Editing Andrew Lloyd Webber (section)

==Career==

===Early years===
{{quote box|width=29%|align=right|quote="The names of Andrew Lloyd Webber and [[Tim Rice]] are, of course, forever bound together in musical theatre history, like those of [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]."|source=—Theatre critic [[Mark Shenton]] on the partnership of Lloyd Webber and Rice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mark Shenton meets Sir Tim Rice |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/mark-shenton-meets-sir-tim-rice |access-date=21 November 2023 |work=London Theatre}}</ref>}}
In 1965, when Lloyd Webber was a 17-year-old budding musical-theatre composer, he was introduced to the 20-year-old aspiring pop-song<!--please do not join the words "song" and "writer"; "aspiring pop-song writer" is correct as is and joining the words "song" and "writer" here is incorrect and inaccurate--> writer [[Tim Rice]].<ref name=chandler/><ref name=ellis/> Their first collaboration was ''[[The Likes of Us]]'', an ''[[Oliver!]]''-inspired musical based on the true story of [[Thomas John Barnardo]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Duo who lost their harmony: Can Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber make up? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/duo-who-lost-their-harmony-can-tim-rice-and-andrew-lloyd-webber-make-up-8913927.html |work=The Independent |date=30 October 2013 |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref> They produced a demo tape of that work in 1966,<ref name=chandler>{{cite journal |last=Chandler |first=David |title='Everyone should have the opportunity': Alan Doggett and the modern British musical |journal=Studies in Musical Theatre |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=275–289 |year=2012 |doi=10.1386/smt.6.3.275_1}}</ref> but the project failed to gain a backer.<ref name=ellis>Ellis, Samantha. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/sep/24/theatre "Joseph, London, February 1973"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 24 September 2003.</ref>

Although composed in 1965, ''The Likes of Us'' was not publicly performed until 2005, when a production was staged at Lloyd Webber's [[Sydmonton Festival]]. In 2008, amateur rights were released by the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) in association with the Really Useful Group. The first amateur performance was by a children's theatre group in Cornwall called "Kidz R Us". Stylistically, ''The Likes of Us'' is fashioned after the Broadway musical of the 1940s and 1950s; it opens with a traditional overture comprising a medley of tunes from the show, and the score reflects some of Lloyd Webber's early influences, particularly [[Richard Rodgers]], [[Frederick Loewe]], and [[Lionel Bart]]. In this respect, it is markedly different from the composer's later work, which tends to be either predominantly or wholly [[through-composed]], and closer in form to opera.

[[File:Paul Nicholas Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'', starring [[Paul Nicholas]], at the [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]], London in 1972. Its success saw Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice expand and release their previous biblical-based musical ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat|Joseph]]''.]]

In the summer of 1967, Alan Doggett, a family friend of the Lloyd Webbers who had assisted on ''The Likes of Us'' and who was the music teacher at the [[Colet Court]] school in London, commissioned Lloyd Webber and Rice to write a piece for the school's choir.<ref name=chandler/><ref name=ellis/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_g-DDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA564|title=The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical|first1=Robert|last1=Gordon|first2=Olaf|last2=Jubin|date=21 November 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|via=Google Books|isbn=9780199988754}}</ref> Doggett requested a "pop cantata" along the lines of [[Herbert Chappell]]'s ''The Daniel Jazz'' (1963) and [[Michael Hurd (composer)|Michael Hurd]]'s ''Jonah-Man Jazz'' (1966), both of which had been published by [[Novello & Co|Novello]] and were based on the [[Old Testament]].<ref name=chandler/> The request for the new piece came with a 100-[[guinea (coin)|guinea]] advance from Novello.<ref name=chandler/> This resulted in ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'', a retelling of the biblical story of [[Joseph (son of Jacob)|Joseph]], in which Lloyd Webber and Rice humorously pastiched a number of pop-music styles such as Elvis-style rock'n'roll, [[Calypso music|Calypso]] and [[country music]]. ''Joseph'' began life as a short [[cantata]] that gained some recognition on its second staging with a favourable review in ''[[The Times]]''. For its subsequent performances, Rice and Lloyd Webber revised the show and added new songs to expand it to a more substantial length. Continued expansion eventually culminated in a 1972 stage musical and then a two-hour-long production being staged in the West End in 1973 on the back of the success of ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Robert Bradley |url=http://www.springfieldcontemporarytheatre.org/blog/andrew-lloyd-webber-and-jesus-christ-superstar |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' |work=Springfield Contemporary Theatre |date=31 March 2017}}</ref>

