Bio
Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer of musical theatre who has achieved great popular success, with several musicals that have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway, not to mention around the world.
As composer, his musical productions have included Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, The Beautiful Game, Sunset Boulevard and The Woman in White amongst others.
As well as musical theatre, his work has extended into film where he has composed the scores for such classic movies as The Odessa File and more recently in 2004 he produced a film version of The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Joel Schumacher.
He also owns several London theatres including the Palace and the London Palladium and his awards include seven Tonys, three Grammys, six Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an Oscar, and an International Emmy.
He was knighted in 1992 and created an honorary life peer in 1997.