Composer stages deal on theatres.COMPOSER Andrew Lloyd Webber Noun 1. Andrew Lloyd Webber - English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948) Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton, Lloyd Webber is to become sole owner of a string of historic London theatres. Lloyd Webber Lloyd Web·ber , Sir Andrew Born 1948. British composer. His many popularly successful musicals include Jesus Christ Superstar (1971), Evita (1976), and The Phantom of the Opera (1986). Noun 1. , 57, yesterday agreed to buy out his partners for an undisclosed sum. He has bought seven venues including the Palladium and the Gielgud Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane  Currently home to Lord Of The Rings, the musical. The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. . The writer of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera will also co-own the Adelphi Theatre. He announced a pounds 10million refurbishment programme. Lloyd Webber said: "I am overjoyed to have secured the ownership of these wonderful buildings for future generations of theatregoers." He and equity group Bridgepoint paid pounds 87.5million for 11 theatres and a ticketing firm in 2000 CAPTION(S): Buy-out: Webber |
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