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{{Infobox person
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| name = The Lord Lloyd-Webber
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| caption = Lloyd Webber in 2007
| birth_name = Andrew Lloyd Webber
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|3|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = ], ]
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| net_worth = £715 million (2016 estimate)<ref>{{cite news|title=Adele named as UK's richest female musician ever as fortune hits £85m|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36092235|publisher=BBC|date=24 April 2016}}</ref>
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Composer
*panellist
*television personality
*songwriter
*theatre director

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| years_active = 1965–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Sarah Hugill<br>|24 July 1971|14 November 1983|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|]<br>|22 March 1984|3 January 1990|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|]<br>|9 February 1991}}
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| awards = ] {{hidden||ta1=left|] <br> 1996: '']''<br>]<br>1980: '']''<br>]<br>1996: '']''<br>'''Performing Arts'''<br>2001: '']''<br>]<br>1980: '']''<br>1983 '']''<br>'''Best Contemporary Composition''' <br> 1985: ''Lloyd Webber: Requiem''<br>2008: '']''}}
| parents = ]<br>Jean Johnstone
| relatives = ] <small>(brother)</small>
| children = {{nowrap|5; including ]}}
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'''Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber''' ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-lloyd-webber/2049|title=Parliament.uk – Lord Lloyd-Webber|work=UK Parliament|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/1322/Andrew%20Lloyd%20Webber%20LLOYD%20WEBBER.aspx|title=Lord Lloyd Webber profile|publisher=Debretts.com|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref> (born 22 March 1948) is an English ] and ] of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/980ee2d8-2ee9-407b-b48e-48360fbc7437|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber profile|publisher=BBC|accessdate=18 February 2012}}</ref>

Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the ] and on ]. He has composed 13 musicals, a ], a set of ], two ]s, and a Latin ]. Several of his songs have been widely recorded and were hits outside of their parent musicals, notably "]" from '']'', "]" from '']'', "]" and "]" from '']'', "]" from '']'' and "]" from '']''.

He has received a number of awards, including a ] in 1992, followed by a ] from Queen ] for services to Music, seven ]s, three ]s (as well as the ]), an ], fourteen ]s, seven ], a ], a ], the 2006 ], and the 2008 ] for Outstanding Contribution to Music.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-207_162-2224288.html|title=Kennedy Center Honors Pictures|publisher=Cbsnews.com|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=16264&source_type=A|title=Explore the Arts – The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|work=The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref><ref>. Classic FM. Retrieved 5 August 2015</ref> He has a star on the ], is an inductee into the ], and is a fellow of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basca.org.uk/about-us/people/fellows/|title=Fellows – The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors|publisher=Basca.org.uk|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>

His company, the ], is one of the largest theatre operators in London. Producers in several parts of the UK have staged productions, including national tours, of the Lloyd Webber musicals under licence from the Really Useful Group. Lloyd Webber is also the president of the ], a performing arts school located in Chiswick, West London. He is involved in a number of charitable activities, including the ], ], Prostate Cancer UK and ]. In 1992 he set up the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation which supports the arts, culture and heritage in the UK.<ref>. Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. Retrieved 16 August 2015</ref>

==Early life==
]
Andrew Lloyd Webber was born in ], London, the elder son of ] (1914–1982), a composer and organist, and Jean Hermione Johnstone (1921–1993), a violinist and pianist.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3633292/Family-detective.html |title=Family detective |first=Nick |last=Barratt
|work=The Daily Telegraph |date= 7 July 2007 |location=London}}</ref> His younger brother, ], is a renowned solo cellist.

Lloyd Webber started writing his own music at a young age, a ] of six pieces at the age of nine. He also put on "productions" with Julian and his Aunt Viola in his toy theatre (which he built at Viola's suggestion). Later, he would be the owner of a number of West End theatres, including the ]. His aunt Viola, an actress, took him to see many of her shows and through the stage door into the world of the theatre. He also had originally set music to ] at the age of 15.

In 1965, Lloyd Webber was a ] at ] and studied history for a term at ], although he abandoned the course in Winter 1965 to study at the ] and pursue his interest in musical theatre.<ref>Katie Marsico (2010). pp.13-14. ABDO, 2010</ref><ref>''The Illustrated London News'', Volume 277. p.46. The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., 1989</ref>

==Professional career==

===Early years===
Lloyd Webber's first collaboration with lyricist ] was '']'', a musical based on the true story of ]. Although composed in 1965, it was not publicly performed until 2005, when a production was staged at Lloyd Webber's ]. In 2008, amateur rights were released by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) in association with the Really Useful Group. The first amateur performance was by a children's theatre group in Cornwall called "Kidz R Us". Stylistically, ''The Likes of Us'' is fashioned after the Broadway musical of the 1940s and 1950s; it opens with a traditional overture comprising a medley of tunes from the show, and the score reflects some of Lloyd Webber's early influences, particularly ], ], and ]. In this respect, it is markedly different from the composer's later work, which tends to be either predominantly or wholly ], and closer in form to opera than to the Broadway musical.

