLES DO JELLICLES CAN AND JELLICLES DO
♪ JELLICLE SONGS FOR JELLICLE CATS
>> James: BACK OFF!
I'M IN CATS!
WOW WOW, I'M BURSTING!
>> YES YES YES YES!
>> James: THAT IS BETTER.
IT IS TIME FOR PHANTOM.
WHERE'S MY MASK?
MY MASK?
NOW WHERE'S MY CHRISTINE?
WE DON'T HAVE A CHRISTINE?
WHO IS PLAYING CHRISTINE?
OH MY GOD!
>> HARRY, IT'S JAMES, I'M IN LONDON.
I'M IN A SITUATION.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN PHANTOM OF THE OPERA?
>> ONCE YOU'VE PERFORMED IN ONE PRODUCTION, YOU'RE LIKE PART OF
THE OPERA.
>> ♪ IN ALL YOUR FANTASIES YOU ALWAYS KNEW
♪ THAT MAN AND MYSTERY >> ♪ WERE BOTH IN YOU
>> ♪ AND IN THIS LABYRINTH WHERE NIGHT IS BLIND
♪ THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA IS MENT THERE ♪
♪ L >> James: OH WOW WOW!
>> MY LORD WHAT DID YOU -- THE ENVELOPE, THE ENVELOPE.
>> James: WHAT WAS THAT?
>> YES YOU'RE GORGEOUS AND MARVELOUS.
>> James: OKAY YOU CAN GO NOW!
>> ♪ THE WORLD AND I WE ARE STILL WAITING
♪ STILL HESITATING ANY DREAM WILL DO
♪ GIVE ME MY COLORED COAT MY AMAZING COLORED COAT
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> James: THIS IS FOR YOU MY
LORD.
LET ME SHAKE YOUR HAND!
MY LORD, THIS IS FOR YOU, IT WAS ALL FOR YOU.
GROUP HUG, GROUP HUG!
HE ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)