Andrew Lloyd Weber
His music has entertained a generation, making him one of the most successful and almost certainty the richest British musician who has ever lived.
He went to Westminster School and then up to Oxford, but chose to leave after only a term to pursue his musical career. Like some of the great composers in history, he decided to write almost exclusively for the theatre, where his work could be enjoyed by everyone. And so its proved. Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Phantom of the Opera; they are just some of the shows that have transformed the world of musical theatre.
Their creator, showman, art collector, food writer is a man who wants to be judged above all by his work. "I just love musicals and I love the theatre. And I want to make sure they go on."
He is Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | July 21, 2025 5:10 AM
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I was shocked to discover he was straight.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | July 19, 2025 9:25 PM
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A generation? Which generation is that?
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 19, 2025 9:29 PM
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Is a Conservative who was friends with people like Sir Edward Heath and Dr. Henry Kissinger.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 19, 2025 9:34 PM
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He IS Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber!
Two b should be instead of one b in your title, OP.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 19, 2025 9:38 PM
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r1 a lot of posh English guys ping to me.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 19, 2025 9:38 PM
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I love Phantom of the Opera. I've gone as The Phantom to a halloween party.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 19, 2025 9:49 PM
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[quote] almost certainty the richest British musician who has ever lived.
Paul McCartney and Elton John are worth more.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 19, 2025 9:56 PM
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I much prefer his brother, the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 20, 2025 7:35 PM
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His shows are generally not my favorites, but he is a talented tunesmith who has written a lot of great melodies over the decades.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 20, 2025 7:42 PM
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IMO, Phantom is solid and is his only show that stands with B&S’s Les Mis and Miss Saigon. The hits from Cats are great, but I’ve never been super into the work as a whole. Same for Evita. Can’t say I’ve listened to much else besides his lovely coronation anthem to which Camilla did that sad curtsy during the ceremony.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 20, 2025 7:52 PM
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I love his score for the original JEEVES. When the show was revived as BY JEEVES the score was almost completely replaced -not not for the better. The show was a notorious flop in London, and wags said that ALW himself scuttled all over London to buy up the cast album and keep it out of the public view. Some say he did it on the advice of Alan Jay Lerner. Whatever the reason, it was a mistake to pull the score and prevent a CD release. The score is perfectly suited to the material, and nothing to be ashamed of. Unfortunately, he has cannibalized the score over the years, so it would be embarrassing if the public at large got to hear the original.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 20, 2025 8:00 PM
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R14 True. Memory and Don't Cry for Me Argentina are excellent ballads for a soprano.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 20, 2025 8:01 PM
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That sounds like ALW was doing a knock off of the Sherman Brothers, R15. A bit twee this late in the day.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | July 20, 2025 8:26 PM
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It was 1974, R17, and the character is Bertie Wooster. What would you expect??
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | July 20, 2025 8:29 PM
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He's talented or was, his problem is he loves money more than he is talented. The biggest sellout there is.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | July 20, 2025 8:51 PM
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Listening to the Requiem now. There's really not much there. A couple of good tunes, but no compositional thread. The Hosanna is catchy -in a pop-rock kind of way that is totally at odds with a requiem mass....
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | July 20, 2025 9:03 PM
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He only has a few great songs:
Memory
Don't Cry for Me Argentina
All I Ask of You
The Music of the Night
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | July 20, 2025 9:39 PM
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[quote]He's talented or was, his problem is he loves money more than he is talented. The biggest sellout there is.
That Frank!
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | July 20, 2025 9:41 PM
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Other than a couple of numbers in each musical, his filler music is boring and unremarkable.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | July 20, 2025 9:47 PM
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Whatever the music, sappy as it is, the lyrics ruin almost any possible pleasure.
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | July 20, 2025 9:53 PM
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Ruthie Henshall singing I Dreamed a Dream
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | July 20, 2025 10:32 PM
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Yes, a true talent. For a small show with charm, check out STEPHEN WARD.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | July 21, 2025 1:02 AM
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Frightening plastic surgery
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | July 21, 2025 1:16 AM
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Did anyone see that desperate attempt at a money grab called "Love never dies", a POTO sequel? Dear lord that is an embarassment. Nice music, but the story is an embarassment
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | July 21, 2025 1:23 AM
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Jesus Christ Superstar forever!
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | July 21, 2025 1:29 AM
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He was married to Sarah Brightman for sometime in the late 1980's.
She's fat now.
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | July 21, 2025 2:44 AM
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The original Sunset Boulevard is underrated. It’s creepy in a good ways and the score is quite good. My god, those sets, even on the original tour.
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | July 21, 2025 3:21 AM
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Flew on a private plane from NYC to London to vote for a law gutting social services in House of Lords.
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | July 21, 2025 3:25 AM
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I Don't Know How To Love Him.
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | July 21, 2025 5:10 AM
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