In 1969, Rice and Lloyd Webber wrote a song for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] called "Try It and See", which was not selected. With rewritten lyrics, it became "King Herod's Song" in their third musical, ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1970). Debuting on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 1971, by 1980 the musical had grossed more than {{US$|237&nbsp;million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |title=London's Longest-Running Musical To Close |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/107621009/ |access-date=8 June 2020 |work=[[The Indianapolis Star]] |date=20 August 1980 |page=25}}</ref> Running for over eight years in London between 1972 and 1980, it held the record for longest-running [[West End theatre|West End]] musical before it was overtaken by ''Cats'' in 1989.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Megamusical|first=Jessica|last=Sternfeld|year=2006|publisher=[[Indiana University Press]]|isbn=978-0-253-34793-0|page=169}}</ref> The planned follow-up to ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' was a musical comedy based on the ''[[Jeeves and Wooster]]'' novels by [[P. G. Wodehouse]]. Tim Rice was uncertain about this venture, partly because of his concern that he might not be able to do justice to the novels that he and Lloyd Webber so admired.<ref>(Rice, 1999)</ref> Rice backed out of the project and Lloyd Webber subsequently wrote the musical ''Jeeves'' with [[Alan Ayckbourn]], who provided the book and lyrics.<ref>Andrew Lloyd Webber: His Life and Works – Walsh, Michael (1989, revised and expanded, 1997). p. 82, Abrams: New York</ref> ''Jeeves'' failed to make any impact at the box office and closed after a run of only 38 performances in the West End in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=By Jeeves - Review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/feb/21/by-jeeves-review |access-date=29 June 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Many years later, Lloyd Webber and Ayckbourn revisited this project, producing a thoroughly reworked and more successful version entitled ''[[By Jeeves]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/by-jeeves-2-1200449214/ | last=Isherwood | first=Charles | title=By Jeeves | website=Variety | access-date= 21 November 2023 | date=16 March 1997}}</ref>

===Mid-1970s===
[[File:Evita at the Adelphi.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' at the West End's [[Adelphi Theatre]]. Lloyd Webber purchased the theatre in 1993.]]
Lloyd Webber collaborated with Rice once again to write ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' (1978), a musical based on the life of [[Eva Perón]]. As with ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', ''Evita'' was released first as a concept album (1976) featuring [[Julie Covington]] singing the part of Eva Perón. The song "[[Don't Cry for Me Argentina]]" became a hit single and the musical was staged at the West End's [[Prince Edward Theatre]] in a production directed by [[Harold Prince]] and starring [[Elaine Paige]] in the title role.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4665128.stm Lloyd Webber to revive Evita show]. BBC News, 31 January 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2019.</ref> This original production was enormously successful, eventually running for nearly eight years in the West End.<ref>[http://www.thisistheatre.com/shows/princeedward40.html Evita at Prince Edward Theatre]. thisistheatre.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.</ref>

''Evita'' transferred to Broadway in 1979, in a production starring [[Patti LuPone]] as Eva and [[Mandy Patinkin]] as Che; it won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, helped launch the careers of both LuPone and Patinkin, and ran for almost four years. Rice and Lloyd Webber parted ways soon after ''Evita'', although they have sporadically worked together since then.<ref>{{cite book |last=Propst |first=Andy |title=The 100 Most Important People in Musical Theatre |date=2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page=155}}</ref>

In 1978, Lloyd Webber embarked on a project with his cellist brother Julian, the ''[[Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album)|Variations]]'', based on the [[Caprice No. 24 (Paganini)|24th Caprice by Paganini]]; this reached number two in the pop album chart in the United Kingdom. The main theme was used as the theme tune for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s long-running ''[[South Bank Show]]'' throughout its 32-year run.<ref>{{cite news |title=End of South Bank Show is not music to Julian Lloyd Webber's ears |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mandrake/5291888/End-of-South-Bank-Show-is-not-music-to-Julian-Lloyd-Webbers-ears.html |access-date=22 November 2023 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref> The same year, Lloyd Webber also composed a new theme tune for the long-running documentary series ''[[Whicker's World]]'', which was used from 1978 to 1980.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ranson |first=Philip |title=A Guide to the Popular Names and Nicknames of Classical Music, and to Theme Music in Films, Radio, Television and Broadcast Advertisements |date=1984 |publisher=Northern Regional Library System |page=59}}</ref> He also composed the instrumental "[[Argentine Melody]]" as the theme music for the BBC's coverage of the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] held in Argentina.<ref>{{cite news |title=My strong vote for BBC World Cup dream theme |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/dec/10/bbc-world-cup-theme |work=The Guardian |date=10 December 2009 |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref>

===1980s===
[[File:Palladium Theatre (16427934069).jpg|thumb|''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' at the [[London Palladium]]]]
Lloyd Webber was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in November 1980 when he was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]] in the foyer of [[Thames Television]]'s Euston Road Studios in London.<ref>Michael Coveney (1999). ''Cats on a Chandelier: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story''. p. 89. Hutchinson</ref> He would be honoured a second time by the television programme in November 1994 when [[Michael Aspel]] surprised him at the West End's [[Adelphi Theatre]].<ref>{{cite news |title=This Is Your Life (1994) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7dd27f3f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130121218/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7dd27f3f |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 November 2021 |access-date=30 November 2021 |publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref>

Lloyd Webber embarked on his next project without a lyricist, turning instead to the poetry of [[T. S. Eliot]]. ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' (1981) was to become the longest-running musical in London, where it ran for 21 years and 8,949 performances before closing.<ref>{{cite magazine |title='Cats' To Close In London |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cats-to-close-in-london-77149/ |access-date=21 November 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> On Broadway, ''Cats'' ran for 18 years, a record which would ultimately be broken by another Lloyd Webber musical, ''The Phantom of the Opera''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/cats-4186 |title=Cats |website=IBDB.com |publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]]}}</ref><ref name=BroadwayLength>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-phantom-of-the-opera-4491 |title=The Phantom of the Opera |website=IBDB.com |publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]]}}</ref> Elaine Paige collaborated again with Lloyd Webber, originating the role of [[Grizabella]] in ''Cats'', and had a Top&nbsp;10 UK hit with "[[Memory (Cats song)|Memory]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Elaine Paige – Full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17213/elaine-paige/|website=Official Charts Company|date=21 October 1978 |access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Matthew Goodgame als Greaseball.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.8|''[[Starlight Express]]'' has been running in Bochum, Germany, since 1988.]]

