Andrew Lloyd Webber: Profumo affair musical could explore 'terrible miscarriage of justice' Andrew Lloyd Webber's prospective musical about the Profumo affair could explore a "terrible miscarriage of justice" involved in the case. In an interview with The Times, Lloyd Webber expressed sympathy for Stephen Ward, the government official who in 1961 introduced Christine Keeler, the mistress of Russian naval attaché, to John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War, leading to a sensational political sex scandal. Ward was accused of living off immoral earnings, and killed himself by taking an overdose of sleeping tablets. Lloyd Webber suspects a manipulation of justice on the part of the establishment. "He was a scapegoat," he says. They had to find a crime to fit him. And since MI6 said there was no security risk, why is it a closed file till 2046? Preparations for a musical are still at an early stage, he suggests: "It's a matter of getting the shape, making it dramatically secure. One problem is how to handle the suicide. Lloyd Webber is currently working towards a 22-date national arena tour of his 1971 musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, starring Tim Minchin, Melanie C and Chris Moyles. This year also marks 40 years of Lloyd Webber's musicals running consecutively in the West End.