In 1968, Rice and Lloyd Webber were commissioned to write a piece for the ] preparatory school, which resulted in '']'', a retelling of the biblical story of Joseph in which Lloyd Webber and Rice humorously pastiche a number of musical styles such as Elvis-style rock'n'roll, ] and ]. ''Joseph'' began life as a short ] that gained some recognition on its second staging with a favourable review in '']''. For its subsequent performances, Rice and Lloyd Webber revised the show and added new songs to expand it to a more substantial length. This culminated in a two-hour-long production being staged in the West End on the back of the success of ''Jesus Christ Superstar''.

In 1969 Rice and Lloyd Webber wrote a song for the ] called "Try It and See," which was not selected. With rewritten lyrics it became "King Herod's Song" in their third musical, '']'' (1970).

The planned follow-up to ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' was a musical comedy based on the ] novels by ]. Tim Rice was uncertain about this venture, partly because of his concern that he might not be able to do justice to the novels that he and Lloyd Webber so admired.<ref>(Rice, 1999)</ref> After doing some initial work on the lyrics, he pulled out of the project and Lloyd Webber subsequently wrote the musical with ], who provided the book and lyrics. ''Jeeves'' failed to make any impact at the box office and closed after a short run of only three weeks. Many years later, Lloyd Webber and Ayckbourn revisited this project, producing a thoroughly reworked and more successful version entitled '']'' (1996). Only two of the songs from the original production remained ("Half a Moment" and "Banjo Boy").

===Mid-1970s===
Lloyd Webber collaborated with Rice once again to write '']'' (1978 in London/1979 in U.S.), a musical based on the life of ]. As with ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', Evita was released first as a concept album (1976) and featured ] singing the part of Eva Perón. The song "]" became a hit single and the musical was staged at the ] in a production directed by ] and starring ] in the title role.

] created the role of Eva on Broadway for which she won a Tony. ''Evita'' was a highly successful show that ran for ten years in the West End. It transferred to Broadway in 1979. Rice and Lloyd Webber parted ways soon after ''Evita''. In an interview in 2011, LuPone commented "He writes crap music... ''Evita'' was his best score, ''Evita'' in its bizarreness - when I first heard it I thought 'I swear to God, he hated women' There are some very romantic moments in his music, and there is some real...trash that he doesn't even think about parting with. He's not a very good editor of his own stuff."<ref>{{YouTube|id=DGJqX-heOQU#t=16m36s|title=Show People with Paul Wontorek Interview: Broadway Icon Patti LuPone}} Quote from 16:36</ref>

In 1978, Lloyd Webber embarked on a solo project, the "]", with his cellist brother ] based on the ], which reached number two in the pop album chart in the United Kingdom. The main theme was used as the theme tune for ]'s long-running '']'' throughout its 32-year run.

===1980s===
Lloyd Webber was the subject of '']'' in November 1980 when he was surprised by ] in the foyer of Thames Television's Euston Road Studios. He would be honoured a second time by the television programme in November 1994 when ] surprised him at the ].

Lloyd Webber embarked on his next project without a lyricist, turning instead to the poetry of ]. '']'' (1981) was to become the longest running musical in London, where it ran for 21 years before closing. On Broadway, ''Cats'' ran for 18 years, a record which would ultimately be broken by another Lloyd Webber musical, ''The Phantom of the Opera''.<ref>{{ibdb title|4186|Cats}}</ref><ref name=BroadwayLength>{{ibdb title|4491|The Phantom of the Opera}}</ref>

'']'' (1984) was a commercial hit, but received negative reviews from the critics. It enjoyed a record run in the West End, but ran for less than two years on Broadway. The show has also seen two tours of the US, as well as an Australian/Japanese production, a three-year UK touring production, which transferred to New Zealand later in 2009. The show also runs full-time in a custom-built theatre in ], Germany, where it has been running since 1988.

Lloyd Webber wrote a ] dedicated to his father, William, who had died in 1982. It premiered at St. Thomas Church in New York on 24 February 1985. Church music had been a part of the composer's upbringing and the composition was inspired by an article he had read about the plight of Cambodian orphans. Lloyd Webber had on a number of occasions written sacred music for the annual ].<ref>Snelson, 2004</ref> Lloyd Webber received a ] in 1986 for ''Requiem'' in the category of best classical composition. '']'' from Requiem achieved a high placing on the UK pop charts. Perhaps because of its large orchestration, live performances of the Requiem are rare.

