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Andrew Lloyd Webber

Birth Place: London, ENGLAND

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Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass.

Several of his songs have been widely recorded and were successful outside of their parent musicals, such as "Memory" from Cats, "The Music of the Night" and "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera, "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from Evita, and "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 2001, The New York Times referred to him as "the most commercially successful composer in history". The Daily Telegraph ranked him the "fifth most powerful person in British culture" in 2008, lyricist Don Black writing "Andrew more or less single-handedly reinvented the musical."

He has received a number of awards, including a knighthood in 1992, followed by a peerage for services to the arts, six Tonys, three Grammys (as well as the Grammy Legend Award), an Academy Award, 14 Ivor Novello Awards, seven Olivier Awards, a Golden Globe, a Brit Award, the 2006 Kennedy Center Honors, the 2008 Classic Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, and an Emmy Award. He is one of 17 people to have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors.

His company, the Really Useful Group, is one of the largest theatre operators in London. Producers in several parts of the UK have staged productions, including national tours, of the Lloyd Webber musicals under licence from the Really Useful Group. Lloyd Webber is also the president of the Arts Educational Schools, London, a performing arts school located in Chiswick, West London. He is involved in a number of charitable activities, including the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Nordoff Robbins, Prostate Cancer UK and War Child. In 1992, he started the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation which supports the arts, culture, and heritage of the UK. In 2014 he designed a Cats-themed Paddington Bear statue, which was auctioned to raise funds for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Movies

Jesus Christ Superstar
[ 1973 ] music by, orchestrator
Evita
[ 1996 ] music by
Cats
[ 1998 ] music by, orchestrator
The Phantom of the Opera
[ 2004 ] music by, orchestrator
Aspects of Love
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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
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Love Never Dies
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 2018 - Lifetime Achievement Award

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Music

Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Orchestrations

Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Musical

Andrew Lloyd WebberSchool of Rock

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, School of Rock-The Musical

Olivier Awards - 2011 - Best New Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Love Never Dies

Olivier Awards - 2010 - The Audience Award for Most Popular Show

Andrew Lloyd, The Phantom Of The Opera


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Olivier Awards - 2008 - Special Award

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Woman in White

Olivier Awards - 2005 - Best New Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Woman In White

Olivier Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Musical Production

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tell Me On A Sunday

Olivier Awards - 2001 - Best New Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Beautiful Game

Olivier Awards - 1999 - The American Express Award for Best New Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Whistle Down The Wind

Olivier Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Musical Production

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar


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Drama League Awards - 1995 - Distinguished Achivement in Musical Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber


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Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard

Olivier Awards - 1994 - The American Express Award for Best New Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard

Olivier Awards - 1992 - Best Musical Revival

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Drama Desk Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Music

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aspects of Love

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Book of a Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aspects of Love

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aspects of Love


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Drama Desk Awards - 1988 - Outstanding Orchestration

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Phantom of the Opera

New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1988 - Best Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Phantom of the Opera

Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Book of a Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Phantom of the Opera

Tony Awards - 1988 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Phantom of the Opera

Tony Awards - 1987 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Starlight Express


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Olivier Awards - 1986 - Musical of the Year

Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Phantom Of The Opera

Tony Awards - 1986 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Song and Dance

Olivier Awards - 1984 - Musical of the Year

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Starlight Express


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Drama Desk Awards - 1983 - Outstanding Music

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats

Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats

Tony Awards - 1982 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat


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Olivier Awards - 1981 - Musical of the Year

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats


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Drama Desk Awards - 1980 - Outstanding Music

Andrew Lloyd Weber, Evita


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1980 - Best Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Evita


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Tony Awards - 1980 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Evita


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Olivier Awards - 1978 - Musical of the Year

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Evita


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Drama Desk Awards - 1972 - Most Promising Composer

Andre Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar

Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar

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Andrew Lloyd Webber FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Andrew Lloyd Webber written?

Andrew Lloyd Webber has written 24 shows including Jesus Christ Superstar (Composer), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Composer), Jeeves (Composer), Evita (Composer), Cats (Composer), Song and Dance (Composer), Starlight Express (Composer), Cricket (Composer), Aspects of Love (Bookwriter), Sunset Boulevard (Composer), By Jeeves (Composer), Whistle Down The Wind (Composer), The Beautiful Game (Composer), Bombay Dreams (Source Material), Tell Me on a Sunday (Composer), The Woman in White (Composer), The Likes of Us (Composer), Love Never Dies (Composer), Tell Me on a Sunday (Composer), School of Rock (Music), Unmasked (Composer), Cats (Composer/Lyricist), The Phantom of the Opera (Bookwriter), Bad Cinderella (Composer).

What awards has Andrew Lloyd Webber been nominated for?

Andrew Lloyd Webber has been nominated for numerous awards throughout his career, including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tony Awards. Some of his notable nominations include Outstanding Music and Outstanding Orchestrations for "School of Rock," Best Musical and Best Original Score for "School of Rock - The Musical," Best New Musical for "Love Never Dies," and The Audience Award for Most Popular Show for "The Phantom of the Opera." He has also received nominations for his work on "The Woman in White," "Tell Me On A Sunday," "The Beautiful Game," "Whistle Down The Wind," "Sunset Boulevard," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," "Aspects of Love," "Phantom of the Opera," "Starlight Express," "Song and Dance," "Cats," "Evita," and "Jesus Christ Superstar." Lloyd Webber has also won awards such as the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre from the Drama League Awards.

What awards has Andrew Lloyd Webber won?

Andrew Lloyd Webber has won numerous awards throughout his career, including the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tony Awards, a Special Award at the Olivier Awards, and the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre at the Drama League Awards. He has also received accolades such as Best Original Score for "Sunset Boulevard" at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Orchestration for "Phantom of the Opera" at the Drama Desk Awards, Musical of the Year for "The Phantom Of The Opera" and "Cats" at the Olivier Awards, Outstanding Music for "Cats" and "Evita" at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Musical for "Evita" at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Best Original Score for "Evita" at the Tony Awards, and Most Promising Composer for "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Drama Desk Awards.

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