Andrew Lloyd Webber
British theatre composer
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| 2025 | Will reunite with Tim Rice to create original songs for 'Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas', a comedy whodunit play by Humphrey Ker and David Reed, set to premiere at the Birmingham Rep during the Christmas season. |
| 2024 | Announced a new musical adaptation of the 2006 film The Illusionist, featuring lyrics by Bruno Major, book by Chris Terrio, to be directed by Jamie Lloyd and produced by Michael Harrison. |
| 2024 | Lloyd Webber revealed he had his Eaton Square house blessed by a priest to displace a 'poltergeist'. |
| April 23 2024 | Appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) on St George's Day. |
| 2023 | Composed 'Make a Joyful Noise', an anthem performed during the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, as one of twelve composers selected for this historic event. |
| 2023 | Lloyd Webber's son Nicholas died at age 43 after an 18-month battle with gastric cancer. |
| 2023 | Lloyd Webber and his wife were invited to ride in the King's procession at Royal Ascot. |
| 2022 | Appeared alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda in the BBC Platinum Jubilee Concert for Queen Elizabeth II, performing songs from his musicals including 'The King's Song', 'Any Dream Will Do', and 'The Phantom of the Opera'. |
| 2021 | Lloyd Webber opened a new version of Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in the West End, which was originally delayed from August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He notably stated he was 'prepared to be arrested' to open the show to full houses despite rising Covid cases. |
| 2021 | Released 'Symphonic Suites', showcasing his continued musical innovation and composition. |
| 2021 | Premiered 'Cinderella', a musical with lyrics by David Zippel and book by Emerald Fennell, produced on Broadway as 'Bad Cinderella'. |
| July 2021 | On Good Morning Britain, Lloyd Webber declared he would never vote for the Conservatives again, criticizing their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and treatment of the arts sector. |
| December 2019 | Wrote the song 'Beautiful Ghosts' with Taylor Swift for the film adaptation of Cats. |
| 2018 | Released 'Unmasked: The Platinum Collection' compilation album. |
| 2018 | Released a studio production of 'Love Never Dies' album featuring Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne. |
| 2018 | Published his memoir, Unmasked. |
| 2018 | Receives Classic Brit Award for Musical Theatre and Education. |
| September 9 2018 | Lloyd Webber, along with Tim Rice and John Legend, won an Emmy for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, completing their EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) achievement. |
| October 17 2017 | Retired from the House of Lords. |
| February 2017 | The Sunset Boulevard production transferred to Broadway, making Lloyd Webber the first musical-theatre composer since 1953 to have four musicals running simultaneously on Broadway. |
| April 2016 | English National Opera staged a revival of Sunset Boulevard at the London Coliseum, featuring Glenn Close reprising her role as Norma Desmond. |
| 2015 | Composed 'School of Rock', a musical based on the 2003 film, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and book by Julian Fellowes. |
| October 2015 | Lloyd Webber controversially flew in on his personal plane to vote in support of proposed cuts to tax credits in the House of Lords, despite having a minimal voting record. |
| 2014 | Designed a Cats-themed Paddington Bear statue for a charity auction to raise funds for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). |
| August 2014 | Lloyd Webber was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence ahead of the September referendum. |
| 2013 | Launched the Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme to support the Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST), aiming to provide musical instrument education to children across UK schools. |
| 2012 | A reworked version of Love Never Dies was filmed in Melbourne and received a limited cinema release in the US and Canada to assess Broadway viability. |
| May 18 2012 | Tickets went on sale for the Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour, which started in September 2012 and featured Tim Minchin as Judas, Melanie C as Mary Magdalene, and Chris Moyles as Herod Antipas. |
| February 2012 | The 25th anniversary performance of The Phantom of the Opera was released on DVD and Blu-ray. |
| October 2011 | A special 25th anniversary performance of The Phantom of the Opera was broadcast live to cinemas from the Royal Albert Hall. |
| March 1 2011 | The Wizard of Oz musical opened at The Palladium Theatre, starring Danielle Hope as Dorothy Gale and Michael Crawford as the Wizard of Oz. |
| 2010 | Released the concept album 'Love Never Dies' featuring Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, and Joseph Millson, recorded prior to the original London production under Really Useful Records / Polydor label. |
| 2010 | Composed 'Love Never Dies', a sequel to 'The Phantom of the Opera' with book & lyrics by Glenn Slater and Ben Elton. |
| June 23 2010 | The Picasso painting was sold at auction for £34.7 million to an anonymous telephone bidder. |
| January 2010 | Lloyd Webber declared he was cancer-free after prostate cancer treatment. |
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