'']'' (1986), also called ''Cricket (Hearts and Wickets)'', reunited Lloyd Webber with Tim Rice to create this short musical for ]'s 60th birthday, first performed at ]. Several of the tunes were later used for ''Aspects of Love'' and ''Sunset Boulevard''.

Lloyd Webber also premiered '']'' in 1986, inspired by the ]. He wrote the part of Christine for his then-wife, ], who played the role in the original London and Broadway productions alongside ] as the Phantom. The production was directed by Harold Prince, who had also earlier directed ''Evita.'' ] wrote the lyrics for ''Phantom'' with some additional material provided by ], with whom Lloyd-Webber co-wrote the book of the musical. It became a hit and is still running in both the West End and on Broadway; in January 2006 it overtook ''Cats'' as the longest-running musical on Broadway. On 11 February 2012, ''Phantom of the Opera'' played its 10,000th show on Broadway.<ref name=BroadwayLength />

'']'' followed in 1989, a musical based on the story by ]. The lyrics were by ] and Charles Hart and the original production was directed by Trevor Nunn. ''Aspects'' had a run of four years in London, but closed after less than a year on Broadway. It has since gone on a tour of the UK.

===1990s===
Lloyd Webber was asked to write a song for the ] and composed "]&nbsp;— Friends for Life" with Don Black providing the lyrics. This song was performed by ] and ].

] in 1993 for his contribution to live theatre]]
Lloyd Webber had toyed with the idea of writing a musical based on ]'s critically acclaimed movie, '']'', since the early 1970s when he saw the film, but the project didn't come to fruition until after the completion of ''Aspects of Love'' when the composer finally managed to secure the rights from ],<ref>{{cite web |title=Lloyd Webber, Andrew: ''Inspired By Sunset Boulevard'' Really Useful Group |url=http://reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/sunset/show.htm |accessdate=11 June 2009}}</ref> The composer worked with two collaborators, as he had done on ''Aspects of Love''; this time Christopher Hampton and ] shared equal credit for the book and lyrics. The show opened at the ] in London on 12 July 1993, and ran for 1,529 performances. In spite of the show's popularity and extensive run in London's West End, it lost money due to the sheer expense of the production.

In 1994, ''Sunset Boulevard'' became a successful Broadway show, opening with the largest advance in Broadway history, and winning seven Tony Awards that year. Even so, by its closing in 1997, "it had not recouped its reported $13&nbsp;million investment."<ref>Singer, Barry. ''Ever After: The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond'', Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004, ISBN 1-55783-529-2, p. 97</ref>
From 1995-2000, Lloyd Webber wrote the Matters of Taste column in The Daily Telegraph where he reviewed restaurants and hotels, and these were illustrated by Lucinda Rogers.<ref></ref>

In 1998, Lloyd Webber released a film version of "Cats", which was filmed at the Adelphi Theatre in London. David Mallet directed the film, and Gillian Lynne choreographed it. The cast consisted of performers who had been in the show before, including Ken Page (the original Old Deuteronomy on Broadway), Elaine Paige (original Grizabella in London) and Sir John Mills as Gus: the Theatre Cat.

In 1998 '']'' made its debut, a musical written with lyrics supplied by Jim Steinman. Originally opening in Washington, Lloyd Webber was reportedly not happy with the casting or Harold Prince's production and the show was subsequently revised for a London staging directed by Gale Edwards, the production is probably most notable for the number-one hit from Boyzone "No Matter What" which left only the UK charts when the price of the CD single was changed to drop it out of the official top ten. His '']'' opened in London and has never been seen on Broadway. The show had a respectable run at The Cambridge Theatre in London. The show has been re-worked into a new musical, ''The Boys in the Photograph'', which had its world première at ] in April 2008.

===2000s===
Having achieved great popular success in musical theatre, Lloyd Webber was referred to by '']'' in 2001 as "the most commercially successful composer in history."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWaZ1LAFAZEC&dq=lloyd+webber+%22the+most+commercially+successful+composer+in+history.%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s|title=Sondheim and Lloyd-Webber: the new musical|publisher= |accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>

On 16 September 2004, his production of '']'' opened at the Palace Theatre in London. It ran for 19 months and 500 performances. A revised production opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on 17 November 2005. Garnering mixed reviews from critics, due in part to the frequent absences of the show's star Maria Friedman due to breast cancer treatment, it closed only a brief three months later on 19 February 2006.

Lloyd Webber produced a staging of '']'', which débuted November 2006. He made the controversial decision to choose an unknown to play leading lady Maria, who was found through the ]'s reality television show '']'', in which he was a judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/06_june/06/maria.shtml|title=How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, Panel Chosen|publisher=Bbc.co.uk|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref> The winner of the show was ].

