The composer’s stage musical credits include (deep breath). In a full-circle moment, Lloyd Webber’s most recent musical is also called Cinderella ( more about that here). The first musical Lloyd Webber ever wrote, as a teenager, was called Cinderella Up The Beanstalk And Most Everywhere Else. What are Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most famous musicals?Īndrew Lloyd Webber has a staggering 22 musicals to his name, the most popular of which is The Phantom of the Opera – the second highest grossing musical of all time, second only to The Lion King.Imogen is a four-time Emmy nominee who has worked for MSNBC and Fox News, while Nicholas has followed in his father's footsteps, writing The Little Prince in 2011 and the recent Fat Friends The Musical. Who are Andrew Lloyd Webber’s children?Īndrew had two children – Imogen and Nicholas Lloyd Webber – with his first wife, Sarah, and three with his wife Madeleine Gurdon – Alastair, William and Isabella Lloyd Webber.Read more: Busker shocked as real-life West End Christine joins him for stunning ‘Phantom of the Opera’ duetĪndrew Lloyd Webber and Madeleine Gurdon at The Old Vic Theatre on November 13, 2016. In 1986, he wrote the role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera for her.
He met Brightman when she joined the cast of Cats in 1981. In 1991, Andrew married the former equestrian sportswoman Madeleine Gurdon, and the couple have been happily married ever since.Īndrew was married to his first wife, Sarah Hugill, from 1971 to 1983, before he married second wife Sarah Brightman in 1984. Julian Lloyd Webber at Classic FM Live in Wales, 2012. Read more: Julian Lloyd Webber celebrates 30 classical musicians under 30 on Classic FM Andrew’s late father, William, was a composer and director of the London College of Music. Aww:Īndrew’s brother, Julian Lloyd Webber, is a music education ambassador and former concert cellist. He also appeared on Nursery World magazine with a violin aged five. Born on 22 March 1948 (incidentally, the same day as musicals great Stephen Sondheim was born, 18 years prior), the composing legend first picked up the violin and piano aged three, before taking up the French horn and starting to write his own music at the age of six. Here’s all you need to know about the 74-year-old composer, from his family to his most successful stage musicals.Īndrew Lloyd Webber is 74 years old. Andrew Lloyd Webber is the King of memorable tunes and catchy choruses.
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