''[[Starlight Express]]'' (1984) was a commercial hit, but received negative reviews from the critics. It ran for 7,409 performances in London, making it the [[List of the longest-running West End shows|ninth longest-running West End show]]. It ran for less than two years on Broadway. The show has also seen two tours of the US, as well as an Australian/Japanese production, a three-year UK touring production, which transferred to New Zealand later in 2009. ''Starlight Express'' runs full-time in a custom-built theatre in [[Bochum]], Germany, where it has been running since 1988.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2016/international-how-lloyd-webbers-starlight-express-keeps-on-track-in-germany/|title=International: How Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express keeps on track in Germany|date=19 May 2016|work=The Stage|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> The German production holds the ''[[Guinness World Record]]'' for most visitors to a musical in a single theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.waz.de/staedte/bochum/starlight-express-in-bochum-feiert-neuen-rekord-id12197252.html |title="Starlight Express" in Bochum feiert neuen Rekord |first=Kristina |last=Gerstenmaier|date=19 June 2019 |work=Waz |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>

Lloyd Webber wrote a [[Requiem (Lloyd Webber)|Requiem Mass]] dedicated to his father, William, who had died in 1982. It premiered at [[Saint Thomas Church (Manhattan)|St. Thomas Church]] in New York on 24 February 1985. Church music had been a part of the composer's upbringing and the composition was inspired by an article he had read about the plight of Cambodian orphans. Lloyd Webber had on a number of occasions written sacred music for the annual [[Sydmonton Festival]].<ref>Snelson, 2004</ref> Lloyd Webber received a [[Grammy Award]] in 1986 for ''Requiem'' in the category of best classical composition. ''[[Pie Jesu]]'' from Requiem achieved a high placing on the UK Singles Chart and was certified silver.<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston|title=Pie Jesu|id=5101-380-1}}</ref> Perhaps because of its large orchestration, live performances of the Requiem are rare.

In 1986, [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Edward]], the youngest son of Queen [[Elizabeth II]], commissioned a short musical from Lloyd Webber and Rice for his mother's 60th birthday celebration.<ref>Snelson, John. [https://books.google.com/books?id=RRFx7fFsi0AC&pg=PA223q=%22a%20commission%20from%20Prince%20Edward%2C%20The%20Queen's%20youngest%20son%22 ''Andrew Lloyd Webber'']. Yale University Press, 2009. p. 223.</ref> ''[[Cricket (musical)|Cricket]]'' (1986), also called ''Cricket (Hearts and Wickets)'', reunited Lloyd Webber with Rice to create this short musical for the Queen's birthday, first performed at [[Windsor Castle]].<ref>[http://webspace.webring.com/people/oc/camillofan/cricket/musical.html ''Cricket'' – The Musical] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727062109/http://webspace.webring.com/people/oc/camillofan/cricket/musical.html |date=27 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=citron355>Citron, Stephen. [https://books.google.com/books?id=AWaZ1LAFAZEC&pg=PA355&q=cricket%20musical%20%22lloyd%20webber%22%20rice%20ian%20%22charleson%22 ''Sondheim and Lloyd-Webber: The New Musical.''] Oxford University Press, 2001. p. 355.</ref> Several of the tunes were later used for ''Aspects of Love'' and ''Sunset Boulevard''.

[[File:Lighted Princess of Wales theatre on King's Street, Toronto (27899773785).jpg|thumb|right| ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto]]

Lloyd Webber premiered ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] in the West End in 1986, inspired by the [[The Phantom of the Opera (novel)|1911 Gaston Leroux novel]]. He wrote the part of Christine for his then wife, [[Sarah Brightman]], who played the role in the original London and Broadway productions alongside [[Michael Crawford]] as the Phantom. The production was directed by Harold Prince, who had also earlier directed ''Evita''. [[Charles Hart (lyricist)|Charles Hart]] wrote the lyrics for ''Phantom'' with some additional material provided by [[Richard Stilgoe]], with whom Lloyd Webber co-wrote the book of the musical. It became a hit and is still running in the West End; in January 2006 it overtook Lloyd Webber's ''Cats'' as the [[List of the longest-running Broadway shows|longest-running show on Broadway]]. On 11 February 2012, ''Phantom of the Opera'' played its 10,000th show on Broadway.<ref name=BroadwayLength /> With over 14,200 London productions it is the [[List of the longest-running West End shows|second longest-running West End musical]].<ref>[http://londonist.com/2011/04/top-10-longest-running-london-theatre-shows.php Top 10 Longest-Running London Theatre Shows] Londonist.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019</ref> The Broadway production closed on 16 April 2023, having played 13,981 performances, the most in Broadway history.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Phantom of the Opera" Takes a Final Bow |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-theatre/the-phantom-of-the-opera-takes-a-final-bow |access-date=20 April 2023 |magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref>