It was announced on 25 August 2006, on his personal website, that his next project would be '']''; however, it was announced in late March 2007 that he had abandoned the project.<ref> {{wayback|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/27/andrew_lloyd_webber_abandons_the_master_ |date=20131125235355 |df=y }}</ref>

] and First Lady ] stand with the ] honourees in the ] of the ] during a reception Sunday, 3 December 2006. From left, they are: singer and songwriter ]; Andrew Lloyd Webber; country singer ]; film director ]; and conductor ].]]

In September 2006, Lloyd Webber was named to be a recipient of the prestigious ] with ], ], ], and ]. He was recognised for his outstanding contribution to American performing arts.<ref></ref> He attended the ceremony on 3 December 2006; it aired on 26 December 2006. On 11 February 2007, Lloyd Webber was featured as a guest judge on the reality television show '']''<ref> {{wayback|url=http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/sections/news/newsdb.php?article=44/ |date=20080612025028 |df=y }}</ref> The contestants all sang "The Phantom of the Opera".

Between April and June 2007, he appeared in BBC One's '']'', which followed the same format as '']''. Its aim was to find a new Joseph for his revival of '']''. ] won the contest after quitting his part in the ensemble – and as understudy in '']'' – to compete for the role. Viewers' telephone voting during the series raised more than ]500,000 for the BBC's annual '']'' charity appeal, according to host Graham Norton on air during the final. On 1 July 2007, Lloyd Webber presented excerpts from his musicals as part of the ] organised to celebrate the life of ].

The ] broadcast a concert of music from the Lloyd-Webber musicals on 24 August 2007.<ref> {{wayback|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/radio/wk34/fri.shtml |date=20131116063740 |df=y }}</ref> ] introduced songs from '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']'' – as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein's '']'', which Webber revived in 2006 at the ] and 2002's Lloyd Webber-produced ''Bollywood''-style musical '']'' by ] and ].

In April 2008, Lloyd Webber reprised his role as judge, this time in the BBC musical talent show '']''. The show followed a similar format to its ''Maria'' and ''Joseph'' predecessors, this time involving a search for an actress to play the role of Nancy in an upcoming West End production of the ] musical '']'' The show also featured a search for three young actors to play and share the title character's role, but the show's main focus was on the search for Nancy. The role was won by ] despite Lloyd Webber's stated preference for one of the other contestants; the winners of the Oliver role were Harry Stott, Gwion Wyn-Jones and Laurence Jeffcoate. Also in April 2008. Lloyd Webber was featured on the U.S. talent show '']'', acting as a mentor when the 6 finalists had to select one of Lloyd Webber's songs to perform for the judges that week.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/04/american-idol-3.html|title=American Idol Tracker: What's new, Andrew Lloyd Webber?|publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com|accessdate=27 September 2014|date=18 April 2008}}</ref>
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] prior to the ] held in Moscow]]

Lloyd Webber accepted the challenge of managing the ] for the ], to be held in Moscow. In early 2009 a series, called '']'', was broadcast to find a performer for a song that he would compose for the competition. ] won the right to represent Britain, winning with ], by Lloyd Webber and ]. At the contest, Lloyd Webber accompanied her on the piano during the performance. The United Kingdom finished 5th in the contest. The winner was ]'s ] with his world record composition "]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4415361/No-more-nul-points-at-Eurovision.html|title=No more nul points at Eurovision?|last=Nikkhah|first=Roya|date=31 January 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=31 January 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090203184903/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4415361/No-more-nul-points-at-Eurovision.html| archivedate= 3 February 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no| location=London}}</ref>

On 8 October 2009, Lloyd Webber launched the musical '']'' at a press conference held at ], where the original ''Phantom'' has been running since 1986. Also present were ], who has been cast as ], and ], who portrayed ], a role he most recently played in the West End.

===2010s===
Following the opening of ''Love Never Dies'', Lloyd Webber again began a search for a new musical theatre performer in the BBC One series '']''. He cast the winner, ], in the role of ] and a dog to play ] in his forthcoming stage production of '']''. He and lyricist and composer ] wrote a number of new songs for the production to supplement the songs from the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6168531/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-to-audition-dogs-for-The-Wizard-of-Ozs-Toto.html|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber to audition dogs for ''The Wizard of Oz''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Toto |last=Midgley|first=Neil|date=11 September 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK|accessdate=3 January 2010}}</ref>

On 26 February 2010, he appeared on BBC's '']'' to promote '']''.

On 1 March 2011, '']'' opened at The Palladium Theatre, starring Danielle Hope as Dorothy and Michael Crawford as the Wizard.

