Nicholas is a composer who has followed in his father’s footsteps having written several musicals including The Little Prince in 2011 and an upcoming show Fat Friends The Musical. She is a four-time Emmy nominee and a contributor to MSNBC and Fox News. Imogen is a political commentator and author currently based in New York. Andrew Lloyd Webber has five childrenĪndrew Lloyd Webber has two children with first wife Sarah Hugill – Imogen Lloyd Webber born in 1977 and Nicholas Lloyd Webber born in 1979 – and three children with current wife Madeleine Gurdon – Alastair Lloyd Webber born in 1992, William Lloyd Webber born in 1993, and Isabella Aurora Lloyd Webber born in 1996. She originated the character of Christine Daaé in The Phantom Of The Opera in 1986 – a role that was written specifically for her by Andrew. He met Sarah when she joined the cast of Cats in 1981. Madeleine is Andrew’s third wife.Īndrew’s first wife was Sarah Hugill – they were married from 1971 to 1983.Īndrew’s second wife was singer and actress Sarah Brightman, and they were married from 1984 to 1990. The Lord… sorry, Baron of musical theatre married the former equestrian sportswoman in 1991 and they’re still happily married to this day. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s wife is Madeleine Gurdon The following year, at 20 years old, Andrew and Tim Rice wrote Jesus Christ Superstar.ģ. When he first presented it, it was a short 20-minute show. That musical was Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. However, his first staged musical was written with Tim Rice when he was 19.
It was called Cinderella Up The Beanstalk And Most Everywhere Else. If that wasn’t enough, he composed his first musical when he was just 13 years old. Not only was Andrew playing the piano and violin at the age of three, he began playing the French horn and writing his own music at age six. Stephen Sondheim was born in 1930, making him 18 years Andrew’s senior. Andrew Lloyd Webber shares his birthday with another musical greatĢ2 March must be a musically charged day because American stage composer Stephen Sondheim shares Andrew’s birthday. You know all of his shows and can sing his back catalogue, but how well do you know the man himself? To celebrate his 70th birthday today (22 March), we’ve put together a list of little known but fascinating facts about theatre giant and visionary, Andrew Lloyd Webber.
This year, the biggest name in musical theatre is having a big birthday.
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