Andrew Lloyd Webber Research Paper

BACKGROUND

Famed British composer of musicals Andrew Lloyd Webber’s genius lies in combining enduring motifs from literature, religion, and history with themes from current popular culture. The music, staging, and storylines of Evita, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and numerous other musicals prove popular with audiences and critics.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

Biography section under Lloyd Webber, Andrew

780.78–782.8

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Lloyd Webber, Andrew (occasionally found under Webber, Andrew Lloyd)

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Commire, Anne, ed. Something about the Author, Vol. 56, 1989.

Gareffa, Peter M., ed. Newsmakers: The People behind Today’s Headlines, 1989.

Garrett, Agnes, and Helga P. McCue, eds. Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 1, 1989.

LaBlance, Michael L., ed. Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music, 1994.

May, Hal, ed. Contemporary Authors, Vol. 116, 1986.

Rooney, Terrie M., ed. Contemporary Theater, Film and Television, 1995.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Biography Index

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog
Internet

Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Lloyd Webber, Andrew

Broadway musicals

Broadway shows

Use titles of specific productions; e.g., Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Phantom of the Opera.

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premier Collection. PolyGram Video, 1992.

Requiem. Kultur, 1985.

FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC

Bischoff, David. Phantom of the Opera, 1976.

Leroux, Gaston. Phantom of the Opera, 1938.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Choose one or more works to analyze; e.g., Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Evita.

Compare one of Lloyd Webber’s musicals with the original work; e.g., Cats and T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

Discuss why Cats is one of the longest-running musicals ever to appear on Broadway.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

History of Broadway musicals

Set design

Staging of musicals

Stephen Sondheim

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