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Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer and impresario of musical theater. He had composed some of the most well known musicals of all time. All questions pertaining to Webber can be found here.
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How long was Sarah brightman married to Andrew Lloyd webber?
Sarah Brightman was married to Andrew Lloyd Webber for about six years. They wed in 1984 and divorced in 1990. Their marriage was notable for its connection to the world of musical theater, as both are prominent figures in that field.
Were Andrew Lloyd Webber's parents Jewish?
Andrew Lloyd Webber's parents were not Jewish. His father, William Lloyd Webber, was a church organist and composer, and his mother, Jean Johnstone, was a violinist. The family had a strong musical background, but there is no indication that they identified as Jewish.
Who is the Angel of Music in the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber?
The Angel of Music in the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is a character named Christine Daa's mentor and guide, who helps her become a successful singer.
What is the time period of Love Never Dies?
Love Never Dies is set roughly 10 years after the events in the Phantom Of The Opera.
However, in the 2004 film, it ends with a scene involving Christine's grave, which says that she died at the age of 63, but in Love Never Dies, Christine is shot by Meg, her best friend, so she dies considerably younger.
The Musical/Book "Love Never Dies" was written by Glenn Slater and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Love Never Dies is the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera and is available on DVD and Blu-Ray now.
How many Andrew Lloyd webber songs are in starlight express?
All the songs in Starlight Express were composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. In 2004 David Yasbeck provided some new lyrics for several existing Lloyd Webber songs. The number of songs varies, as every production has been different in one way or another.
What year did Andrew Lloyd Webber write Evita?
Based upon an idea in 1972, the first show of this musical opera was in 1978, in London.
So somewhere between 1972 and 1978, possibly 1975 for the best guess date.
How many shows did Andrew Lloyd Webber create?
Do Andrew Lloyd webbers shows open first in London or New York
Who is Andrew Lloyd Webber the son of?
Andrew Lloyd Webber's first wife is Sarah Hugill he married her on July 24, 1972. Andrew Lloyd Webber's second wife is a singer/dancer Sarah Brightman he married her on March 22, 1984. Andrew Lloyd Webber's third wife is Madeleine he married her on 1st February 1991.
What is the plot for love never dies?
Ten years after the mysterious disappearance of The Phantom from the Paris Opera House, Christine Daaé accepts an offer to come to America and perform at New York's fabulous new playground of the world - Coney Island.
Arriving in New York with her husband Raoul and their son Gustave, Christine soon discovers the identity of the anonymous impresario who has lured her from France to sing.
Who has collaberated with Andrew Lloyd webber?
Andrew Lloyd Webber has: Played himself in "Today" in 1952. Played Himself - Guest in "Top of the Pops" in 1964. Played Himself - Keyboard Player: San Jose in "Top of the Pops" in 1964. Played Himself - Producer in "Omnibus" in 1967. Played himself in "The David Frost Show" in 1969. Played himself in "This Is Your Life" in 1969. Played himself in "Parkinson" in 1971. Played himself in "Great Performances" in 1971. Played himself in "The 26th Annual Tony Awards" in 1972. Played himself in "Arena" in 1975. Played himself in "The South Bank Show" in 1978. Played Himself - Performer in "The Songwriters" in 1978. Played himself in "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" in 1979. Played Himself - Winner: Best Original Score in "The 34th Annual Tony Awards" in 1980. Played himself in "Children in Need" in 1980. Performed in "Die Gitte-Show - Stark ist keiner allein" in 1983. Played himself in "The 27th Annual Grammy Awards" in 1985. Played Himself - Musician in "The 39th Annual Tony Awards" in 1985. Played himself in "Requiem Mass" in 1985. Played himself in "The Britannia Music Awards 1988" in 1988. Played