Andrew Lloyd Webber | Composer

Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed the scores of some of the world’s most famous musicals. His shows have run continuously in London’s West End for 50 years and ran for 43 uninterrupted years on Broadway.

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When the original SUNSET BOULEVARD joined SCHOOL OF ROCK, CATS, and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA he equalled Rodgers & Hammerstein’s record of four shows running simultaneously on Broadway. He is one of the select group of artists with EGOT status, having received Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards.

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Lloyd Webber owns six London theatres including the iconic London Palladium and Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Reopened in July 2021, the latter was completely restored and renovated at a cost of over £60 million. This was one of the biggest projects ever undertaken by a private theatre owner in recent times. His mantra is that every penny of profit made from his theatres is ploughed back into the buildings for their conservation and development.

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Lloyd Webber is passionate about the importance of musical education and diversity in the arts. Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation provides 30 performing arts scholarships every year for talented students with financial need, and supports a range of projects such as the Music In Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST).

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In academic year September 2025 - 2026, 14,885 children are being given free musical tuition and instruments as part of MiSST's Andrew Lloyd Webber Programme. The Foundation also commissions research into diversity in theatre.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed music for globally significant moments. Most recently, he was asked to compose MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE, the anthem for the Coronation of King Charles III.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber was knighted in 1992, created an honorary life peer in 1997, and made a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter by King Charles III in 2024. He is the only person in the arts ever granted this personal honour by a monarch.

Jim Steinman | Lyrics

Jim Steinman began in theatre, although he is best known as a Grammy winning songwriter and producer whose records have sold more than 190,000,000 million copies worldwide. He was described by the L.A. Times as “the Richard Wagner of rock." While a student at Amherst College he wrote and starred in what he called "an epic rock spectacle," THE DREAM ENGINE. It caused a sensation and Joe Papp, founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival, purchased the rights at intermission. His first professional musical was More Than You Deserve at Papp's Public Theater, where he worked for five years.

 

While at the Public Theater, a singer named Meat Loaf auditioned for Jim, a meeting that Spin Magazine called “one of the Top 10 most important moments in the history of rock and roll.” Their first record together, the legendary Bat Out Of Hell, is the biggest debut album ever and the third best selling album of all time. Jim is also the only person in the Top 20 Albums of All Time to have written all songs, both music and lyrics, solo. In 1993, the sequel Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell topped the charts in 38 countries and spawned the global hit I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT).

 

#1 songs include - for Bonnie Tyler: HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO, TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART (hitting #1 a remarkable four times - 1983, 1995, 2003 and 2017 - and was on both YouTube and Spotify's Most Played lists of the 2010s), for Meat Loaf: PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT, TWO OUT OF THREE AIN'T BAD, DEAD RINGER FOR LOVE, and I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE BUT I WON'T DO THAT (which had the biggest rock single sales ever), for Air Supply: MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL, for Celine Dion: IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW, (which was named the 1997 Song Of The Year by BMI for having had the most broadcasts worldwide), for Boyzone: NO MATTER WHAT, (record of the year in the UK for 1998 and #1 in 18 countries - the most successful single ever released from a musical in history). Steinman received a Grammy award as producer for Best Album of the Year, Celine Dion's Falling Into You. He made one platinum album as a singer, Bad For Good.

 

Film music includes A SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, STREETS OF FIRE, FOOTLOOSE, THE SHADOW, MASK OF ZORRO, SHREK 2 and MTV's adaptation of WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

 

For the musical stage version of WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND, Jim Steinman teamed with Andrew Lloyd Webber providing lyrics to his score. This 1998 West End hit musical had performances in Portrush, Northern Ireland and Tokyo, Japan in 2020.

 

Steinman also wrote the score for TANZ DER VAMPIRE (Dance of the Vampires), a musical staged by Roman Polanski, which opened in Vienna in 1997 to rave reviews and record box office. It has been officially declared “the most successful musical ever to emerge from Continental Europe.” More than two decades later this musical has had numerous productions including runs in Berlin, St. Petersburg, Budapest, Warsaw, Helsinki, Tokyo, Moscow, New York and Paris. In 2020 it played in Oberhausen, Germany, along with Copenhagen, Denmark, and Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokyo, Japan.

 

Jim Steinman was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2012. He received an honorary Doctorate Degree of Humane Letters from his alma mater, Amherst College, in 2013. Jim was entered into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2016.

