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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Phantom Of The Opera
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The Phantom of the Opera features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, book by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber and orchestrations by David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It was originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre Company, Inc.
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Lloyd Webber found himself attracted at first vocally, then romantically, to performer Sarah Brightman. She was a castmember in Cats, and in 1983 he abandoned his first wife, Sarah Hugill, for her. He later married Brightman and she was cast as the female lead, Christine Daae, in The Phantom of the Opera.
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Webber worked with a number of other lyricists in later shows. Cats opened in 1981, with lyricist Trevor Nunn working the poetry of T.S.Eliot into the play's popular, singable songs. Cats turned out to be the all-time biggest moneymaker and longest-running production in musical theater history. Nearly as succsessful, his The Phantom of the Opera opened in 1986, with Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe writing the lyrics; its film version premiered in late 2004. Lloyd Webber continues to collaborate with a wide range of lyricists, and runs a production company, The Really Useful Group, based in London. He has ... composed several pieces for his cellist brother, as well as a Requiem at the time of his father's death.
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Jack O'Brien, the acclaimed director of the stage production of Hairspray and Coast of Utopia, is working with Andrew Lloyd Webber on his sequel to Phantom of the Opera in London. He has met with the composer a few times last week and both are struggling to finish the storyline that was originally penned by novelist Frederick Forsyth and then Lloyd Webber's close collaborator Ben Elton.
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The Royal Albert Hall comes alive with songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber's greatest productions! This concert celebration features music from such great productions as "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "By Jeeves," "Evita," "Cats," "Song and Dance," "Starlight Express," "Requiem," "Phantom of the Opera," "Aspects of Love," "Sunset Blvd." and "Whistle Down the Wind."
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The London Pops and London Festival Orchestra beautifully perform the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Includes eight (8) selections from “Phantom Of The Opera” and three (3) selections from “Sunset Boulevard.Click here for a sample
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