Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber is a British composer of musical theater, among the most commercially successful in history.
His works include *Jesus Christ Superstar*, *Evita*, *Cats*, *The Phantom of the Opera*, and *Sunset Boulevard*.
His style blends pop, rock, and classical elements, often featuring sweeping melodies that became signature songs: I saw Phantom on the West End.
Webber stage production
- PhantomGhost or famous aircraft
- EvitaSpanish pet name
- SuperstarExceptionally famous performer designation
- JosephCommon masculine given name
Sunset Boulevard · Starlight Express · School of Rock · Cinderella · Gethsemane
Numerical standing in competition
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- motifRecurring thematic element
theme · leitmotif · arrangement · harmony · counterpoint · musical theatre · libretto · Tim Rice
London theatre district
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- stageRaised performance platform
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- standing ovationApplause while risen
Tony Awards · marquee · box office · revival · auditions · understudy · costumes · choreography
Extensive and far-reaching
- romanticConducive to love
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
lush · soaring · sentimental · theatrical · passionate · nostalgic · poignant · grandeur
Cats
Webber stage production
- PhantomGhost or famous aircraft
- EvitaSpanish pet name
- SuperstarExceptionally famous performer designation
Joseph · Sunset Boulevard · Starlight Express · School of Rock · Cinderella · Gethsemane
score
Numerical standing in competition
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
motif · theme · leitmotif · arrangement · harmony · counterpoint · musical theatre · libretto · Tim Rice · lyrics
West End
London theatre district
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- stageRaised performance platform
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
standing ovation · Tony Awards · marquee · box office · revival · auditions · understudy · costumes · choreography · lighting
sweeping
Extensive and far-reaching
melodramatic · lush · soaring · sentimental · theatrical · passionate · nostalgic · poignant · grandeur · bombastic
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- musical theateract, musical theater, scene, cast recordings, Evita
- British MusicThe Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
- EGOT WinnersWhoopi Goldberg, Mel Brooks, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Viola Davis
- ComposersBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn
- Theater Producers
Andrew Lloyd WebberStephen Sondheim
Bertolt Brecht · John Cage · Philip Glass · experimental theater · avant-garde theater
Andrew Lloyd Webberfilm
Movie or coating
television · pop music · recording artist · screenwriter · John Williams
Andrew Lloyd WebberStephen Sondheim