In 2012 Lloyd Webber fronted a new ] primetime show '']'' which gave the UK public the chance to decide who would play the starring role of Jesus in an upcoming arena tour of '']''. The arena tour started in September 2012 and also starred comedian ] as Judas Iscariot, former Spice Girl ] as Mary Magdalene and ] DJ ] as King Herod.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesuschristsuperstar.com/2012/05/16/jesus-christ-superstar-arena-tour-2/|title=Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Tour}}</ref> Tickets for most venues went on sale on 18 May 2012.

Webber caused controversy with a series of comments about Eurovision in a ''Radio Times'' interview.{{clarify|date=December 2015}} He said: "I don't think there's any point in beating around the bush. I saw no black faces on the programme ]. I was questioned by the press over Jade Ewen's race, and I think we would have placed second, but there is a problem when you go further east. If you're talking about Western Europe it's fine, but Ukraine, not so good."{{clarify|date=December 2015}} The EBU corrected Webber, telling him Ukraine's singer ] was black, that year's winner ] for Sweden was of North African background and accompanied by a black backing dancer, and France's contestant ] was Indonesian. The contest organisers also told Webber that black singer ] won for Estonia in 2001. The EBU thoroughly denied racism in its show, and insisted it unites Europe for three nights in a year.

In 2013, Webber reunited with ] and ] on '']''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/profumo-musical-set-for-west-end-29379638.html | title=Profumo musical set for West End | publisher=] | work=belfasttelegraph.co.uk | date=28 June 2013 | accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, it was announced that Webber's next project would be a ] adaptation of the 2003 film '']''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Matt Trueman |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/apr/08/andrew-lloyd-webber-school-of-rock |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber to stage School of Rock &#124; Culture |publisher=theguardian.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-26}}</ref> On January 19, 2015, auditions opened for children aged nine to fifteen in cooperation with the ] music education program, which predated the film by several years.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Exciting Announcement!|url=http://highwood.schoolofrock.com/blog/exciting-announcement|publisher=SchoolofRock.com|accessdate=20 January 2015|quote=We, here at School of Rock, are so proud and excited to announce that we are now partnered with School of Rock the Musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber and his team have expressed an enthusiastic interest in having School of Rock kids audition for roles in the show!}}</ref><ref name=MusicalAuditions>{{cite web|title=Audition for a Role in School of Rock|url=http://schoolofrockthemusical.com/auditions|accessdate=20 January 2015|quote=We are holding band tryouts for rock stars ages 9-15, male and female, who are great singers and actors. We're also looking for talented kids who play drums, bass guitar, guitar, and piano/keyboard. Show us your kid's chops and he or she could be on Broadway!}}</ref>

==Accusations of plagiarism==
Lloyd Webber has been accused of plagiarism in his works. The Dutch composer ] commented that: "There are two sorts of stealing (in music) – taking something and doing nothing with it, or going to work on what you've stolen. The first is plagiarism. Andrew Lloyd Webber has yet to think up a single note; in fact, the poor guy's never invented one note by himself. That's rather poor".<ref name="Moutby"/>
However, Lloyd Webber's biographer, John Snelson, countered such accusations. He acknowledged a similarity between the Andante movement of ] and the '']'' song "]", but wrote that Lloyd Webber:
<blockquote>
...brings a new dramatic tension to Mendelssohn's original melody through the confused emotions of Mary Magdalene. The opening theme may be Mendelssohn, but the rhythmic and harmonic treatment along with new lines of highly effective melodic development are Lloyd Webber's. The song works in its own right as its many performers and audiences can witness.<ref name="Moutby">{{cite web | url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=185925 | title=The high-brow just don't know how to love him | work=] | date=9 January 2004 | accessdate=29 March 2012 | author=Moutby, Adrian}}</ref>
</blockquote>

In interviews promoting '']'', ], formerly of ], claimed that Lloyd Webber had copied a short chromatic riff from the 1971 song "]" for sections of '']'', released in 1986; nevertheless, he decided he did not want to file a lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/ptr/pfloyd/interview/roger2.html|title=Who the hell does Roger Waters think he is?|publisher=Utopia.knoware.nl|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref> The songwriter ] also claimed that Lloyd Webber stole a different melody from his own song "Till You". Unlike Roger Waters, Ray Repp did decide to sue, but the court ruled in Lloyd Webber's favour.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/235906.stm|title=Lloyd Webber wins Phantom battle|publisher=News.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=27 September 2014|date=16 December 1998}}</ref>