 

In 2017 Steinman's dream project, BAT OUT OF HELL THE MUSICAL, opened to near perfect reviews and sold out crowds at Manchester's Opera House. It went on to run at the London Coliseum, the West End's Dominion Theatre, Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre and the Metronom Theatre in Oberhausen, Germany. Summer 2019, Bat Out Of Hell The Musical made its highly anticipated U.S. debut at the New York City Center in Manhattan. 2020 shows include a US touring production in association with the Hard Rock Casino Hotel, an arena tour of Australia as well as a returning UK tour. In 2020, shows included a US touring production in association with the Hard Rock Casino Hotel, an arena tour of Australia, as well as a returning UK tour.

 

Jim's work has permeated popular culture the world over. His distinctive, over-the-top style has influenced a genre of music and such songs are often referred to as “Steinmanesque.” He is known as the “Father of the Power Ballad” and one of the founders of epic rock.

Bill Rauch | Director

Bill Rauch is the inaugural Artistic Director of the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC), at the World Trade Center. His work as a theater director has been seen across the nation, from community centers to Broadway in the Tony Award-winning production of ALL THE WAY, its sequel THE GREAT SOCIETY, and most recently co-directing CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL. From 2007 to 2019, Bill was Artistic Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the country’s oldest and largest rotating repertory theater. Bill co-founded Cornerstone Theater Company where he served as artistic director from 1986 to 2006, directing collaborations with diverse rural and urban communities nationwide.

DJ Kurs | Deaf West Theatre, Artistic Director

DJ Kurs is the Artistic Director of Deaf West Theatre, where he has shepherded productions from Los Angeles stages to Broadway and beyond. Under his leadership, Deaf West has produced SPRING AWAKENING on Broadway, Fidelio with the LA Philharmonic, and the forthcoming ELEPHANT SHOES at Two River Theater. His work across theater and technology reflects a sustained belief that deaf artists, stories, and culture belong at the center of American creative life.

Jeff Perri | Deaf West Theatre, Managing Director

Jeff Perri serves as Managing Director of Deaf West Theatre, overseeing all operational and financial aspects of the company. He brings extensive experience in theatrical producing, touring, and co-production, and has been an essential partner in building Deaf West's national and international profile.

Deaf West Theatre

Founded in Los Angeles in 1991, Tony Award®-winning Deaf West Theatre led by Artistic Director, David Kurs and Managing Director, Jeff Perri, engages artists and audiences in unparalleled theater experiences inspired by Deaf culture and the expressive power of sign language, weaving ASL with spoken English to create a seamless ballet of movement and voice. Committed to innovation, collaboration, and training, DWT is the artistic bridge between the Deaf and hearing worlds. Recent and past productions include a new production of Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT, in a co-production with Center Theatre Group; the groundbreaking production of Beethoven’s only opera FIDELIO with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Maestro Gustavo Dudamel; an exciting new play adaptation of OEDIPUS at the Getty Villa Museum directed and adapted by Jenny Koons; THE SOLID OF LIFE OF SUGAR WATER by Jack Thorne; OUR TOWN, in a co-production with the Pasadena Playhouse; Edward Albee’s AT HOME AT THE ZOO, in a co-production with the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts; SPRING AWAKENING the Musical, which transferred from Inner-City Arts to the Wallis and then to Broadway (three Tony Award® nominations including Best Revival of a Musical); AMERICAN BUFFALO (Los Angeles Times “Critic’s Choice”); Cyrano, a co-production with the FOUNTAIN THEATRE (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Production); BIG RIVER THE MUSICAL (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle and Backstage Garland awards for Best Musical in its L.A. premiere, a Tony Award® nomination, and four Drama Desk Awards on Broadway); PIPPIN, produced at the Mark Taper Forum in a co-production with Center Theatre Group; SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES, also a co-production with Center Theatre Group, presented at the Kirk Douglas Theatre; Oliver! (Ovation Award for Best Musical) and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Ovation Award for Best Play). In 2005, DWT was selected to receive the Highest Recognition Award by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for its “distinguished contributions to improve and enrich the culture lives of Deaf and hard of hearing actors and theater patrons.” To learn more visit deafwest.org.

LW Entertainment Ltd.

LW Entertainment manages Andrew Lloyd Webber’s body of work all over the world. The business partners with industry-leading creative teams, producers, and organisations to deliver world-class experiences and products across multiple entertainment formats — from theatrical productions and immersive experiences to music, film, publishing, and consumer products.

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Evolving from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group, LW Entertainment has musical theatre at its heart. It develops brand and franchise strategies for some of the world’s most celebrated titles, including THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, CATS, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, EVITA, SUNSET BOULEVARD, and STARLIGHT EXPRESS.

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Since 1977, the business has brought Andrew Lloyd Webber’s work to hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Today, LW Entertainment continues that legacy, driven by a passion for creating innovative and inspiring entertainment through powerful partnerships, creative collaborations, and strategic brand development that ensures these works resonate with audiences for generations to come.