” says Lloyd Webber, “there were about 30 shows that opened around the same time that The Beautiful Game opened”. In 1997, Lloyd Webber won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for “Best Original Song”, “You Must Love Me”, from Evita. He has also won a total of six Grammy’s, five Laurence Oliver awards, four Tony’s, four Drama Desk Awards, and since he is only the second composer ever to have three different shows running in two countries, he received the American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers’ Triple Play Award for Creative Achievement by Bnoi B’rith in New York. These numerous awards are one reason why Andrew Lloyd Webber is a great composer.Lloyd Webber has been asked by countless famous professional artists and groups as well as organizations to compose songs for them. Menet's Jellicle Haven states that over 150 artists have performed Lloyd Webber’s song, “Memory”, from Cats. Menet goes on to say that a few of those entertainers that performed “Memory” include Barbara Streisand, Johnny Mathis, and Judy Collins, to The Boston Pops and Liberace. Barry Manilow actually placed the song in the top 40 in the United States. A techno/dance version topped the European charts when Natalie Grant, a European singer, sang it last year. Evita was another big success of Lloyd Webber in which had many big names stared in. Madonna portrayed Evita Peron, and Antonio Banderas was cast as Che, the narrator. Antonio Banderas also performed as the Phantom during the Phantom of the Opera portion at Lloyd Webber’s 50th birthday gala at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Not only has Andrew Lloyd Webber composed music personally for artists and groups, but he also composed music for the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Japan. Lloyd Webber’s song, “When Children Rule the World”, was sung by Japanese Singer Ryoko Moriyama and 150 Nag...