==Politics==

Lloyd Webber was made a ] ] in 1997.<ref name="gaz"/>

===Tax credits vote===

Lloyd Webber was involved in a controversial House of Lords vote about the Tory government's proposed cuts to ]s in October 2015. He voted with the Government; he was in London having flown in from the US to attend the opening night of Cats at the London Palladium.<ref name=DTTaxCreditVote>{{cite web|last1=Deacon|first1=Michael|title=George Osborne, tax credits... and the quiet revenge of the Lords|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/georgeosborne/11955616/George-Osborne-tax-credits...-and-the-quiet-revenge-of-the-Lords.html|website=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=IndTaxCreditVote>{{cite web|last1=Troup Buchanan|first1=Rose|title='Desperate' Tories flew in peer Andrew Lloyd Webber from New York to prop up government vote on tax credits|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tax-credits-andrew-lloyd-webber-flown-in-from-new-york-in-attempt-to-salvage-tory-proposal-a6710301.html|website=The Independent|accessdate=28 October 2015}}</ref> Lloyd Webber had voted only 30 times in the past 14 years, and not voted at all in the previous 2 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/shortcuts/2015/oct/27/andrew-lloyd-webber-vote-in-favour-tax-credit-cuts |newspaper=The Guardian |date=27 October 2015 |accessdate=31 October 2015 |title=Don't cry for Andrew Lloyd Webber, the truth is he's just protecting democracy }}</ref>

==Personal life==
]
Lloyd Webber has married three times. He married first Sarah Hugill on 24 July 1971 and they divorced on 14 November 1983. Together they had two children; a daughter and a son:
*] (born 31 March 1977)
*Hon. Nicholas Lloyd Webber (born 2 July 1979)

He then married singer ] on 22 March 1984 in ]. He cast Brightman in the lead role in his musical '']'', among other notable roles. They divorced on 3 January 1990.

Thirdly, he married ] in ] on 9 February 1991. They have three children, two sons and one daughter, all of whom were born in ]:
*Hon. Alastair Adam Lloyd Webber (born 3 May 1992)
*Hon. William Richard Lloyd Webber (born 24 August 1993)
*Hon. Isabella Aurora Lloyd Webber (born 30 April 1996).

The ] ranked him the 87th-richest man in Britain with an estimated fortune of ]700&nbsp;million. His wealth increased to £750&nbsp;million in 2007, but the publication ranked him ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/rich_list/rich_list_search|work=Sunday Times|title=Rich List 2007|accessdate=2 October 2008|location=London}}</ref> He lives at ], and owns much of nearby ]. Lloyd Webber is an ], with a passion for ]. An exhibition of works from his collection was presented at the ] in 2003 under the title ''Pre-Raphaelite and Other Masters – The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection''. He is also a devoted supporter of ].

Politically, Lloyd Webber has supported the UK's ], allowing his song "]" to be used on a party promotional film seen by an estimated 1&nbsp;million people in 80 cinemas before the ] to accompany pictures of Prime Minister ] allegedly "smirking", the party said.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=121755|date=13 April 2005|title='Take that look off your face', Mr Blair told |publisher=Conservative Party|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704203511/http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=news.story.page&obj_id=121755|archivedate=4 July 2007}}</ref> In 2009, he publicly criticised the Labour government's introduction of a new 50% rate of income tax on Britain's top earners, claiming it would damage the country by encouraging talented people to leave.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1173545/ANDREW-LLOYD-WEBBER-The-thing-country-needs-pirate-raid-wealthy-dont-lynch-Im-rich-b---d.html#ixzz1VJsoh5Hg|title=The last thing this country needs is a pirate raid on the wealth creators who still dare navigate our stormy waters|work=Daily Mail|date=27 April 2009|accessdate=17 August 2011|location=London}}</ref> In August 2014, Lloyd Webber was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to '']'' opposing ] in the run-up to September's ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/07/celebrities-open-letter-scotland-independence-full-text |title=Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories &#124; Politics |publisher=theguardian.com |date=2014-08-07 |accessdate=2014-08-26}}</ref>

In late 2009, Lloyd Webber had surgery for early-stage ],<ref name="Lloyd Webber treated for cancer">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8324689.stm|title=Lloyd Webber treated for cancer|date=25 October 2009|publisher=BBC News |accessdate=25 October 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091026165602/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8324689.stm|archivedate=26 October 2009|deadurl=no}}</ref> but had to be readmitted to hospital with post-operative infection in November. In January 2010, he declared he was cancer-free.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8452277.stm|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber gets cancer 'all clear'|publisher=News.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=27 September 2014|date=11 January 2010}}</ref> He had his prostate completely removed as a preventative measure.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/prostate-trouble-down-below-9324290.html|title="Trouble down below" by Philip Hodson, ''The Independent''|work=The Independent|accessdate=27 September 2014|location=London|date=6 May 2014}}</ref>

