People I admire
3. Andrew Lloyd Webber
I am sure that anyone reading this will know who Andrew Lloyd Webber is! If not, he is the most famous current British musical theatre composer. The west end is currently shadowed with shows he has written. Whether you are a musical fan or not, you cannot deny the talent Lloyd Webber has for creating them. The amount of musicals he has managed to create is certainly worthy of admiration. The list of awards and recognition he has received over the years is endless and cannot be rivalled. He boasts Grammy, Tony and Academy awards for best musical, best song and best score.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is from a musical family, so it seemed only natural for him to enter the world of composing. He published his first piece aged nine! He has composed fourteen musicals as well as a number of film scores and a requiem mass, and set up the ‘Really useful group’, which is the largest theatre operator in London. If Lloyd Webber success is not worthy of admiration, I don’t know whose is. His achievements were recognised by the state when he was knighted in 1992 and declared a Baron in 1997.
Musicals penned by the composer include Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat (I love it for the infectious and sing-a-long quality) and Jesus Christ Superstar. I admire these works because I think what a genius idea to turn bible stories into musicals! Starlight express is another hit; this musical is one of the longest running shows in history. Phantom of the Opera was written by Lloyd Webber in 1986 and is now the longest running show on Broadway and the most lucrative entertainment enterprise of all time. Other musicals include CATS, Evita, Aspects of Love, Sunset Boulevard and Whistle Down the Wind, as well as more that he has written and produced.
Without Andrew Lloyd Webber the words musical theatre would not mean the same thing they do today. I admire Andrew Lloyd Webber because his work his responsible for my chosen path in life and because of his ability to strike emotion in people by the stroke of a note.
Link to Andrew Lloyd Webber on Wikipedia
Link to Andrew Lloyd Webber's website
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