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Review ------ “The unworried Uned proves as readable as his hits are watchable.” (Washington Post) “(Uned) is a gripping in into a rich and intensely creative life.” (BBC America) “Uned (the title is a play on Phantom’s signature facial gear) will tickle music and theater geeks. It’s an insider’s inside account, highly readable, thanks to Lloyd Webber’s affable, intelligent voice” (USA Today) “An autobiography that has...wit, surprise, contemporaneity, audacity, and an appealingly shrewd sense of the occasion.” (New Yorker) “I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats!” (Vanity Fair) “Mr. Lloyd Webber’s charmingly idiosyncratic, surprisingly endearing and ruthlessly entertaining autobiography.” (Wall Street Journal) “An enlightening look into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s early life and professional career.” (Broadway World) “THERE IS NOTHING ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER CAN’T DO... THIS MEMOIR PROVES THAT HE CAN WRITE STYLISH AND WITTY PROSE TOO.” (Sunday Times (London)) Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) From the Back Cover ------------------- One of the most successful and distinguished artists of our time, Andrew Lloyd Webber has reigned over the musical theatre world for nearly five decades. The winner of numerous awards, including multiple Tonys and an O, Lloyd Webber has enchanted millions worldwide with his music and numerous hit shows, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera—Broadway’s longest-running show—and most recently, School of Rock. In Uned, written in his own inimitable, quirky voice, the revered, award-winning composer takes stock of his achievements, the twists of e and circumstance that brought him both success and disappointment, and the passions that inspire and sustain him. A record of several exciting and turbulent decades of British and American musical theatre and the transformation of popular music itself, Uned is ultimately a chronicle of artistic creation. Lloyd Webber looks back at the development of some of his most famous works and illuminates his collaborations with luminaries such as Tim Rice, Robert Stigwood, Harold Prince, Cameron Mackintosh and Trevor Nunn. Taking us behind the scenes of his productions, Lloyd Webber reveals fascinating details about each show, including the rich cast of characters involved with making them, and the creative and logistical challenges and artistic political battles that ensued. Lloyd Webber shares his recollections of the works that have become cultural touchstones for generations of fans: writing songs for a school production that would become his first hit, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; finding the coterie of performers for his classic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar; developing Evita, which would win seven Tonys including Best Musical; staking his reputation and fortune on the groundbreaking Cats; and making history with the dazzling Phantom of the Opera. Reflecting a life that has included many passions (from architecture to Turkish Van swimming cats), full of witty and revealing anecdotes, and featuring cameo appearances by numerous celebrities—Elaine Paige, Sarah Brightman, David Frost, Julie Covington, Judi Dench, Richard Branson, A.R. Rahman, Mandy Patinkin, Patti LuPone, Richard Rodgers, Norman Jewison, Milos Forman, Plo Domingo, Barbra Streisand, Michael Crawford, Gillian Lynne, Betty Buckley and more—Uned at last reveals the true face of the extraordinary man beneath the storied legend. Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) About the Author ---------------- Andrew Lloyd Webber is the composer of The Likes of Us, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, School of Rock, and many other productions. His awards include seven Tonys, three Grammys, seven Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an O, two international Emmys, the Praemium Imperiale, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre, a BASCA Fellowship, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He was knighted in 1992 and was appointed an honorary life peer in 1997. He lives in London, where he own seven theatres, including the London Palladium. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )