Even being a young boy he enjoyed playing his individual compositions than the works of other composers. For his compositions, Lloyd Webber won a scholarship to Oxford University to learn music in 1964, (Hafner, p. 1). Here year, fate and circumstance would forever improve the young musician's life: "In 1965, Webber met lyricist Tim Rice and dropped out of school to compose musicals," (Andrew, p. 1).
The pairing of Webber and Rice was not an instant success, as the duo penned several pop sons and one musical, The Likes of Us, which was a failure. However, The Likes of Us paved the way and opened the doors of musical theater to your pairs' very first smash hit, Joseph and also the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, in 1968, (Biography, p. 1). 3 many years later, the duo had an enormous hit that would be turned into a movie, as was Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar. At this point Webber and Rice parted business due to creative differences and Webber composed a musical having a new lyricist, Alan Ayckburn, (Andrew, p. 1). This partnership lasted for only one musical, a much less successful production named Jeeves. Webber reunited with Rice and the a couple of produced their following smash hit, Evita. The next musical to arrive would be Cats, based on the poems of T.S. Eliot. In accordance with Hafner (p. 1), "Cats was an incredible hit and beat A Chorus Line for your longest running musical and highest grossing musical."
Webber signed a contract as part of Polygram's Incredibly Intriguing Group production company, a contract under which he made his film versions of his plays and opened new musical theatre productions. He terminated that contract in January, 2003, and noted, "I'm not extremely part of Extremely Interesting anymore, apart from having it," (Wolf, p. 67). Webber is far from sitting still these days, however. He includes a new stage musical during the works called The Woman In White, based on Wilkie Collins' traditional thrilled. Critics contend Webber is perfect for adapting the thriller into a musical, as it is "a good Victorian melodrama from an era he so admires," (Martland, p. 41). Webber can be revitalizing some of his old musicals to reopen in London's West End. He also successfully wrangled the rights back from Warner Brothers for ones film rights to the Phantom in the Opera for $1 million-plus, a film that's now in post-production and due for December release, (Wolf, p. 67).
Webber would not remain single for long, and during the exact same year he married Madeleine Gurdon. By 1993, Webber would experience an additional hit show from the opening of Sunset Boulevard, but it did not run extended as a result of a "lack of star power," (Hafner, p. 1). In 1997, Webber became called Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, being knighted by the Queen of England. His knighthood did not lead to a burst of creativity, however, as his next a couple of shows had been regarded as failures, for instance Whistle Down the Wind, Song and Dance, as well as the Beautiful Game, (Biography, p. 1). Bombay Dreams was Webber's next musical, as well as the show has run mainly because its opening in 2002.
aimed and independently wealthy in addition to globally famous.
"Biography: Andrew Lloyd Webber." Wikipedia Encyclopedia. 2004, pp. 1-2.
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