Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber was born March 22, 1948. A British composer of musical theatre, the son of William Lloyd Webber and also brother of cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. Lloyd Webber started composing at the age of six and published his first piece at the age of 9.He received great popular success, with several musicals that have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. With 13 musicals composed, a song cycle, a set of variations, two film scores, and a Latin Requiem Mass, He gained a number of honors, including a knighthood in 1992 followed by a peerage, seven Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, seven Olivier Awards, a Golden Globe, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006. His songs, notably "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar, "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita, "Memory" from Cats, and "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera have been widely recorded and were hits outside of their parent musicals. His company, the Really Useful Group, is one of the largest theatre operators in London. Producers in several parts of the UK have staged productions, including national tours, of Lloyd Webber's musicals under license from the Really Useful Group.

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