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Alvin and the Chipmunks ( 2007 )
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A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.
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The world famous singing pre-teen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.
Director: Betty Thomas
Playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and Chipettes accidentally go overboard and end up marooned in a tropical paradise. They discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
Director: Mike Mitchell
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Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami...and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
Director: Walt Becker
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Director: Raja Gosnell
Jon Arbuckle buys a second pet, a dog named Odie. However, Odie is then abducted and it is up to Jon's cat, Garfield, to find and rescue the canine.
Director: Peter Hewitt
Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
Director: Tim Hill
The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by Gargamel since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation - creatures called the Naughties - into real Smurfs.
Director: Raja Gosnell
Stuart and Snowbell set out across town to rescue a friend.
Director: Rob Minkoff
The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.
Director: Rob Minkoff
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In a tree farm, three musically inclined chipmunks, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, find their tree cut down and sent to Los Angeles. Once there, they meet the frustrated songwriter David Seville, and despite a poor house wrecking first impression, they impress him with their singing talent. Seeing the opportunity for success, both human and chipmunks make a pact for them to sing his songs. While that ambition proves a frustrating struggle with the difficult trio, the dream does come true after all. However, that success presents its own trials as their unscrupulous record executive, Ian Hawke, plans to break up this family to exploit the boys. Can Dave and the Chipmunks discover what they really value amid the superficial glamor around them? Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
The Last Man Home.......Is Not Alone. See more »
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Rated PG for some mild rude humor | See all certifications »
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14 December 2007 (USA) See more »
Also Known As:
Alvin y las ardillas See more »
Filming Locations:
$44,307,417 (USA) (14 December 2007)
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Did You Know?
Trivia
David Seville was a stage name of Ross Bagdasarian , and his son was originally supposed to portray the character in the film. He took the name "Seville" from the area in Spain, where he had done military service. See more »
Goofs
When Dave is late for work and almost forgets his pants, his old Pro Stereo skateboard is against the wall to the left of the front door. When he returns from his meeting, the board is to the right of the door and leaning in the corner. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Alvin (singing voice), Simon (singing voice), Theodore (singing voice): [a capella] Where is the moment we needed the most/You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost/They tell me your blue skies fade to gray/They tell me your passion's gone away/And I don't need no carryin' on/Cause you had a bad day/You're taking one down/You sing a sad song just to turn it around/You say you don't know/You tell me don't lie/You work at a smile and you go for a ride/You had a bad day/You've seen what you like/And how does it feel for one more time/You had a bad day/...
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Crazy Credits
In the end credits, there is a disclaimer that says 'No chipmunks were harmed during the filming of this movie.' See more »
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Arranged by and Performed by Daniel May
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/Mastersource Music Catalog
(Memphis, Tennessee) – See all my reviews
(Synopsis) Three chipmunk brothers, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are living their lives in the forest storing nuts away for the winter when one day their tree is cut down and carried off into the city to become a Christmas tree. They must find a new home and they end up at Dave's house. The only thing that makes them different is that they can talk and even sing. Dave Seville (Jason Lee) is a struggling song writer who has a great idea about making the chipmunks a new show act, singing his songs. The only thing is that you must remember is that they are chipmunks and they act like chipmunks by tearing up Dave's house and interrupting his love life. However, they also begin to bond as a family with Dave becoming like a Dad. The chipmunks become a big hit and superstars with cute voices and fancy dance moves. The record company executive Ian (David Cross) sees big money in his future and takes over the act and pushes Dave to the side. Dave must try to save his little family before they becomes a show biz disaster.