''[[Aspects of Love]]'' followed in 1989, a musical based on the story by [[David Garnett]]. The lyrics were by [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] and Charles Hart and the original production was directed by Trevor Nunn. ''Aspects'' had a run of four years in London, but closed after less than a year on Broadway. It has since gone on a tour of the UK. It is famous for the song "[[Love Changes Everything (song)|Love Changes Everything]]", which was performed by [[Michael Ball]] in both the West End and Broadway casts. It stayed in the UK Singles Chart for 14 weeks, peaking at number 2 and becoming Ball's signature tune.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/michael%20ball/ |title=Michael Ball &#124; Artist |publisher=Official Charts |access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref>

===1990s===
[[File:Los Angeles (California, USA), Hollywood Boulevard, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber -- 2012 -- 4980.jpg|thumb|right|Lloyd Webber was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1993 for his contribution to live theatre.]]
Lloyd Webber was asked to write a song for the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona and he composed "[[Amigos Para Siempre]]&nbsp;— Friends for Life" with Don Black providing the lyrics. This song was performed by [[Sarah Brightman]] and [[José Carreras]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber and Antonio Banderas team up for Spanish venture |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jun/28/andrew-lloyd-webber-antonio-banderas-team-up-spanish-venture |work=The Guardian |date=28 June 2022 |access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>

Lloyd Webber had toyed with the idea of writing a musical based on [[Billy Wilder]]'s critically acclaimed movie, ''[[Sunset Boulevard (1950 film)|Sunset Boulevard]]'', since seeing the film in the early 1970s, but the project did not come to fruition until after the completion of ''Aspects of Love'' when the composer finally managed to secure the rights from [[Paramount Pictures]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Lloyd Webber, Andrew: ''Inspired By Sunset Boulevard'' Really Useful Group |url=http://reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/sunset/show.htm |access-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918101137/http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/sunset/show.htm |archive-date=18 September 2008}}</ref> The composer worked with two collaborators, as he had done on ''Aspects of Love''; this time Christopher Hampton and [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] shared equal credit for the book and lyrics. ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' opened at the [[Adelphi Theatre]] in London on 12 July 1993, and ran for 1,529 performances.<ref>Wolf, Matt. "As 'Sunsets' fade, Rug's new era dawns", ''Variety'', 7 April 1997 – 13 April 1997, p. 175</ref>

In 1994, ''Sunset Boulevard'' became a successful Broadway show, opening with the largest advance in Broadway history, and winning seven Tony Awards that year. Even so, by its closing in 1997, "it had not recouped its reported $13&nbsp;million investment."<ref>Singer, Barry. ''Ever After: The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond'', Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004, {{ISBN|1-55783-529-2}}, p. 97</ref> From 1995 to 2000, Lloyd Webber wrote the Matters of Taste column in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' where he reviewed restaurants and hotels, and these were illustrated by Lucinda Rogers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/theater/bckgrnd/lloydwebber.htm|title=WashingtonPost.com: Lloyd Webber, Superstar|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

In 1998, Lloyd Webber released a [[Cats (1998 film)|film version of ''Cats'']], which was filmed at the Adelphi Theatre in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-10-22-9810220066-story.html|title=One More Time|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=22 October 1998|first=Donald|last=Liebenson|access-date=5 April 2019}}</ref> [[David Mallet (director)|David Mallet]] directed the film, and Gillian Lynne choreographed it. The cast consisted of performers who had been in the show before, including Ken Page (the original Old Deuteronomy on Broadway), Elaine Paige (original Grizabella in London) and John Mills as Gus: the Theatre Cat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/cats-performance/3578/|title=Preview and Cast of Cats|access-date=28 March 2019|publisher=[[PBS]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328074448/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/cats-performance/3578/|archive-date=28 March 2019|date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

In 1998, ''[[Whistle Down the Wind (1996 musical)|Whistle Down the Wind]]'' made its debut, a musical written with lyrics supplied by [[Jim Steinman]]. Originally opening in Washington, Lloyd Webber was reportedly not happy with the casting or Harold Prince's production and the show was subsequently revised for a London staging directed by Gale Edwards. The production included the [[Boyzone]] number-one hit "[[No Matter What (Boyzone song)|No Matter What]]", which remained at the top of the UK charts for three weeks. His ''[[The Beautiful Game (musical)|The Beautiful Game]]'' opened in London and has never been seen on Broadway. The show had a respectable run at The Cambridge Theatre in London. The show was re-worked into a new musical, ''The Boys in the Photograph'', which had its world première at [[The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]] in April 2008.<ref>The Boys in the Photograph Marketing Information {{cite web |url=http://www.lipa.ac.uk/publicperformances/theboys.asp |title=Public Season 08 : The Boys in the Photograph |access-date=24 November 2019|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414015827/http://www.lipa.ac.uk/publicperformances/theboys.asp |archive-date=14 April 2008}}, [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts|LIPA]]'s Performance season website</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/115205-Lloyd-Webbers-Boys-in-the-Photograph-Will-Have-Workshop-Run-in-UK "Lloyd Webber's 'Boys in the Photograph' Will Have Workshop Run in U.K."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015225842/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/115205-Lloyd-Webbers-Boys-in-the-Photograph-Will-Have-Workshop-Run-in-UK |date=15 October 2012}} playbill.com, 24 November 2019</ref>

