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Article: Lloyd Webber, Andrew
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
Born: March 22, 1948
London, England
English composer and musician
The English musician Andrew Lloyd Webber is the composer of such musical theater hits as
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera,
and
Aspects of Love.
His early successes brought him four Tony awards, four Drama Desk awards, and three Grammys.
Childhood inspirations
Andrew Lloyd Webber was born on March 22, 1948, in London, England. His father, William, was the director of the London College of Music, his mother, Joan Hermione, was a piano teacher, and his younger brother, Julian, is a cellist. Thus, Lloyd Webber ...