(My Comment) I enjoyed this movie because it brought back good memories. I can't believe that their first song was recorded 50 years ago. They have that certain sound that just makes you smile when you hear them. You recognize their sound immediately. The animated characters of Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are lovable now as they were 50 years ago. I always liked it when Dave would scream the name of "Aaaaalviiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnn!!!" and Alvin would say "OooooK!!!" Those two words just make you smile. Children of all ages can see this movie without any problem. I am sure that all the parents will like it, and I know your child will, because it is a fun movie. (20th Century Fox, Run Time 1:30, Rated PG) (8/10)
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tc_2_6 | The Chipmunks - Biography | Billboard
The Chipmunks
Alvin Simon Theodore Ross Bagdasarian David Seville
Possibly the most popular TV and musical cartoon of all time, the Chipmunks enjoyed several periods of prosperity -- beginning with the '60s era of adolescent Baby Boomers, cresting in the '80s, when the Boomers' children were growing up, and riding the wave clear into the new millennium.
The man who brought the Chipmunks to life, Ross Bagdasarian, was born on January 27, 1919, in Fresno, California. He came to Los Angeles in 1950, and appeared in the films Viva Zapata, Stalag 17, and Rear Window. Bagdasarian also worked as a songwriter, reaching the charts first in 1956, as his production of Alfi & Harry's "The Trouble with Harry" hit number 44. He later charted two solo singles (recorded as David Seville), "Armen's Theme" and "Gotta Get to Your House." In 1958, Bagdasarian began experimenting with a novel technique -- recording normal vocals but then speeding up the playback on a tape machine. The process yielded the number one hit "Witch Doctor" in early 1958, and the phenomenon mushroomed later that year when his Christmas gimmick single "The Chipmunk Song" spent four weeks at the top of the charts. "Alvin's Harmonica" reached number three just two months later, and Christmas reissues of "The Chipmunk Song" charted in the Top 40 over the next four years. The Alvin Show premiered on prime-time television in 1961, with all voices supplied by Bagdasarian. It only ran for one year, but was a success in a Saturday-morning slot. Five more Chipmunks singles charted in the early '60s, and five LPs also did well, including a Beatles cover album in 1964.
Although Bagdasarian died in 1972, his son Ross Jr. revived Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in 1979 on Saturday mornings and on the 1980 album Chipmunk Punk. The series became more popular than in the '60s, and albums of the Chipmunks singing country, Christmas, rock, and Hollywood favorites were big sellers, though they didn't enjoy chart success. Although the cartoon was no longer in production by the '90s, new Chipmunks records continued appearing, among them 1998's A-Files: Alien Files.
In 2007, a film series debuted with Alvin and the Chipmunks -- the first being so successful that it spawned three sequels: 2009's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, 2011's Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and 2015's Alvin and the Chipmunks 4. A revival of the TV series was also planned to premiere on Nickelodeon in early 2015. ~ John Bush, Rovi
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tc_2_9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – EW.com
Comedy, Kids and Family
We gave it a C-
If only for the sake of adults, couldn’t the folks behind the Alvin films have had the good grace to turn Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel into a musical? Like the original big-screen Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), this new one is a slapstick pacifier, the kind of movie that features gags like Simon getting three-point-shotted into a wastebasket by an angry jock. Yes, griping about intentionally stupid jokes in an intentionally silly sequel seems like a churlish and rather pointless thing to do. Yet when Alvin, Simon, and Theodore take the stage to perform a number like “You Really Got Me” (sounding more like a pip-squeak Van Halen than the Kinks), or when they twirl around on top of a blender and toss off a smokin’ a cappella version of “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record),” it’s funky, charming, and — yes — irresistible. In the age of Glee and American Idol, when even little kids groove on the pop of different eras, the songs in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel are natural-born showstoppers.
The trouble is, there are only three or four of them in the whole movie. My hopes were raised with the appearance of the Chipettes, a trio of Bambi-lashed female chipmunks who mail themselves to L.A. in a FedEx packet and sign a contract with Ian Hawk (David Cross), the evil agent-promoter from the first film. But they get to do exactly one song (it’s a goodie, “Single Ladies”). Mostly, we’re stuck with a lame plastic plot that has Alvin and his boys going to high school, plus Zachary Levi (from NBC’s Chuck, essentially taking over for Jason Lee, who makes only a token appearance) doing sub-Adam Sandler routines as the chipmunks’ caretaker. Will kids eat up this cutely fractious claptrap? Of course they will. They’ll eat up whatever you put in front of them. But that doesn’t make The Squeakquel good for them. C-
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tc_2_16 | Alvin Seville | Alvin and the Chipmunks Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia
Work, failure, being alone, losing his cap, threats to his family and friends
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"OKAY!!"
