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ContentsContentsWhat is a musical?The king of the musicalThe king of the musical“The Phantom of the Opera”““Cats”Cats”How “Memory” appearedHow “Memory” appeared““Memory” (a song)Memory” (a song)““The Beautiful Game”The Beautiful Game”It’s interesting to knowQuizQuiz

What is a musical?What is a musical? Any London theatre guide will tell you that Any London theatre guide will tell you that

musicals today are the most loved and best-musicals today are the most loved and best-attended performances.attended performances.

Musical plays or musicals combine songs and Musical plays or musicals combine songs and dances in both traditional and modern styles dances in both traditional and modern styles with stories of dramatic interest.with stories of dramatic interest.

The king of the musicalThe king of the musical The king of the musical

today is Andrew Lloyd Webber whose masterpieces “Cats”, “Starlight Express” and “Evita” are internationally known.

His musical career started in the 70’s with “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita” and continued up to the 80’s and 90’s with “Cats” and “Joseph”.

“Joseph”

“Evita”

The songs for his musicals are often very emotional and the plays are often animated.

The most famous animation was the performance of a story about trains “Starlight Express” in which all the actors wore roller skates.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

““The Phantom of the Opera”The Phantom of the Opera”

Romantic “The Phantom of the Opera” was written in 1988. It has been successfully playing in London and New York.

We can read about it in our Student’s Books (p. 56) and Activity Books (p. 25)

1. What is this musical about? 2. What novel is it based on?

““Cats”Cats”

Webber’s musical “Cats” is based on the book by T.S. Eliot “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” («Старый Опоссум. Практическое котоведение»).

This musical is about the life of cats that love and suffer like people.

T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) is an English poet and writer of plays. He won the 1948 Nobel Prize for literature.

The idea to turn the book into a musical came to A.L. Webber in 1972 when he picked up the book at an airport. As he read it, he remembered that his mother used to read it to him.

Some years later, he got his friend, Trevor Nunn, to help him turn the poetry book into a musical. When Nunn

and Webber went into a rehearsal, all they had were parts of songs, and they didn’t have a story to support it.

However, Valerie Eliot (T.S. Eliot’s widow) found an old sheet of paper with eight lines about Grizabella.

It was the very thing that could tie the whole show together.

The original production opened at the New London Theatre, in the West End on the 11th of May in 1981.

“Cats” is the longest-running show in the world history. It has been played in 250 cities in 20 countries and has been translated into 10 languages.

“Cats” won seven Tony Awards, including the

Best Musical.

1. Where and when did this musical open?2. What is it famous for?

That night, Webber went home – overnight – one of most famous songs was born. The song was “Memory”; but at that time, it hadn’t any lyrics. It was just a melody.

Nunn wrote the lyrics and Grizabella had an emotional outlet. She had left the tribe of Jellicle Cats to

experience the outside world, remembered the hard times as she had had.

The song told about the past forever lost, and her desire to return to the tribe.

How “Memory” appearedHow “Memory” appeared

The show’s most famous song, “Memory”, has become one of the most successful songs in

the musical history. Since the original

recording by Elaine Paige in June 1981, it has been recorded by over 160 artists.

It has become a classic song and has been recorded more than six hundred times!

Another hit is, of course, ”Macavity”.

1) Midnight, see the dew on a sunflower

And a rose that is fading.

Roses wither away.

Like the sunflower I yearn to turn my face to the

dawn,

I am waiting for the day.

3) Memory, all alone in the moonlight

I can smile at the old days.

I was beautiful then.

I remember the time I knew what

happiness was.

Let the memory live again.

Memory (a song)Memory (a song)

The latest success from The latest success from A.L. Webber (now Lord A.L. Webber (now Lord Lloyd-Webber after Lloyd-Webber after being ennobled in 1996) being ennobled in 1996) is “The Beautiful is “The Beautiful Game”, a “message Game”, a “message musical” set in musical” set in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland combining the national combining the national passion for soccer with passion for soccer with a plea for tolerance and a plea for tolerance and peace.peace.

““The Beautiful Game”The Beautiful Game”

The 1960s story about

a teenage soccer team

and young love won

the best musical of

the year award.

It’s interesting to knowIt’s interesting to know

Webber wrote a

part of Christine

in “The Phantom

of the Opera” for

his wife Sarah

Brightman. It was

this role that

made her famous.

QuizQuiz1. Who is considered to be the king of the musical?

2. Can you name his musicals and rock operas?

3. How many Tony Awards did “Cats” win?

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber

Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita,

Starlight Express, Cats,

The Phantom of the Opera,

Joseph, The Beautiful Game

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