===2000s===
Having achieved great popular success in musical theatre, Lloyd Webber was referred to by ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 2001 as "the most commercially successful composer in history".<ref name="NY Times">{{cite book |last=Citron |first=Stephen |year=2001 |title=Sondheim and Lloyd-Webber: the new musical |url=https://archive.org/details/sondheimlloydweb0000citr |url-access=registration |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=9780195357271}}</ref> In 2002 he turned producer, bringing the musical ''[[Bombay Dreams]]'' to London. With music by [[Indian Music]] composer [[A.R. Rahman]] and lyrics by Don Black, it ran for two years at the [[Apollo Victoria Theatre]]. A revised Broadway production at the [[Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)|Broadway Theatre]] two years later ran for only 284 performances. On 16 September 2004, his production of ''[[The Woman in White (musical)|The Woman in White]]'' opened at the Palace Theatre in London. It ran for 19 months and 500 performances. A revised production opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on 17 November 2005. Garnering mixed reviews from critics, due in part to the frequent absences of the show's star Maria Friedman due to breast cancer treatment, it closed only a brief three months later on 19 February 2006.<ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/into-the-mist-broadways-woman-in-white-will-close-feb-19-com-130680 "Into the Mist: Broadway's 'Woman in White' Will Close Feb. 19"] ''Playbill'', 3 February 2006</ref>

Lloyd Webber produced a staging of ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', which débuted in November 2006. He made the controversial decision to choose an unknown to play leading lady Maria, who was found through the [[BBC]]'s reality television show ''[[How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?]]'', in which he was a judge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/06_june/06/maria.shtml |title=How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, Panel Chosen |publisher=BBC |access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> The winner of the show was [[Connie Fisher]]. A 2006 project, ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'', was abandoned in 2007.<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/27/andrew_lloyd_webber_abandons_the_master_] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125235355/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/27/andrew_lloyd_webber_abandons_the_master_|date=25 November 2013}}</ref>

[[File:2006 Kennedy Center honorees.jpg|thumb|U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] and First Lady [[Laura Bush]] stand with the [[Kennedy Center]] honourees in the [[Blue Room (White House)|Blue Room]] of the [[White House]] during a reception Sunday, 3 December 2006. From left, they are: singer and songwriter [[William "Smokey" Robinson]]; Andrew Lloyd Webber; country singer [[Dolly Parton]]; film director [[Steven Spielberg]]; and conductor [[Zubin Mehta]].]]

In September 2006, Lloyd Webber was named a recipient of the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] with [[Zubin Mehta]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Steven Spielberg]], and [[Smokey Robinson]]. He was recognised for his outstanding contribution to American performing arts.<ref>[http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/home.html The Kennedy Center Honors<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923155858/http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/home.html |date=23 September 2006}}</ref> He attended the ceremony on 3 December 2006; it aired on 26 December 2006. On 11 February 2007, Lloyd Webber was featured as a guest judge on the reality television show ''[[Grease: You're the One that I Want!]]''.<ref>[http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/sections/news/newsdb.php?article=44/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227071052/http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/sections/news/newsdb.php?article=44%2F|date=27 December 2007}}</ref>

Between April and June 2007, he appeared in BBC One's ''[[Any Dream Will Do (TV series)|Any Dream Will Do!]]'', which followed the same format as ''How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?''. Its aim was to find a new Joseph for his revival of ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]''. [[Lee Mead]] won the contest. Viewers' telephone voting during the series raised more than [[pound sterling|£]]500,000 for the BBC's annual ''[[Children in Need]]'' charity appeal, according to host [[Graham Norton]] on air during the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lee wins Any Dream Will Do, will become Joseph|url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2007/06/09/lee-wins-any-dream-will-do-will-become-joseph/ |access-date=24 November 2019 |work=Pink News}}</ref>

