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Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Fast Facts:

The son of a composer and a violinist, he began writing music at the age of six.
Left college to collaborate with eventual Jesus Christ Superstar lyricist Tim Rice.
The entertainment company Really Useful Group, founded in 1977, is owned by the composer and oversees Lloyd Webber productions worldwide.
Wrote music to the Nobel Prize-winning poetry of T.S. Elliot creating Cats, which played in London's West End for 21 years.
The combination of Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats and Starlight Express earned him the honor as the first person to have three musicals running simultaneously in London and New York.
Inspiration for the female lead in his version of The Phantom of the Opera was second wife, singer Sarah Brightman, who originated the role Christine in both the London and Broadway productions.
Owns seven London theaters, many of which he restored.
Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in June 1992.
Controversy erupted when he chose Glenn Close to star in the 1994 New York production of Sunset Boulevard over Patti LuPone, who was playing the lead in London to mixed reviews and under contract to transfer. LuPone sued and subsequently won.
Was named Baron Lloyd-Webber of Sydmonton in 1997.
A collector of Victorian art, his Pre-Raphaelite paintings were on display at the Royal Academy of London in 2003.
On January 6, 2006, The Phantom of the Opera broke the record to become the longest-running show on Broadway.

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