Short Takes : Sarah Brightman Breaks Knot With Andrew Lloyd Webber

LONDON —  Actress Sarah Brightman was granted a divorce Monday from Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer of theatrical hits including “Cats” and “Aspects of Love.”

Judge Clive Callman granted the divorce, after six years of marriage, on the uncontested grounds that Lloyd Webber, 42, had committed adultery.

In spite of the divorce, Brightman, 30, is scheduled to take over the role of Rose in the Broadway production of “Aspects of Love.”

Lloyd Webber has said he intends to marry his girlfriend, Madeleine Gurdon, as soon as the divorce is finalized, which usually takes up to six weeks.

Neither Lloyd Webber nor Brightman, his second wife, were in court for the hearing, which lasted less than a minute.