In 2007, Lloyd Webber's cat, Otto, leaped onto his [[Clavinova]] piano and "destroyed the entire score for the new 'Phantom' in one fell swoop". The Phantom in question was ''The Phantom of Manhattan'', a planned sequel to ''The Phantom of the Opera''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/cat-destroys-lloyd-webbers-phantom-sequel-score-com-141523|title=Cat Destroys Lloyd Webber's Phantom Sequel Score|website=Playbill|access-date=11 December 2016|date=14 June 2007}}</ref> On 1 July 2007, Lloyd Webber presented excerpts from his musicals as part of the [[Concert for Diana]] held at [[Wembley Stadium]], London, an event organised to celebrate the life of [[Princess Diana]] almost 10 years after her death.<ref>{{cite news|title=What is the Concert for Diana?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/concertfordiana/features/about.shtml|publisher=BBC|date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6257986.stm Diana concert a 'perfect tribute'] BBC News. Retrieved 12 April 2012</ref> [[BBC Radio 2]] broadcast a concert of music from the Lloyd Webber musicals on 24 August 2007.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/radio/wk34/fri.shtml] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116063740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/radio/wk34/fri.shtml|date=16 November 2013}}</ref> [[Denise Van Outen]] introduced songs from ''[[Whistle Down the Wind (1996 musical)|Whistle Down the Wind]]'', ''[[The Beautiful Game (musical)|The Beautiful Game]]'', ''[[Tell Me on a Sunday]]'', ''[[The Woman in White (musical)|The Woman in White]]'', ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' and ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' – as well as Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', which Lloyd Webber revived in 2006 at the [[London Palladium]], and the 2002 musical ''[[Bombay Dreams]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Original Bombay Dreams Cast, London 2002 |url=http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/bombaydreams/cast/londonorig2002.htm |website=reallyuseful.com |access-date=23 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125035816/http://www.reallyuseful.com/rug/shows/bombaydreams/cast/londonorig2002.htm |archive-date=25 January 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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In April 2008, Lloyd Webber reprised his role as judge, this time in the BBC musical talent show ''[[I'd Do Anything (BBC TV series)|I'd Do Anything]]''. The show followed a similar format to its ''Maria'' and ''Joseph'' predecessors, this time involving a search for an actress to play the role of Nancy in a West End production of [[Lionel Bart]]'s ''[[Oliver!]]'', a musical based on the [[Charles Dickens]]' novel ''[[Oliver Twist]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Darvell |first=Michael |title=Andrew to help BBC find Oliver! |publisher=Andrew Lloyd Webber |date=21 December 2008 |url=http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/sections/news/newsdb.php?article=118 |access-date=29 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125062007/http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/sections/news/newsdb.php?article=118 |archive-date=25 January 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The show also featured a search for three young actors to play and share the title character's role, but the show's main focus was on the search for Nancy. The role was won by [[Jodie Prenger]] despite Lloyd Webber's stated preference for one of the other contestants; the winners of the Oliver role were Harry Stott, Gwion Wyn-Jones and Laurence Jeffcoate. Also in April 2008, Lloyd Webber was featured on the U.S. talent show ''[[American Idol]]'', acting as a mentor when the 6 finalists had to select one of his songs to perform for the judges that week.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/04/american-idol-3.html |title=American Idol Tracker: What's new, Andrew Lloyd Webber? |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=27 September 2014 |date=18 April 2008}}</ref>

Lloyd Webber accepted the challenge of managing the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009|UK's entry]] for the [[2009 Eurovision Song Contest]], to be held in Moscow. In early 2009 a series, called ''[[Eurovision: Your Country Needs You]]'', was broadcast to find a performer for a song that he would compose for the competition. [[Jade Ewen]] won the right to represent Britain, winning with "[[It's My Time (Eurovision song)|It's My Time]]", by Lloyd Webber and [[Diane Warren]]. At the contest, Lloyd Webber accompanied her on the piano during the performance. The United Kingdom finished fifth in the contest.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nikkhah |first=Roya |title=No more nul points at Eurovision? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4415361/No-more-nul-points-at-Eurovision.html |url-status=dead |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=31 January 2009 |access-date=31 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203184903/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4415361/No-more-nul-points-at-Eurovision.html |archive-date=3 February 2009}}</ref>

On 8 October 2009, Lloyd Webber launched the musical ''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]'' at a press conference held at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]], where the original ''Phantom'' has been running since 1986.<ref name="Dunn">{{cite news |last=Dunn |first=Carrie |title=Love Never Dies for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2009/oct/08/love-never-dies-lloyd-webber-phantom |newspaper=The Guardian |date=8 October 2009 |access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref> Also present were [[Sierra Boggess]], who had been cast as [[Christine Daaé]], and [[Ramin Karimloo]], who portrayed [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)|Phantom]], a role he had recently played in the West End.<ref name="Dunn"/>

===2010s===
Following the opening of ''Love Never Dies'', Lloyd Webber again began a search for a new musical theatre performer in the BBC One series ''[[Over the Rainbow (2010 TV series)|Over the Rainbow]]''. He cast the winner, [[Danielle Hope]], in the role of [[Dorothy Gale]], and a dog to play [[Toto (Oz)|Toto]] in his forthcoming stage production of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. He and lyricist and composer [[Tim Rice]] wrote a number of new songs for the production to supplement the songs from the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6168531/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-to-audition-dogs-for-The-Wizard-of-Ozs-Toto.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914050138/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6168531/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-to-audition-dogs-for-The-Wizard-of-Ozs-Toto.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 September 2009|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber to audition dogs for ''The Wizard of Oz''{{'s}} Toto |last=Midgley|first=Neil|date=11 September 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK|access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Sunset at the Palace.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|After the 2016 English National Opera's revival of Lloyd Webber's 1990s musical ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' at the [[London Coliseum]] was well-received, in 2017 the production transferred to the [[Palace Theatre (New York City)|Palace Theatre]] on Broadway ''(pictured)''.]]
On 1 March 2011, ''[[The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' opened at The Palladium Theatre, starring Hope as Dorothy Gale and Michael Crawford as the [[Wizard of Oz (character)|Wizard of Oz]]. In 2012, Lloyd Webber fronted a new [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] primetime show ''[[Superstar (UK TV series)|Superstar]]'' which gave the UK public the chance to decide who would play the starring role of Jesus in an arena tour of ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''. The arena tour started in September 2012 and also starred comedian [[Tim Minchin]] as [[Judas Iscariot]], former Spice Girl [[Melanie C]] as [[Mary Magdalene]] and [[BBC Radio 1]] DJ [[Chris Moyles]] as [[Herod Antipas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jesuschristsuperstar.com/2012/05/16/jesus-christ-superstar-arena-tour-2/ |title=Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Tour |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520133814/http://www.jesuschristsuperstar.com/2012/05/16/jesus-christ-superstar-arena-tour-2/ |archive-date=20 May 2012}}</ref> Tickets for most venues went on sale on 18 May 2012.