Himself - 2008 Interview (segment "Ben Elton") in "Carte Blanche" in 1988. Played himself in "The 30th Annual Grammy Awards" in 1988. Played himself in "This Morning" in 1988. Played Himself - Honoree in "Grammy Living Legends" in 1989. Played himself in "Broadway Beat" in 1990. Played Himself - Interviewee in "Plunder" in 1990. Played Himself - Guest in "The Charlie Rose Show" in 1991. Played himself in "Breakfast with the Arts" in 1991. Played himself in "CBS News Up to the Minute" in 1992. Played himself in "Breakfast with Frost" in 1993. Played himself in "GMTV" in 1993. Played himself in "The Frank Skinner Show" in 1995. Played himself in "Hollyoaks" in 1995. Played himself in "Very Important Pennis" in 1995. Played Himself - Presenter in "The 50th Annual Tony Awards" in 1996. Played Himself - Winner: Best Original Song in "The 69th Annual Academy Awards" in 1997. Played himself in "Jobs for the Boys" in 1997. Played himself in "The View" in 1997. Played himself in "Comic Relief" in 1997. Played himself in "Sarah Brightman in Concert" in 1998. Played himself in "Celebrity Profile" in 1998. Played himself in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" in 2001. Played himself in "Pevsner Revisited" in 2001. Played Himself (1978 interview) in "Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s" in 2002. Played himself in "West End Story" in 2002. Played himself in "Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece" in 2002. Played himself in "A Week in the West End" in 2002. Played Himself - Audience Member in "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" in 2002. Played himself in "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" in 2002. Played himself in "The 100 Greatest Musicals" in 2003. Played himself in "Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of Laurie Beechman" in 2003. Played himself in "The Apprentice" in 2004. Played himself in "Broadway: The American Musical" in 2004. Played himself in "Sunday AM" in 2005. Played himself in "The Hour" in 2005. Played himself in "Celebrate the Sound of Music" in 2005. Played himself in "My Favorite Things: Julie Andrews Remembers" in 2005. Played himself in "The Bigger Picture" in 2005. Played himself in "The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts" in 2006. Played himself in "The ONE Show" in 2006. Played himself in "The Royal Variety Performance 2006" in 2006. Played Himself - Guest in "The ONE Show" in 2006. Played himself in "Sarah Brightman: Diva - The Video Collection" in 2006. Played himself in "The Graham Norton Show" in 2007. Played Himself - Chief Judge in "Any Dream Will Do" in 2007. Played Himself - the Lord in "Op zoek naar Evita" in 2007. Played himself in "Concert for Diana" in 2007. Played Himself - Performer in "When Joseph Met Maria" in 2007. Played himself in "Comic Relief 2007: The Big One" in 2007. Played himself in "Backstage Exclusive at the National Television Awards" in 2008. Played himself in "The Royal Variety Performance 2008" in 2008. Played himself in "Op zoek naar Joseph" in 2008. Played Himself - Presenter in "The National Television Awards 2008" in 2008. Played himself in "Brit Awards 2008" in 2008. Played himself in "Eurovision: Your Country Needs You" in 2009. Played himself in "Mr. Prince" in 2009. Played himself in "100 Years of the London Palladium" in 2010. Played Himself - Chief Judge in "Over the Rainbow" in 2010. Played himself in "The Michael Ball Show" in 2010. Played himself in "Daybreak" in 2010. Played Himself - Presenter in "Perspectives" in 2011. Played himself in "Living the Life" in 2011. Played Himself - Guest in "The Royal Variety Performance 2011" in 2011. Played himself in "The Jonathan Ross Show" in 2011. Played himself in "Piers Morgan Tonight" in 2011. Played himself in "When Piers Met Andrew Lloyd Webber" in 2011. Played himself in "100 Years of the Royal Variety Performance" in 2012. Played Himself - Performer in "The Diamond Jubilee Concert" in 2012. Played himself in "The Story of Musicals" in 2012. Played Himself - Judge in "Over the Rainbow" in 2012. Played Himself - Presenter in "Sex, Lies and a Very British Scapegoat" in 2013.
What musical did Andrew Lloyd webber and ben elton do?
he wrote the music for phantom of the opera... i don't know any others.
Why was Andrew Lloyd Webber so popular?
