Andrew Lloyd Webber

A prime torchbearer of the rock musical, Andrew Lloyd Webber is the most successful Broadway and West End composer of his generation. His work typically combines dramatic, emotional plots with anthemic music that incorporates both classical and rock elements. Those works that also featured storytelling with no dialogue -- including his third stage musical, 1971's Jesus Christ Superstar -- were dubbed rock operas in the tradition of the Who's Tommy. The London native broke box-office records at home and in New York with shows like Cats (1981) and The Phantom of the Opera (1988)...