The musicals he created from that artistic fusion include the most popular of all time. His
shows, including Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita, The
Phantom of the Opera, and Jesus Christ, Superstar, have set box-office records, become
popular films, and generated such hit songs as “Memory,” “The Music of the Night,” and
“Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.”
With one smash hit after another, Webber was instrumental in bringing musicals back
into popularity. He has won a long list of awards, including an Oscar, four Grammies,
and seven Tony Awards.
Webber has invested some of the hundreds of millions of dollars he has made (he’s
among the richest people in Britain) into buying theaters, supporting upcoming
playwrights and composers, and creating a charitable foundation.
He has contributed so much to the arts in Britain that the Queen knighted him, and later
made him a baron. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is still following his passion for musical
theater, creating new shows that tour the world and bring his unique brand of music to
new generations of fans.
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