Alvin Seville is one of The Chipmunks and the titular protagonist of the series and movies. He is the leader of the group as well as the self-proclaimed "awesomest" one. Alvin greatly relishes his role as band front man and his antics and ego regularly get him and his brothers (sometimes even Dave ) into trouble.
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Biography
60s Series
Alvin, the shortest of the Chipmunk brothers, is always scheming, whether it be because he wants to get out of chores ( Overworked Alvin ) or is just trying to find a place to relax ( Alvin's Cruise ). Alvin has much musical talent; he not only sings, but also plays the harmonica. He loves his harmonica and will play it any time he can, even if it ends up messing up the song (" Alvin's Harmonica "). Alvin has trouble grasping other languages or their cultures but enjoys traveling the world anyway (" I Wish I Could Speak French ", " Comin' Thru' the Rye ").
He can be lazy when it comes to working, but he is very imaginative ( Sir Alvin ). He doesn't take lightly to people insulting him and his brothers' music ( Squares ), and sometimes even resorts to violence when dealing with people he dislikes (Daisy Bell in "Three Blind Mice"). He will also manipulate people when his fame is at stake ( Disc Jockey ). At times the selfish side of Alvin can take over, but, in the end, he always returns to help his brothers and Dave ( Alvin's Alter-Ego ).
Alvin's interest in girls isn't as strong as in later incarnations, but he definitely is a charmer (" August Dear ").
80s Series
Alvin is the oldest, as revealed in the episode Grounded Chipmunk after making the statement, "I've never been alone, except those five minutes before Simon was born."
Alvin is charming, musical (able to play guitar, piano, and harmonica, among many others), and full of animal magnetism. He always seems to make up hare-brained schemes to accomplish whatever his goal at the time is; whether it be trying to help his brothers, keeping Dave from figuring something out, or getting out of a sticky situation. However, Simon seems to refer to his often illogical or crazy plans as challenging the ordinary.
Alvin has always possessed an impulsive behavior which has, at times, irritated or angered others around him, most obviously Dave. At times Alvin's determination can be viewed as being thoughtless, greedy, or manipulative. As a result of his constant habit of reacting to opportunity, Alvin has gotten his brothers or himself in trouble quite a few times such as the balloon race in The Chipmunk Adventure and a large number of episodes.
Although Alvin is very much self-centered, he does care about his brothers. In Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman, Alvin helped Theodore temporarily get a bully off his case, causing the principal to remark, "I'll say this for Alvin: he sticks up for his little brother."
Alvin is an emotional roller coaster: his enthusiasm endless and despair bottomless. Alvin is often shown to be quite self-absorbed and greedy, but is also seen to be selfless and giving such as when he gives away his harmonica, one of his most prized possessions, to a child with a terminal illness in A Chipmunk Christmas . In A Chipmunk Reunion , Alvin has a difficult time forgiving his mother for leaving them until the end.
Alvin is commonly portrayed as the charming member of the trio. In the Dr. Simon and Mr. Heartthrob episode, he dresses stylishly and attempts to attract a group of visiting girls before being usurped by Simon, who drank a special kind of elixir which granted him natural magnetism and charm.
CGI Films
Alvin retains some of the traits he possessed from the 80s such as his impulsiveness, desire for fun, and charm as seen in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel where he manages to capture the attention of a group of girls using his cute looks and as well as the French language (e.g. he called Becca Mademoiselle after kissing her finger). Nevertheless, he has difficulty at showing affection toward Dave such as in the first film, Alvin and the Chipmunks, where he struggles at telling Dave that he loves him as a father, but less so with his brothers such as the time Alvin tried to kiss Simon to cheer him up in the second film.
