Editing Andrew Lloyd Webber (section)

===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>