In 2006, Lloyd Webber planned to sell '']'' by ] to benefit the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aFsbc2fOE9l8|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Auctions Art For Charity|publisher=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=27 September 2014|date=17 March 2010}}</ref> In November 2006, he withdrew the painting from auction after a claim that the previous owner had been forced to sell it under duress in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theartwolf.com/picasso_soto_withdrawn.htm|title=Picasso's Angel Fernandez de Soto withdrawn from Christie's sale|publisher=The Art Wolf|accessdate=18 March 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100323054533/http://www.theartwolf.com/picasso_soto_withdrawn.htm|archivedate=23 March 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref> An out-of-court settlement was reached, where the foundation retained ownership rights.<ref name="AFP">{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lloyd+Webber's+Picasso+to+be+sold+after+Nazi+row+settled-a01612169204|title=Lloyd Webber's Picasso to be sold after Nazi row settled|date=17 March 2010|agency=Agence France-Presse |accessdate=18 March 2010}}</ref> On 23 June 2010, the painting was sold at auction for £34.7&nbsp;million to an anonymous telephone bidder.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10396341.stm|title=Picasso reaches £34.7m in Christie's auction|publisher=BBC |date=24 June 2010|accessdate=26 June 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100626060753/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10396341.stm| archivedate= 26 June 2010|deadurl=no}}</ref>

==Honours and styles of address==

===Honours===
Andrew Lloyd Webber was ] by ] in 1992.<ref name="who">{{Who's Who|surname= Lloyd-Webber|othernames=Baron|id=U24803|volume=2013|edition=December 2012 online|accessed=22 October 2013 }}</ref> In 1997, he was created a ] as '''Baron Lloyd-Webber''', of Sydmonton in the ].<ref name="gaz">{{London Gazette|issue=54689|date=25 February 1997|startpage=2341|accessdate=22 October 2013}}</ref> He is properly styled as '''The Lord Lloyd-Webber'''; the title is hyphenated, although his surname is not.<ref name="who"/> He sits as a Conservative member of the ].

===Styles of address===
*'''1948–1992:''' ''Mister'' Andrew Lloyd Webber
*'''1992–1997:''' ''Sir'' Andrew Lloyd Webber ]
*'''1997–present:''' ''The Right Honourable'' The Lord Lloyd-Webber ]

==Awards==

===Academy Awards===
*'''1996''' – ] for "]" from '']'' (award shared with ])
One nomination for ]: 1973 motion picture '']''

One nomination for Best Original Song: "]" from the 2004 motion picture '']'' .

===Golden Globes===
* '''1997''' – ] for "You Must Love Me" from ''Evita'' (award shared with ])
Plus one nomination for Best Original Song: "]" from the 2004 motion picture '']''.

===Grammy Awards===
*'''1980''' – ] for '']''
*'''1983''' – ] for '']''
*'''1986''' – ] for '']''
*'''1990''' – ]

===Tony Awards===
*'''1979''' – ] for '']''
*'''1980''' – ] for ''Evita'' (award shared with Tim Rice)
*'''1983''' – Best Musical for '']''
*'''1983''' – Best Original Score for ''Cats''
*'''1988''' – Best Musical for '']''
*'''1995''' – Best Musical for '']''
*'''1995''' – Best Original Score for ''Sunset Boulevard''

===Olivier Awards===
*'''1978''' - ] for '']''
*'''1981''' - ] for '']''
*'''1986''' - ] for '']''
*'''2008''' - Society's Special Award
*Three other Production Awards

===Other Awards===
* '''1988''' - ] for ''The Phantom of the Opera''
* '''1993''' - Star on the ] for live theatre
* '''1995''' - ]
* '''1995''' - ]<ref name=DSE/>
* '''2006''' - ]
* '''2008''' - ]<ref>Gans, Andrew (21 May 2008) , ''Playbill''</ref>
* '''2009''' - ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136195-Redgrave-Schwartz-Lloyd-Webber-and-More-Inducted-Into-Theater-Hall-of-Fame-Jan-25|title=Playbill.com|publisher=Playbill.com|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>
* 14 ] from the ]<ref name=DSE/>
* 7 ]s (including Special Award presented for his 60th birthday in 2008)<ref name=DSE>{{cite web|url=http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/about/awards/|title=Awards – Andrew Lloyd Webber|publisher=Andrewlloydwebber.com|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>

