![]() ![]() Lyrics by Glenn Slater (additional lyrics by Charles Hart) ![]() Only five songs in The Wizard of Oz (2011) were written by Lloyd Webber the rest was composed by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Bombay Dreams (2002) was produced by Lloyd Webber with music by A.R. Hear a New Andrew Lloyd Webber Song From the School of Rock Musicalĭisqualified: Cricket (1986) was never recorded, and most of its songs were later reused. Given Lloyd Webber’s proclivity for scrapbooking together new and old songs from his catalogue in service of whatever show he’s producing at the time, the scores considered for inclusion in this ranking were the most complete and easily accessible versions of each show (e.g., The Beautiful Game instead of its later unrecorded rewriting, The Boys in the Photograph By Jeeves instead of its first draft, Jeeves). But with new earworms to enjoy, we thought it time to take a look at the rest of his oeuvre to see how it compares. Many critics expressed mild relief that he hasn’t totally lost his ability to pen a good score, and it’s hard to find fault with their disillusionment Lloyd Webber’s flair and reputation for producing (read: monetizing) musical theater has lately outstripped his talent for creating it. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical School of Rock opened this week on Broadway to some of his best notices in years. Photo-Illustration: Maya Robinson and Photos by Getty Images
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