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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim Musical Composers

Andrew Lloyd Webber Born in 1948 in London Parents were both very musically talented Met music producer TIM RICE at college he became the lyricist for many of Webber’s musicals Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar Famous for ROCK OPERAS *Worksheet for Phantom of the Opera

“Memory” from Cats “Music of the Night” from Phantom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPEpt051xyM *Watch first half https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77umP7IRxD4 *Watch entire video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JaeBxYCI9k Phantom main theme (entire video)

Stephen Sondheim Born in 1930 in NYC Master lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II was his mentor Sondheim's contributions to West Side Story and Gypsy in the 1950s brought him recognition as a rising star of Broadway A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods An acquaintance with director Arthur Laurents brought Sondheim into contact with composer Leonard Bernstein and choreographer Jerome Robbins, who were looking for a lyricist for a contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Writing the song lyrics for West Side Story, which opened in 1957, Sondheim thus became part of one of Broadway's most successful productions of all time.

“Tonight” and “America” from West Side Story Watch Prologue from WSS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0oeZK2uB70 (Start at 1:25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl-zFy7VVUY *Fill out West Side Story chart

“Prologue” from Into the Woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y4j-KDGCUc *Fill out story chart for Into the Woods

Conversation with Sondheim Candid conversation with Sondheim—7 minutes https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=musical%20theatre%20histor y%20for%20kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUN_MTChn5M

Backup plans! Entire plot of West Side Story Entire plot of Into the Woods Listen to music from all musicals, with no video Jesus Christ Superstar, Into the Woods, West Side Story, Company, Cats, Phantom, etc.