==Shows==
:''Note: Music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber unless otherwise noted.
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* '']'' (1965)
: Lyrics by ]
: Not shown until 2005
* '']'' (1968)
: Lyrics by Tim Rice
* '']'' (1970)
: Lyrics by Tim Rice
* '']'' (1975)
: Lyrics by ]
: Revised in 1996 as ''By Jeeves''
* '']'' (1976)
: Lyrics by Tim Rice
* '']'' (1979)
: Lyrics by ]
* '']'' (1981)
: Lyrics based on ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'' by ]
: Additional lyrics after Eliot by ] and ]
* '']'' (1982)
: Lyrics by Don Black (revised by ] for Broadway)
: Combination of '']'' (1978) and '']'' (1979)
* '']'' (1984)
:Lyrics by ]
:Later revisions by ] and ]
:Inspired by the ] books by The Rev. W. Awdry.
*'']'' (1986)
:Lyrics by Tim Rice
: First performed for ]'s 60th birthday
* '']'' (1986)
: Lyrics by ]
: Additional Lyrics by ]
: Based on the ] novel
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* '']'' (1989)
: Lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart
: Based on the ] novel
* '']'' (1993)
: Book and lyrics by ] and Don Black
: Based on the ] ] (1950)
* ''] ''(1996)
: Lyrics by ]
* '']'' (2000)
: Lyrics by ]
: Updated as '']'' (2009)
* '']'' (2002)
: Music by ]
: Lyrics by Don Black
: Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber
* '']'' (2004)
: Lyrics by David Zippel
: Based on the ] novel
* '']'' (2010)
: Book & Lyrics by ]
: Book by Ben Elton & Frederick Forsyth
: Additional lyrics by Charles Hart
* '']'' (2011)
: Adapted from the 1939 Motion Picture '']''
: Music by Harold Arlen
: Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
: Additional music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
: Additional lyrics by Tim Rice
* '']'' (2013)
: Book and lyrics by ] and ]
* '']'' (2015)
: Lyrics by ]
: Book by ]
: Based on the ]
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==Film adaptations==
There have been a number of film adaptations of the Lloyd Webber musicals. '']'' (1973) was directed by ]; '']'' (1996) was directed by ]; and '']'' (2004) was directed by ] and co-produced by Lloyd Webber. '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']'' have been adapted into made for television films that have been released on ] and ] and often air on ].

Lloyd Webber produced '']'' with Indian composer ] in 2002.

A special performance of '']'' for the 25th anniversary was broadcast live to cinemas in early October 2011 and later released on DVD and Blu-ray in February 2012. The same was also done with a reworked version of ''Love Never Dies''. Filmed in ], it received a limited cinema release in the US and Canada in 2012, to see if it would be viable to bring the show to ]. It received positive reviews and was No.1 on DVD charts in the UK and Ireland, and did well in America.

In February 2014, it was announced that ]'s production company had acquired the rights to '']'', and is planning to adapt it as a new theatrical animated musical film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Elton John to Adapt 'Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' for Big Screen|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/elton-john-adapt-amazing-technicolor-677319|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref>

==Other works==
*'']'' (1978) – A set of musical variations on ]'s Caprice in A&nbsp;minor that Lloyd Webber composed for his brother, cellist Julian. This album featured fifteen rock musicians including guitarist ] and pianist ] and reached number 2 in the UK album chart upon its release. It was later combined with '']'' to form one show, '']''. Lloyd Webber also used variation five as the basis for '']'' in Song and Dance. The main theme is used as the theme music to '']''.
*'']'' (1985) – A classical choral work composed in honour of his father, William.
*'']'' (1999) - Lloyd Webber and ], main soundtrack composer of the animated series adaptation of ], composed the song "Fields of Sun". The actual song was never used on the show, nor was it available on the CD soundtrack that was released at the time. He was however still credited for the unused song in the show's opening titles.

==Discography==
{{Main|Andrew Lloyd Webber discography}}
* '']'' (1965)
* '']'' (1968)
* '']'' (1970)
* '']'' (1975)
* '']'' (1976)
* '']'' (1979)
* '']'' (1981)
* '']'' (1982)
* '']'' (1984)
* '']'' (1986)
* '']'' (1989)
* '']'' (1993)
* '']'' (1998)
* '']'' (2000)
* '']'' (2004)
* '']'' (2010)
* '']'' (2011)
* '']'' (2013)
* '']'' (2015)

==See also==
{{Misplaced Pages books|Andrew Lloyd Webber}}
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*'']'', 1856 painting once owned by Webber

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
*''Pre-Raphaelite and Other Masters: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection'' – Royal Academy of Arts, London 2003 ISBN 1-903973-39-2
*''Cats on a Chandelier'' – Coveney, M (1999), Hutchinson, London
*''Oh What a Circus'' – Rice, Tim (1999), Hodder & Stoughton, London
*''Andrew Lloyd Webber'' – Snelson, John (2004), Yale University Press, New Haven CT. ISBN 0-300-10459-6
*''Andrew Lloyd Webber: His Life and Works'' – Walsh, Michael (1989, revised and expanded, 1997), Abrams: New York

==External links==
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