In 2013, Lloyd Webber reunited with [[Christopher Hampton]] and [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] on ''[[Stephen Ward the Musical]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Profumo musical set for West End |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/profumo-musical-set-for-west-end-29379638.html |work=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |date=28 June 2013 |access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> For his next project, a 2015 [[School of Rock (musical)|musical]] adaptation of the 2003 film ''[[School of Rock]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Matt Trueman |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/apr/08/andrew-lloyd-webber-school-of-rock |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber to stage School of Rock &#124; Culture |work=The Guardian|access-date=26 August 2014}}</ref> auditions were held for children aged nine to fifteen in cooperation with the [[School of Rock (company)|School of Rock music education program]], which predated the film by several years.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Exciting Announcement!|url=http://highwood.schoolofrock.com/blog/exciting-announcement|publisher=SchoolofRock.com|access-date=20 January 2015|quote=We, here at School of Rock, are so proud and excited to announce that we are now partnered with School of Rock the Musical. Andrew Lloyd Webber and his team have expressed an enthusiastic interest in having School of Rock kids audition for roles in the show!}}</ref><ref name=MusicalAuditions>{{cite web|title=Audition for a Role in School of Rock |url=http://schoolofrockthemusical.com/auditions |access-date=20 January 2015 |quote=We are holding band tryouts for rock stars ages 9-15, male and female, who are great singers and actors. We're also looking for talented kids who play drums, bass guitar, guitar, and piano/keyboard. Show us your kid's chops and he or she could be on Broadway! |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112073850/http://www.schoolofrockthemusical.com/auditions |archive-date=12 January 2015}}</ref>

In April 2016, the [[English National Opera]] staged a revival of ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' at the [[London Coliseum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunset Boulevard |url=https://www.eno.org/whats-on/sunset-boulevard/ |website=English National Opera |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref> The limited run, semi-staged production directed by [[Lonny Price]] brought [[Glenn Close]] to reprise her star turn as Norma Desmond, which was her first time performing the role in London; she had originated the role in Los Angeles in December 1993 and then on Broadway in November 1994 (which won her the [[1995 Tony Awards|1995 Tony Award]] for Best Actress in a Musical). The 2016 London revival was so well-received that the production transferred to the Palace Theatre on Broadway in February 2017, making Lloyd Webber the first musical-theatre composer since 1953 to have four musicals running simultaneously on Broadway – a feat that his heroes [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] had previously achieved.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Has 4 Musicals on Broadway – At The Same Time |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/02/12/514785665/andrew-lloyd-webber-has-4-musicals-on-broadway-at-the-same-time |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=12 February 2017 |access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brantley |first=Ben |title=Review: That 'Sunset Boulevard' Close-Up, Finely Focused |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/theater/sunset-boulevard-review.html |work=The New York Times |date=25 June 2017 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Lloyd Webber's memoir, ''Unmasked'', was published in 2018.<ref name=NYT18>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/theater/andrew-lloyd-webber-memoir-unmasked.html|title=5 Things We Learned From Andrew Lloyd Webber's New Memoir|date=5 March 2018|author=Joshua Barone|work=The New York Times|access-date=7 March 2018}}</ref> On 9 September 2018, Lloyd Webber, along with Tim Rice and [[John Legend]] each won an Emmy for ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert]]''. With this win, Lloyd Webber, Rice and Legend joined the [[list of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Legend and Tim Rice join the ranks of EGOT winners |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/09/10/andrew-lloyd-webber-john-legend-tim-rice-join-ranks-egot-winners/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/09/10/andrew-lloyd-webber-john-legend-tim-rice-join-ranks-egot-winners/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=29 June 2019 |work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Lloyd Webber wrote the song "[[Beautiful Ghosts]]" with [[Taylor Swift]] for the [[Cats (2019 film)|film adaptation]] of ''Cats'', produced by [[Greg Wells]] and released in December 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/andrew-lloyd-webber-talks-working-taylor-swift-new-cats-song-1249724 |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Working With Taylor Swift on New 'Cats' Song|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=24 October 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref> In an interview in August 2020, Lloyd Webber called the film "ridiculous" in the ways that it changed the musical: "The problem with the film was that Tom Hooper decided that he didn't want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original show."<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber calls ''Cats'' film 'ridiculous' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/03/andrew-lloyd-webber-calls-cats-film-ridiculous |access-date=6 August 2020 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> He said that seeing the film caused him to get a dog.<ref name=Lang>Lang, Brent. [https://variety.com/2021/legit/features/andrew-lloyd-webber-broadway-reopening-phantom-of-the-opera-cats-cinderella-1235081430 "Andrew Lloyd Webber on Broadway's Reopening, ''Cinderella'' and Why the ''Cats'' Movie Caused Him to Buy a Dog"], ''Variety'', 10 October 2021</ref>