1: "Why was Andew Lloyd Webber.." Andrew Lloyd Webber is still alive. :)
He is popular because he has had a role in producing or writing a ton of plays that are the best rated in London and Broadway, like Cats, Sound of Music (he produced it), Phantom of the Opera, Evite, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Starlight Express, and many many more.
What composers inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber composed musical theatre. and all this songs where amazing. He composed various different style of music ranging from the classics to rock even a combination blending of the two.
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Did Andrew Lloyd Webber have siblings?
He has 5 kids With Sarah Hugill: Imogen (born 31 March 1977) Nicholas (born 2 July 1979) With Madeleine Gurdon: Alastair (born 3 May 1992) William (born 24 August 1993) Isabella (born 30 April 1996)
What musicals did Andrew Lloyd Webber write?
- The Likes of Us
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- By Jeeves
- Evita
- Tell Me on a Sunday
- Song & Dance
- Cats
- Starlight Express
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Aspects of Love
- Sunset Boulevard
- Whistle Down the Wind
- The Beautiful Game
- The Woman in White
- Love Never Dies
What was the Rock opera first staged in 1970 by Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Jesus Christ, Superstar!- by Andrew Lloyd Weber is generally considered the first so-called Rock Opera. Circa l97l. another one, also with religious trappings, but not so well known to posterity was the Survival Of St. Joan. which was performed around the same time, by a group called Smoke Rise. It got very bad reviews as it was on some extremely slippery theological ground- Once a Knight evidentally WAS enogh, and I don"t even think there was a(cast album) for that one. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was another 70"s Rock Opera with a religious orientation, the Old Testament Joseph, not the New Testament one. The term Rock Opera is no longer used, but was applied to the three I mentioned.
ADDITIONS/CORRECTIONS TO ABOVE RESPONDER'S POST
The first response to this question offers some correct and interesting information about some of the early examples of "rock opera;" however, it invites clarification about what constitutes genuine rock opera and requires correction regarding the name of the first recognized rock opera.
The first short-form rock opera is generally cited as "A Quick One While He's Away," a nine-minute suite of thematically related songs by British rock band The Who from the 1966 album A Quick One. The Who's Pete Townshend would go on to conceive the double-album-length rock opera Tommy, released in 1969. It is commonly cited, though incorrectly, as the first full-length rock opera. Granted, it is the best known of the early examples of the form, but Tommy was preceded by two single-length works. The least known, The Story of Simon Simopath, was written and recorded by the first known band to record under the name Nirvana (beating Kurt Cobain and company to the moniker by well over a decade. An amicable settlement was made to a lawsuit initiated by the original band against the far better known progenitors of the Seattle "grunge-rock" movement.)
The English band The Pretty Things released S.F. Sorrowin 1968, several months prior to Tommy. Many cite it as a masterpiece of "psychedelic pop," in part due to audio effects that were innovative at the time of its creation. It was engineered by Norman Smith, who had also worked with The Beatles (Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts' Club Band) and Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn)--bands both known for moving beyond the familiar limits of pop music production practices. But S.F. Sorrow survives the psychedelic era that bore it due to finely crafted songs that, despite some progressive arrangements and instrumentation, hold fast to a rock music foundation (unlike the lightweight, chamber-music-influenced Simon Simopath which preceded it).
Tommy, which was in 1969 touted as the first rock opera, attained massive success, and with it the false title of "first rock opera" (which helped it overshadow The Kinks' thematically linked album, Arthur, also released in 1969). It can be convincingly argued that Webber and Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar, released in 1970, was initially presented as a "rock" recording--rather than a stage musical--due to the success of Tommy and the public clamor for more of the same. Webber and Rice had already written two musicals and staged one, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The two dabbled in pop music but were influenced by the traditional stage musical format, in which Jesus Christ Superstar was initially conceived. Once it hit the Broadway stage, it was billed, more correctly, as a rock musical (and even then, one diluted by orchestration and elements of the traditional musical theater). Never again would Webber and Rice tread this close to rock sounds, confirming their intentions to focus their efforts on the Broadway crowd. The distinction between "rock opera" and "rock musical" is one of both intention and aesthetic. A rock or pop musical is conceived around a story (sometimes drawn from an existing book or actual person) intended for dramatic presentation by actors and/or singers, likely with a grounding in traditional vocal performance and theater. Its appeal is directed toward the theatergoer. Rock operas, meanwhile, are typically based on an original story and conceived for performance by musicians playing instruments predominantly associated with rock (guitars, keyboards, drums). In live performance, these works may utilize theatrical devices but are staged as elaborate rock concerts (such as 1975's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, created by the Peter Gabriel-led version of the English art-rock band Genesis).
