Andrew Lloyd Webber

Date of Birth:
22 March 1948
in South Kensington,
London

Show History:

• Joseph
• Phantom of the Opera
• The Sound of Music

Current Role

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Wizard Of Oz starring Over The Rainbow winner Danielle Hope will open 26 April 2011 at the London Palladium.

Early Life

Andrew Lloyd Webber was born 22 March 1948 in South Kensington. He was a Queens Scholar of Westminster School and went on to study history at Oxford University, however, dropped out in 1965 to pursue his interest in musical theatre. He wrote his first musical with Tim Rice, The Likes of Us,in the same year though it was not performed until 2005.

Career Highlights

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have collaborated on highly successful musicals including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's work includes the The Phantom of the Opera and Cats, both of which with Cameron Mackintosh, which ran on Broadway for over 20 years. His new show The Wizard Of Oz the musical will open on 26 April 2011 at the London Palladium.

Interesting Facts

• Lloyd Webber wrote the song It's Easy For You which was recorded by Elvis Presley during his last session on October 29th, 1976 and featured on the Moody Blue album.

Awards

Andrew Lloyd Webber's awards include;

• Richard Rodgers award for Excellence in Musical Theatre
• One Golden Globe
• Three Grammys
• One Oscar
• Six Laurence Olivier Awards
• One Praemium Imperiale
• Seven Tony Awards
• One International Emmy
• Kennedy Center Honor
• Lloyd Webber was Knighted in 1992 for his services to music and was made a Life Peer in 1997.