===2020s===
[[File:Cinderella London 2021.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Cinderella (Lloyd Webber musical)|Cinderella]]'' at the West End's [[Gillian Lynne Theatre]] in July 2021]]
Lloyd Webber's new version of ''[[Cinderella (Lloyd Webber musical)|Cinderella]]'' opened at the [[Gillian Lynne Theatre]] in the West End in 2021. The opening, which was originally set to take place in August 2020, was [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts|delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Alex |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella delays opening until October |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/andrew-lloyd-webbers-cinderella-delays-west-end_51104.html |website=WhatsOnStage.com |date=5 March 2020 |access-date=3 December 2020}}</ref> Based on a book by [[Emerald Fennell]], Lloyd Webber wrote: "Emerald Fennell has written something truly exciting and original, and the moment I read her outline I knew I'd found my latest collaborator."<ref name="Wiegand">{{cite web |last=Wiegand |first=Chris |title=Killing Eve's Emerald Fennell and Andrew Lloyd Webber create new Cinderella |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/jan/10/killing-eve-emerald-fennell-andrew-lloyd-webber-new-cinderella-west-end |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=10 January 2020 |access-date=10 January 2020}}</ref> He garnered press attention in July 2021 for saying that he was "prepared to be arrested" to open ''Cinderella'' to full houses in spite of rising Covid cases and in defiance of Government advice.<ref>{{cite news|date=9 June 2021|title=Andrew Lloyd Webber 'prepared to be arrested' over theatre reopening|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57410819|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref> A 2021 feature in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' suggested: {{blockquote|Lloyd Webber, at 73, appears to have been reanimated creatively in recent years. Both ''[[School of Rock (musical)|School of Rock]]'' and ''Cinderella'' earned him some of the best reviews of his career and had a lightness and wit that had been missing from his work. They came after a grueling period in the wilderness, one characterized by failures, disappointments and missteps. ... It seemed, for a time, as though the Lloyd Webber formula, which relied on swooning, rapturous melodies and razzle-dazzle, had grown stale.<ref name=Lang/>}}

In 2022, Lloyd Webber appeared alongside [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] in the BBC Platinum Jubilee Concert for [[Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II]]. They initially appeared singing alternative words to "The King's Song" from ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' and "[[Any Dream Will Do (song)|Any Dream Will Do]]" from ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]]'' and "[[The Phantom of the Opera (song)|The Phantom of the Opera]]" from ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' were parts of the musical theatre section.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Sophie |date=6 June 2022 |title=Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lin-Manuel Miranda perform at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/watch-andrew-lloyd-webber-and-lin-manuel-miranda-platinum-jubilee |access-date=31 March 2024 |website=London Theatre |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhWh6eVhLTg |title=5 Biggest Musical Moments from The Queen's #PlatinumJubilee {{!}} Andrew Lloyd Webber |language=en |access-date=31 March 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In 2023, Lloyd Webber was one of twelve composers asked to write a new piece for the [[coronation of Charles III and Camilla]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber piece among new coronation music |work=BBC News |date=18 February 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64682655 |access-date=20 February 2023}}</ref> His anthem, "Make a Joyful Noise", was performed during the enthronement of [[Queen Camilla]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Authorised Liturgy for the Coronation Rite of His Majesty King Charles III |url=https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/23-24132%20Coronation%20Liturgy%20Commentary.pdf |work=Church of England |language=en-GB |access-date=29 April 2023 |archive-date=29 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429213249/https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/23-24132%20Coronation%20Liturgy%20Commentary.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, Lloyd Webber announced that his next musical will be an adaptation of the 2006 film [[The Illusionist (2006 film)|''The Illusionist'']], which will feature lyrics by [[Bruno Major]], book by [[Chris Terrio]] and will be directed by [[Jamie Lloyd (director)|Jamie Lloyd]] and produced by Michael Harrison (following the 2023 and 2024 London and Broadway revivals of [[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|''Sunset Boulevard'']]). In 2025, Lloyd Webber will reunite with Tim Rice to create the original songs for ''[[Sherlock Holmes and The 12 Days of Christmas]]'', a comedy [[whodunit]] play written by [[Humphrey Ker]] and [[David Reed (comedian)|David Reed]] (members of the British sketch comedy troupe [[The Penny Dreadfuls]]) which will premiere at the [[Birmingham Rep]] for the Christmas season.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wiegand |first=Chris |date=11 February 2025 |title=Sign of the four: Sherlock Holmes returns for Christmas comedy by two duos |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/feb/11/sherlock-holmes-andrew-lloyd-webber-tim-rice-birmingham-rep-christmas |access-date=12 February 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>