CGI Series
Alvin contains much of his traditional personality: charming, impulsive, and self-centered. He continues to flirt with women such as the principal ( Principal Interest ) or have crushes on famous individuals ( Mister Manners ). Though he acts in his self-interest, he recognizes when his schemes go too far and does what's necessary to make up to the one he hurt ( To Serve And Protect ). He's still protective of his brothers ( Bully For You ) and has familiar emotional attachment at times ( Warbie ). Alvin retains his sporty lifestyle of the 80s, frequently seen on his skateboard ( What A Gem ), though tends to go too far when others are concerned ( Mutiny ).
Appearance
Alvin's signature appearance has changed over the years. Before The Alvin Show, Alvin looked like a normal chipmunk somewhat similar to his CGI films appearance. Alvin wears just a red shirt with the letter 'A'. After The Alvin Show was created Alvin was given more human features. His red shirt with his signature yellow 'A' is lengthen to go down to his new black shoes. Alvin was also given a red baseball cap and is the shortest of his brothers.
In Chipmunk Punk , Alvin wears clothes similar to The Alvin Show with the red sweater and matching hat but now wears white and dark blue shoes, since the album was released Alvin has a box cut instead of his regular hair as to match the visual style of the cover.
When the Alvin and the Chipmunks series was created, Alvin wore a red sweater with his signature yellow 'A' and a baseball cap. He also wore white and blue pattern shoes. In the early episodes, Alvin's eye color is black but as the series progressed, his eye color changed to blue. In some episodes, Alvin wears light red footie pajamas with an 'A' on it, while in others, he wears a red t-shirt with a yellow 'A' on it along with red pajama pants.
In the CGI/live-action films, Alvin only wears a red hoodie with a yellow 'A' on it. His appearance was modified to look more closely to a real life chipmunk and has brown eyes. In the 2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin is only seen wearing his cap twice; the first time on a magazine cover and the second at the end of the movie.
In ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks , he wears a red and blue-hooded sweater with his signature yellow "A" on it, which also has a hole in the left sleeve (right in the promotional images), blue jeans, and red/orange/white converse shoes. Alvin regains his signature red baseball cap as a common accessory, but it now has green under the visor and orange on the top-visor. He also has light orange-brownish fur.
Relationships
Dave
The relationship between Alvin and Dave is frustrating for the two of them at times. Frequently Alvin won't cooperate which makes Dave scream his signature catchphrase "ALLLVIIINNNN!!!!", to which Alvin replies with a loud "OKAY!!" Although they can both irritate each other, they really love and care for each other.
Simon
Although the two of them are brothers, Alvin and Simon argue a lot of times because of their differences. In The Alvin Show, Alvin and Simon didn't fight too much or have a developing relationship until in the 1980's series. Alvin and Simon have a large bonding relationship in Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman while trying to find a cure for Theodore. It is obvious Alvin cares for Simon because in Bully For You , he wanted to help save Simon from Derek , the school bully.
Theodore
Alvin's relationship with Theodore can sometimes be hard for Theodore. Sometimes Alvin enjoys playing pranks and teasing Theodore, which usually upsets Theodore, sometimes Alvin doesn't realize that he would hurt Theodore's feelings. Although Alvin enjoys pranking Theodore, he cares and stands up for him because in Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman , he saved Theodore from Nathan , the school bully.
Alvin: Are you in, or...in? - ( Meet the Wolfman )
Alvin: That's it! I can't take this anymore. I can't! I give up! I'm sick of struggling for survival, competing with gophers and earthworms and that loser sparrow who always takes my nuts! And I'm especially sick of this stupid! Stupid! TREE!! - ( Alvin and the Chipmunks )
Alvin: Dave likes to wear, dirty underwear, with little hairs! - (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
Alvin: Our parents were hippies. They left early to join a commune. - (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
Alvin: We're not performing monkeys, Dave! Why do we have to sing for that guy anyway? - (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
Alvin: MAJOR ROCK STARS. - (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
Alvin: We're not watching TV! - (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
Alvin: Simon, Theodore, help! - (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
Alvin: You'll never take us alive!!! - (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
Alvin: Oh, relax. Like Ryan says, who's going to beat singing chipmunks? - ( The Squeakquel )
Alvin: I never thought I'd say this, but...pink is my new favorite color. - (The Squeakquel)
Alvin: Got it. Straight to the top. Ironic. - (The Squeakquel)
Alvin: Simon, this is ridiculous. Building a shelter was your idea! Yours!!! - (Chipwrecked)
Alvin: Ah, I see your problem. It's obvious. This has been written by aliens. - ( Un-Send! )
Trivia
The origin of his name comes from Alvin Bennett . [1]
Over the years, he had crushes (or interests) on many human female characters. Some examples include Miss Fancy from the 60s episode Fancy , Sandy the Babysitter and his math teacher Miss Stone from the 80s series episode Romancing Miss Stone , Dena from Funny, We Shrunk the Adults , Becca in The Squeakquel , and The Principal from the ALVINNN!!! series.
Even though Alvin is the oldest by five minutes (as stated in the 80s episode Grounded Chipmunk ), many fans believe that he is younger than Simon since Simon is taller and more mentally mature.
Alvin's age is unknown in the CGI/live-action films.
Alvin refers to himself as the "middle child" in the ALVINNN!!! series episode The Sub .
In the CGI/live-action films, Alvin has only worn his baseball cap in the 2007 movie (in a magazine and at the end).
In the CGI/live-action films, Alvin is also depicted as having the ability to speak basic French unlike in both the 1980's animated series and The Alvin Show in which he is shown to be unable to speak French in "Petit Papa Noel" from A Very Merry Chipmunk , and he is shown to wish he could speak French in The Alvin Show musical segment " I Wish I Could Speak French ."
According to Romancing Miss Stone, Alvin says that his birthday is nearby and he is turning nine years old (along with his brothers). However, later on in the series, they are stated to be eight years old several times.
Alvin's attire has changed many times throughout the franchise with him wearing the most clothes in the new CGI series and him wearing the least amount of clothes in the live action/CGI films.
During the 2000-era, Alvin was, and is, known as the self-appointed "leader" of the group. And, presumably meaning The Alvin Show , he suffered from small "munk" complex and tried to make up for it with his grand schemes and animal magnetism.
In the CGI/live-action films, Alvin is shown to have great hands when catching: in The Squeakquel (when he joins the football team and makes a game-winning touchdown catch), Chipwrecked (he catches a pocket knife with one hand in mid-air), and The Road Chip (he catches a ring with one hand in mid-air, with a fully-extended body).
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This article is about the 1983 movie. For other specials with the same title, see A Christmas Story (disambiguation) .
A Christmas Story is a 1983 American/Canadian comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd , including material from his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories. Directed by Bob Clark, the film has since become a holiday classic and is known for being shown numerous times on television during the Christmas season. In 2012, the Library of Congress recognized the film and was chosen for preservation into its National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." [1]
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SPOILER: Plot details or story follow.
The film is set in the fictional city of Hohman (based on real-life city of Hammond, Indiana). 9-year-old Ralph "Ralphie" Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: "an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time." Between run-ins with his younger brother Randy and having to handle school bully Scut Farkus, and his sidekick Grover Dill, Ralphie does not know how he will ever survive long enough to get the BB gun for Christmas.
Ralphie Parker, the film's protagonist.
