1 / 13

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber. 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. Youth. Played violin and other instruments at 3 years old Began composing at 6 years old

casey
Download Presentation

Andrew Lloyd Webber

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Andrew Lloyd Webber Melissa Marshall

  2. 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

  3. Youth • Played violin and other instruments at 3 years old • Began composing at 6 years old • At 9 years old he published in Music Teacher

  4. Education • Attended Westminster School • In 1964 attended Oxford University • Queen’s Scholar of History

  5. The Start • In 1965 he joined with Tim Rice • The Likes of Us • Alan Doggett • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

  6. Made Famous • In 1971 Webber and Rice write Jesus Christ Superstar • Married Sara Hugill on July 24, 1972 • Imogen and Nicholas • Summerlease Farm

  7. mUSICALS • Evita • In 1981 he wrote Cats • 21 seasons • 8,949 performances in London and 7,485 performances in New York

  8. The Phantom of the Opera • 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

  9. Current Love Life • Currently married to Madeleine Gurdon • February 1, 1991 • 3 kids: Alastair, William, and Isabella

  10. Awards • 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

  11. Life’s Work • Sunset Boulevard – 1993 • Whistle Down the Wind – 1997 • The Beautiful Game – 2000 • Tell Me On A Sunday – 2003 • The Woman in White - 2004 • 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

  12. Music Background • Arequiem 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!

  13. Elements Influenced Music • Social – Opera’s not a huge part of society, Soft Rock • Dramatic Art – Musicals weren’t overly popular, not many modern operas available

More Related