How old is Andrew Lloyd Webber, what’s his net worth, what musicals has he created and when did he write Cats?

ANDREW Lloyd Webber is one of the world’s most famous theatre impresarios, and he’s responsible for some of the biggest, most successful, musicals in the world.

But, what do we know about the man, what musicals has he created, and what’s his net worth? Let’s get the lowdown..

Who’s Andrew Lloyd Webber?

Andrew Lloyd Webber was born in Kensington, London, on 22 March 1948 – that makes him 69.

He is often referred to as “the most commercially successful composer in history” and is ranked the “fifth most powerful person in British culture”.

Andrew’s musical Cats – which is based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot – hit the West End in 1981 and became the longest running musical in London, where it ran for 21 years before closing.

On Broadway, Cats ran for 18 years and is the fourth-longest-running show in Broadway history,

Cats has won numerous awards, including Best Musical at both the Laurence Olivier Awards and the Tony Awards.

In 2016, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s net worth was estimated to be a cool £715 million.

Who’s Andrew Lloyd Webber married to?

Andrew has been married three times.

He married his first wife, Sarah Hugill, on 24 July 197, but they divorced on 14 November 1983.

They had two children together – Imogen Lloyd Webber, who was born on 31 March 1977, and Nicholas Lloyd Webber, who was born on 2 July 1979.

Andrew married singer Sarah Brightman, whom he cast in the lead role in his musical The Phantom of the Opera, on 22 March 1984. However, they divorced on 3 January 1990.

He married his third wife, Madeleine Gurdon, in Westminster on 9 February 1991. They have three children together.

Alastair Adam Lloyd Webber was born 3 May 1992; William Richard Lloyd Webber on 24 August 1993; Isabella Aurora Lloyd Webber was born on 30 April 1996.

Andrew and his family live in Sydmonton Court, Hampshire.

What other musicals did Andrew Lloyd Webber create?

Aside from Cats, Andrew has also created/been involved in the following musicals:

• The Likes of Us (1965, though not produced until 2005)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (1970)
• Jeeves (1975)
• Song and Dance (1982)
• Starlight Express (1984)
• Cricket (1986)
• The Phantom of the Opera (1986)
• Aspects of Love (1989)
• Sunset Boulevard (1993)
• Whistle Down the Wind (1996)
• The Beautiful Game (2000)
• The Woman in White (2004)
• Love Never Dies (2010)
• The Wizard of Oz (2011)
• Stephen Ward the Musical (2013)
• School of Rock (2015)