Melissa Marshall

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

Born on March 22, 1948 in England

Has a younger brother, Julian Lloyd Webber

His dad is William Lloyd Webber

His mother is Jean Johnstone

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

Played violin and other instruments at 3 years old

Began composing at 6 years old

At 9 years old he published in Music Teacher

YOUTH

Attended Westminster School

In 1964 attended Oxford University

Queen’s Scholar of History

EDUCATION

In 1965 he joined with Tim Rice

The Likes of Us

Alan Doggett

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

THE START

In 1971 Webber and Rice write Jesus Christ Superstar

Married Sara Hugill on July 24, 1972

Imogen and Nicholas

Summerlease Farm

MADE FAMOUS

Evita

In 1981 he wrote Cats

21 seasons

8,949 performances in London and 7,485 performances in New York

MUSICALS

Married Sarah Brightman on on March 22, 1984

Wrote The Phantom of the Opera

Most famous play

Attendance of 80 million and has earned 3.3 billion dollars

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Currently married to Madeleine Gurdon

February 1, 1991

3 kids: Alastair, William, and Isabella

CURRENT LOVE LIFE

Knight Bachelor of the Order - 1991

Life-Peerage - 1997

House of Lords in Parliament in London

Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

Owns Stoll Moss Theatre in London

AWARDS

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – 1968

Jesus Christ Superstar – 1972 By Jeeves – 1975 Evita – 1976 Cats – 1981 Song and Dance – 1982 Starlight Express – 1984 The Phantom of the Opera –

1986 Aspects of Love – 1989

Sunset Boulevard – 1993 Whistle Down the Wind –

1997 The Beautiful Game –

2000 Tell Me On A Sunday –

2003 The Woman in White -

2004

LIFE’S WORK

A requiem for his father in 1982

Wrote 3 new songs in Sunlight Express – dedicated to his son Alastair

Started History in college

His work is FANTASTIC!

MUSIC BACKGROUND

Social – Opera’s not a huge part of society, Soft Rock

Dramatic Art – Musicals weren’t overly popular, not many modern operas available

ELEMENTS INFLUENCED MUSIC