ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, music, original orchestrations and vocal arrangements

Was born in 1948. He is the eldest son of W. S. Lloyd Webber, who is the principal of The London College of Music, and his wife Jean. He was a Queen's Scholar at Westminster School and a history exhibitioner at Magdalen College, Oxford. However he left Oxford in 1966 after one term to study music at the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal College of Music. His first music to be published was a piano suite of excerpts from musicals he wrote for his toy theatre which appeared when he was nine. In 1965 he met Tim Rice and he collaborated with him on a musical based on the life of Dr. Barnardo.

Subsequently with Tim Rice as lyricist he has written the music for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968), Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) and Evita (1976). He composed the score to Alan Ayckbourn's book and lyrics for Jeeves (1975) the film scores for Gumshoe (1971) and The Odessa File (1974). Andrew Lloyd Webber's first solo album Variations was issued in February 1978 and was certified a gold record within five weeks of release. Andrew Lloyd Webber married Sarah Hugill in 1971 and they have a daughter Imogen (born March 1977).

All biographies from original programs. Photos are reproduced from Evita programs and publicity photos in several private collections and are for research and reference only. Copyrights remain with original copyright holders.

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