- Cats
Cats is based on T.S Eliot's famous book of
poetry "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats", a childhood favorite of
Webber's. It tells the story of the Jellicle Cats who attend the Jellicle
Ball in the hopes of ascending to The Heaviside Layer with their leader Old
Deuteronomy. The Musical first premiered at the New London Theatre in 1981
and it continued to entertain audiences for 21 more years. Cats is
the winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
- Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar tells the well known story of Jesus Christ
through the eyes of the man that would ultimately betray him, Judas
Iscariot. This rock opera first debuted on Broadway in October 1971 at the
Mark Hellinger Theatre in NYC. In August 1972, the show would debut in
London's West End at the Palace Theatre and quickly become the longest
running musical in West End history at the time.
- Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat
Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat is a musical that all ages
can enjoy. It tells the famous biblical story of the trials and triumphs of
Joseph, his eleven brothers, and of course a spectacular coat of many
colors. The musical was originally written as a "pop cantata" for a school
choir to sing at their Easter end of term concert. Webber was approached
about the project in the summer of 1967, but the musical would not see its
Broadway debut until 15 years later at the Royale Theatre on January 27th
1982.
- Phantom of the Opera
Undoubtedly one of Webber's most famous works, The
Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a disformed mask
figure,lurkin in the shadows beneath the majestic Paris Opera House, who
falls in love with the beautiful Christine Daae. The musical is based off
the novel Le Fantome de I'Opera written by Gaston Leroux in 1911.
It's first performance was at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on September
27th 1986 and is currently in its 30th year of production. The Broadway
premiere followed two years later on January 9th 1988 at the Majestic
Theatre. Phantom has since become Broadway's longest running musical ever,
surpassing another Webber musical Cats with its 7,486th performance
on January 6th 2006.
- Sunset Boulevard
Based on the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard tells
the story of an unsuccessful screenwriter who gets roped into writing a
screenplay for the former silent-film star, Norma Desmond. Desmond resides
in her dilapidated house on Sunset Boulevard with the delusional dream of
returning to the limelight after fading into Hollywood obscurity. The show
first opened in London's West End at the Adelphi Theatre on July 12th 1993.
A Broadway production soon followed at the Minksoff Theatre on Novemeber
17th 1994 and was the recipiant of several Tony Awards.
