Biography:Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer best known for his involvement in musical theatre, with several productions seeing major long-term success in the West End and on Broadway. Some of his musical compositions have also been successful outside of the musical in which they initially featured.
Webber's notable works include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968), Jesus Christ Superstar (1970), Cats (1981), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), and School of Rock (2015).
He has received a knighthood for this work, as well as six Tony Awards and three Grammy Awards.
1972-07-24 Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (24) weds Sarah Hugill
1983-11-14 British theatrical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (35) divorces Sarah Hugill after more than 11 years of marriage
1984-03-22 Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (36) weds singer and dancer Sarah Brightman (23) in Hampshire, England
1990-01-03 Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (41) divorces singer/dancer Sarah Brightman (29) after almost 7 years of marriage
1991-02-09 Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (42) weds (his 3rd) equestrian Madeleine Gurdon (28) in Westminster, London
Historical Events
1968-03-01 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" first performed as a 15-minute pop cantata at Colet Court School in London
1969-10-10 "Jesus Christ Superstar" soundtrack album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is recorded
1971-10-12 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar", starring Jeff Fenholt and Ben Vereen opens at Mark Hellinger Theatre, NYC; runs for 711 performances
1973-07-01 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar", starring Jeff Fenholt and Ben Vereen closes at Mark Hellinger, NYC, after 711 performances
1977-11-23 Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 96 performances
1978-06-21 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita", starring Elaine Page, premieres at the Prince Edward Theatre, London
1979-09-25 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita", starring Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, and Bob Gunton, opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 1568 performances and wins 7 Tony Awards
1981-05-11 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats" (based on poetry by T. S. Eliot) directed by Trevor Nunn, opens at the New London Theatre in the West End, London; runs for 8,949 performances
1982-01-27 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens at Royale Theatre, NYC; runs for 747 performances
1983-06-25 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita", starring Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, and Bob Gunton, closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 1568 performances abd 7 Tony Award wins
1983-09-04 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 747 performances
1984-03-27 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's rock musical "Starlight Express" opens at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London's West End
1985-09-18 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Song and Dance", starring Bernadette Peters, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 474 performances and a Tony Award for Peters
1986-10-09 Stage musical "Phantom of the Opera" premieres in London, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman; runs for 13,629 performances
1986-11-08 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Song and Dance", starring Bernadette Peters, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 474 performances and a Tony Award for Peters
1988-01-26 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, opens at Majestic Theater, NYC ; runs for 13,981 performances, winning 7 Tony Awards, and becoming Broadway's longest-running shows
1993-07-12 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Boulevard", based on Billy Wilder's 1950 film, starring Patti Lupone and Daniel Benzali, opens at the Adelphi Theatre, London
1993-11-10 Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 223 performances
1994-05-29 Revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's biblical rock opera "Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat" closes at Minskoff Theater, NYC, after 223 performances
1994-11-17 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton's musical "Sunset Boulevard" opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 977 performances, wins 7 Tony Awards
1994-12-02 Andrew Lloyd Webber admitted to hospital for ulcer treatment
1997-03-22 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton's musical "Sunset Boulevard", based on the film, and starring Glenn Close closes at Minskoff, NYC, after 977 performances and 7 Tony Awards
1998-08-03 Irish band Boyzone release their best-selling single "No Matter What" composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman
2000-09-10 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats" closes on at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 7,485 performances; won 7 Tony Awards, 3 Drama desk Awards, and a Grammy Award
2002-05-11 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats" (based on poetry by T. S. Eliot) directed by Trevor Nunn, closes at the New London Theatre in the West End, London, after 8,949 performance
2018-09-10John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice win Emmys for "Jesus Christ Superstar - Live In Concert", making them all EGOT winners, Legend is the first black male winner
2023-03-23 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" opens at Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 85 performances
2023-04-16 Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's musical "Phantom of the Opera", directed by Hal Prince and starring Laird Mackintosh substituting for ill Ben Crawford) and Emelie Kouatchou, closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 13,981 performances and 7 Tony Award wins
2023-06-04 Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 85 performances; 1st time in 43 years that Webber is without a show on Broadway
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