The plot revolves around Ralphie's overcoming a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to his owning the precious Red Ryder BB gun: the fear that he will shoot his eye out (the classic BB gun mother's block, "You'll shoot your eye out.") In each of the film's three acts, Ralphie makes his case to another individual; each time he is met by the same retort. When Ralphie asks his mother for a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas, she says, "No, you'll shoot your eye out." Next, when Ralphie writes a theme about wanting the BB gun for Mrs. Shields, his teacher at Warren G. Harding Elementary School, Ralphie gets a C+, and Mrs. Shields writes "P.S. You'll shoot your eye out" on it. Finally, when Ralphie asks an obnoxious department store Santa Claus for a Red Ryder BB gun, he responds, "You'll shoot your eye out, kid. Merry Christmas! Ho, ho, ho!", before pushing Ralphie down a long slide with his boot.
One day after he gets the C+ on his composition, Ralphie is struck in the face with a snowball thrown at him by the bully Scut Farkus who then begins to tease and taunt Ralphie. Ralphie finally reaches his breaking point and then charges at Farkus knocking him down, and after knocking down Grover Dill, who tries to intervene for his pal, proceeds to beat Scut's face bloody. During the fight, Ralphie begins to swear non-stop as he lands blow after blow to the squealing Farkus. Ralphie's mother shows up and pulls her son off the bully, and takes him home. This part of the film occurs shortly after a scene where Ralphie gets into trouble for swearing while helping his father fix a flat tire. Ralphie is worried about the swearing and is sure he will be in big trouble when his father gets home from work. Instead, Ralphie's mother tells his father about the fight casually at the dinner table. She then changes the subject of the conversation to an upcoming Chicago Bears game, distracting his father and getting Ralphie off the hook in the process.
On Christmas morning, Ralphie looks frantically for a box that would hold the BB gun to no avail. He and his brother have quite a few presents, but he is disappointed because he did not get the gun. His disappointment turns to joy as his father points out one last half-hidden present, ostensibly from Santa. As Ralphie unwraps the BB gun, Mr. Parker explains the purchase to his none-too-thrilled wife, stating that he had one himself when he was 8 years old.
Ralphie goes out to test his new gun, shooting at a paper target perched on top of a metal sign, and predictably gets a ricochet from the metal sign. This ricochet ends up hitting just below his eye, which causes him to flinch and lose his glasses. While searching for the glasses, Ralphie ends up stepping on them, breaking them. However, he concocts a story to his mother about an icicle falling on him and breaking his glasses, which she believes. Suddenly, a horde of the next door neighbor's dogs, which frequently bother Ralphie's father, manages to get into the house, trash the kitchen and eat the turkey that was prepared for that evening's meal. Making a last-minute decision, Ralphie's father takes everyone out to a Chinese restaurant where they have a hilarious time eating what the narrator calls "Chinese Turkey" (in reality, Peking Duck, cooked complete with the head).
At the end of the story, we see Ralphie lying in bed on Christmas night with his gun by his side. Randy is holding the toy zeppelin he received. The voiceover states that this was the best present he received or would ever receive.
Subplots
Several subplots are incorporated in the body of the film, based on other separate short stories by Shepherd. The most notable involves the Old Man winning a "major award." He entered a trivia contest out of the newspaper, which asked for the name of The Lone Ranger's nephew's horse (thanks to his wife, who supplied the answer: Victor). A large crate arrived and inside was a lamp shaped like a woman's leg wearing fishnet stockings, much to Mrs. Parker's displeasure. Just two days later, Mrs. Parker broke the lamp, infuriating the Old Man. The leg was the logo of the contest's sponsor, the Nehi bottling company (the details of the contest were not necessarily made clear in the movie).
Other vignettes include:
Ralphie's friends Flick and Schwartz disputing over whether a person's tongue will stick to a frozen flagpole. Schwartz ultimately issues Flick a "triple dog dare" (the most serious of those used by the kids), and Flick's tongue gets stuck to the pole, much to his terror. A suction tube within the flagpole was used to simulate the freezing of Flick's tongue to the pole.
Ralphie receiving his Secret Society decoder pin from the Little Orphan Annie radio show. After weeks of anxious waiting, and missing out on the daily "secret message" (which to a kid appeared very important) Ralphie finally is able to participate. *However, he learns a lesson in being ripped off, as the secret message turned out to be an Ovaltine radio commercial.
