THE BOOK OF JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ANDREW...

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THE BOOK OF ANDREW AND TIM Jesus Christ Superstar descended from the heavens and onto the stage of the Mark Hellinger Theatre in 1971. Since then—over eighteen shows and a few billion dollars’ worth of tickets sold— Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have almost never been absent from Broadway. today 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 1970 JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (1982) CATS (1982) SONG AND DANCE (1985) STARLIGHT EXPRESS (1987) THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1988) ASPECTS OF LOVE (1990) SUNSET BOULEVARD (1994) BOMBAY DREAMS (2004) THE WOMAN IN WHITE (2005) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1994) AIDA (2000) JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (1971) ANDRE DE SHIELDS’S HARLEM NOCTURNE (1984) BY JEEVES (2001) EVITA (1979) CHESS (1988) KING DAVID (1997) THE LION KING (1997) Passed its 10,000th performance in February. A Disney show, tried out in a nine- performance, semi- staged run; never made the leap to a full production. Beauty and the Beast The Lion King Bombay Dreams Evita Jesus Christ Superstar Ran for eighteen years in New York, and 21 in London—where a revival is planned for 2013. SHOWS BY: BOTH ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER TIM RICE The Phantom of the Opera Rice’s lyrics are set to music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, whose Mamma Mia! has become its own international juggernaut.

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THE BOOK OF ANDREW AND TIM

Jesus Christ Superstar descended from the heavens and onto the stage of the Mark Hellinger Theatre in 1971. Since then—over eighteen shows and a few billion dollars’ worth of tickets sold—Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have almost never been absent from Broadway.

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Passed its 10,000th performance in February.

A Disney show, tried out in a nine-

performance, semi-staged run; never

made the leap to a full production.Beauty

and the Beast

The Lion King

Bombay Dreams

Evita

Jesus Christ Superstar

Ran for eighteen years in New York, and 21 in

London—where a revival is planned for 2013.

SHOWS BY:

B OT H

A N D R E W L LOY D W E B B E RT I M R I C E

The Phantom of the Opera

Rice’s lyrics are set to music by Benny Andersson

and Björn Ulvaeus, whose Mamma Mia! has become its

own international juggernaut.