The line has at times been blurred, as with progressive rock keyboardist Rick Wakeman's 1975 conceptual album and production-heavy stage outing, The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Wakeman used two choirs, an orchestra and ice skaters to augment his classical-influenced rock creation, skewing more closely to the theatrical tradition despite aiming the work at rock consumers (and reportedly going bankrupt in the process due to the expense of the extravagant show). Similarly maligned by followers of standard-issue rock but embraced by many for its sophistication is Jeff Wayne's 1978 multi-artist, art-rock treatment of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, which is being staged internationally as of this writing (in 2009).
The golden era of the rock opera dwindled as the 1970s came to a close, though bands continue to bill occasional works under the name "rock opera." More common (both prior to and after the rise of rock operas) are "concept albums," which explore a theme over the course of an album without necessarily creating a clear, linear story line or narrative. The linking thread might be as simple as a particular musical style (i.e. soul pioneer Ray Charles' early 1960s foray into country & western music), a mood (a worthy example being Frank Sinatra's low-key 1955 package In the Wee Small Hours) or a loosely-based, recurring lyrical theme such as those used by theatrical rock performer Alice Cooper on the early 1970s releases Killer and School's Out.
The Beatles' Sergeant Pepper album (1967) is frequently cited as the first definitive rock concept album, in this case, linking an unrelated series of songs via a thematic conceit--a fictional band. This launched a new way of thinking about how the 30-odd minutes on a long-playing record could be utilized. Other early concept albums include The Moody Blues' 1967 release, Days of Future Passed, and The Zombies' critically lauded 1968 effort (1969 in the U.S.) Odessey and Oracle. Whether a work is a concept album or a full-fledged rock opera is a somewhat subjective matter; Pink Floyd's 1973 opus Dark Side of the Moon, as well as the band's two subsequent albums (Animals; Wish You Were Here), would be considered concept albums, while Floyd's arguably more theatrical 1979 tour de force, The Wall, is generally thought of as a rock opera. The only definite commonalities between the rock opera, rock musical and the concept album are: their intent to present a unified theme; the certainty that some will disagree regarding which is which; and the fact that none of them are over until "the fat lady sings."
Is the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber Jewish?
He is a church of England christian and is patron of a charity called the "Open Churches Trust" to get churches open to the general public
Will there be a film to love never dies?
Well its been postponed to open on Broadway until Spring 2011. The sequel does take place ten years after the phantom escapes from the opera house so the movie "Love Never Dies" will probably be made in the next three years since the original movie came out in 2004.
What is Love Never Dies the new sequel to Phantom Of The Opera about?
Love Never Dies will continue the story of 'The Phantom',. The scene is set 10 years after the mysterious disappearance of 'The Phantom' from Paris. The Phantom now is known as Mister Y, a sucessful owner of a incredibly popular amusment park/resort in Coney Island called Phantasma. With him is Madame Giry who is his buisness associate and her daughter Meg who performs at the park as the Ooh Lala Girl. The Phantom is still pining for his lost love and artistic muse Christine. So he invites her over to Phantasma to perform a special one off concert at Phantasma. Christine is married to Raoul and they have a 10 year old son called Gustave. They have no idea who has invited Christine to sing. When they arrive...well you'll just have to watch it to find out how it all plays out but there are many character changes and references to Phantom of the Opera.
As an aside the Phantom will be played by Ramin Karimloo who has played the role in Her Majesties Theatre, West End (London)