Ralphie and his friends dealing with the neighborhood bully, Scotty Farkus (Zack Ward).
The Old Man's legendary battles with the aging and malfunctioning furnace.
Ralphie letting slip the dreaded "Queen Mother of Dirty Words", the "F-dash-dash-dash word" (censored with the word "Fudge" after his father knocks a hubcap from his hands, spilling its contents, the lug nuts from a flat tire) and later, when asked where he'd heard the bad word, falsely blaming his friend, Schwartz, and not pointing out that his father utters the word daily. After Ralphie's mother telephones Schwartz's mother to inform her that her son had been responsible for passing along the bad word to Ralphie, we hear Schwartz getting what appears to be the thrashing of his life at the hands of his hysterical mother. Ralphie himself gets a bar of soap in the mouth for saying the word. To keep it censored, Billingsly says "fudge" on camera (the narration points out that he really didn't say "fudge").
The numerous smelly and bothersome bloodhounds of the next door neighbors, the Bumpuses, including the dogs destroying the Christmas turkey (prompting the family to go out and have Peking duck instead, resulting in a giggling fit by the mother and the boys).
Several fantasy sequences depict Ralphie's daydreams of glory and vindication, including the vanquishing of a small army of villains dressed in stereotypical burglar costume of flat caps, black masks and striped shirts with his Red Ryder BB gun obtaining his parents' gratitude, an extremely good grade for his written theme about the BB gun, and parental remorse over a case of "soap poisoning" (related to his cursing).
Mrs. Parker's misadventures in overly bundling Randy up for the winter weather by wrapping him in sweaters and a jacket so tightly he is unable to put his arms down, then Randy getting inadvertently knocked down and unable to get up under his own power (his only defense when they are confronted by Scotty Farkus.)
Randy's refusal to eat a meal on his own incites hilarity between him and his mother at the dinner table.
Spoilers end here.
Drew Hocevar
One of the Two Christmas Elves
In the DVD commentary, director Bob Clark mentions that Jack Nicholson was considered for the role of the Old Man; Clark expresses gratitude that he ended up with Darren McGavin instead, who also appeared in several other Clark films. He cast Melinda Dillon on the basis of her similar role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Peter Billingsley was already a minor star from co-hosting the TV series Real People; Clark initially wanted him for the role of Ralphie, but decided he was "too obvious" a choice and auditioned many other young actors before realizing that Billingsley was the right one after all. Ian Petrella was cast immediately before filming began. Tedde Moore had previously appeared in Clark's film Murder by Decree, and Jeff Gillen was an old friend of Clark's who had been in one of his earliest films.
Shepherd provides the movie's narration from the perspective of an adult Ralphie, a narrative style later used in the dramedy The Wonder Years . The film's writers, Jean Shepherd and Bob Clark. have cameo appearances in the film; Shepherd plays the man who directed Ralphie and Randy to the back of the Santa line, and Clark plays Swede, the neighbor the Old Man was talking to outside during the Leg Lamp scene.
History and related works
Origin
Three of the semi-autobiographical short stories on which the film is based were originally published in Playboy magazine between 1964 and 1966. Shepherd later read "Duel in the Snow, or Red Ryder nails the Cleveland Street Kid" and told the otherwise unpublished story "Flick's Tongue" on his WOR Radio talk show, as can be heard in one of the DVD extras. Bob Clark states on the DVD commentary that he became interested in Shepherd's work when he heard "Flick's Tongue" on the radio in 1968. Additional source material for the film, according to Clark, came from unpublished anecdotes Shepherd told live audiences "on the college circuit."
