Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer famous for his work in musical theater. He has composed over twenty musicals, including the megahits Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, and The Phantom of the Opera.
Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Over the course of his long career, Andrew Lloyd Webber has won Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, an Oscar, and Tony Awards, making him one of the few EGOT winners. He has also received a knighthood, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and is in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. His company Really Useful Group operates theaters in London, including the London Palladium, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and Her Majesty’s Theatre, and it produces theater and film as well as a magazine, merchandise and music. His charity, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, awards grants and scholarships, and in 2022 Lloyd Webber announced that he will be collaborating with producer Michael Harrison to form Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals, which will develop new musicals and productions using Lloyd Webber’s catalogue.