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===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 | 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 β a feat that his heroes [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] had previously achieved.<ref>{{cite news |title=Andrew Lloyd Webber Has 4 Musicals on Broadway β 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>
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