Critical reception
Initially overlooked as a sleeper film, A Christmas Story was released a week before Thanksgiving 1983 to moderate success, earning about $2 million in its first weekend. Critics were severely divided on the film, with the majority of reviews on the negative side. Leonard Maltin proclaimed it a "Top screen comedy," while Roger Ebert proclaimed it "Funny and satirical ... a sort of Norman Rockwell crossed with MAD magazine. Vincent Canby's mostly negative New York Times review echoed the more common response. Critics seemed focused on the fact that Bob Clark, director of the critically reviled Porky's was the man behind the camera, and could not grasp the concept of Clark coming up with an instant classic like A Christmas Story The film would go on to win two Genie Awards, for Bob Clark's screenplay and direction. Years later, Ebert would re-evaluate the film, this time more favorably, writing that "some of the movie sequences stand as classic."
By Christmas 1983, the film was no longer playing at most venues, but remained in about a hundred theaters until January 1984. Gross earnings were just over $19.2 million. In the years since, due to television airings and home video release, A Christmas Story has become widely popular and is now a perennial Christmas special. Originally released by MGM, Warner Bros. (through Turner Entertainment Co.) now has ownership of the film due to Ted Turner's purchase of MGM's pre-1986 library and Time Warner's subsequent purchase of Turner Entertainment.
Television
A Christmas Story first aired on television on HBO during the mid-eighties and quickly attracted a growing following. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the film began airing quietly on then-SuperStation WTBS and WGN America (then known as Superstation WGN). From 1988 to 1992, the film had a short-lived tradition of airing on the American Thanksgiving night (or the night after Thanksgiving) to open the holiday television season. In 1988, then-fledgling FOX network aired the movie the night after Thanksgiving. In 1989 and 1990, TBS showed it on Thanksgiving night, and in 1991 and 1992, they aired it the night after.
Turner, now a part of Time Warner 's umbrella of cable networks, has maintained ownership of the broadcast rights, and since the mid-1990s, airing the movie increasingly on TBS, TNT and TCM . By 1995, it was aired on those networks a combined six times over December 24-25-26, and in 1996, it was aired eight times over those three days.
Due to the increasing popularity of the film, in 1997, TNT began airing a 24-hour marathon dubbed "24 Hours of A Christmas Story," consisting of the film shown twelve consecutive times beginning at 7 or 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve and ending Christmas Day. This was in addition to various other airings earlier in the month of December. In 2004, after TNT switched to a predominantly drama format, sister network TBS, under its comedy-based "Very Funny" moniker, took over the broadcast rights for the marathon. Clark stated that in 2002, an estimated 38.4 million people tuned into the marathon at one point or another, nearly one sixth of the country. TBS reported 45.4 million viewers in 2005, and 45.5 million in 2006. In 2007, new all-time ratings records were set, with the highest single showing (8 p.m. Christmas Eve) drawing 4.4 million viewers. Viewership increased again in 2008, with 8 p.m. Christmas Eve drawing 4.5 million viewers, and 10 p.m. drawing 4.3 million.
In 2007, the original tradition was revived as TNT aired A Christmas Story twice the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend (November 25). In 2011, the 24-hour marathon is scheduled to continue on TBS, for the 15th overall year, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Christmas Eve.
Home video releases
Settings
Locations
The movie is set in a fictional town in Indiana, strongly resembling Hammond, Indiana where writer Jean Shepherd grew up. Local references in the film include Warren G. Harding Elementary School, and Cleveland Street (where Shepherd spent his childhood years). Other Indiana references in the dialogue include a mention of a person "swallowing a yo-yo" in nearby Griffith, Indiana, the Old Man being one of the fiercest "furnace fighters in northern Indiana" and that his obscenities were "hanging in space over Lake Michigan," a mention of the Indianapolis 500, and the line to Santa Claus "stretching all the way to Terre Haute." The Old Man is also revealed to be a fan of the Bears (who he jokingly calls the "Chicago Chipmunks") and White Sox, consistent with living in northwest Indiana.
The school scenes were shot at the Victoria School in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The school was sold to developers in 2005 and has been remodeled into a women's shelter. The Christmas tree purchasing scene was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, as it was the only location that still used red PCC streetcars - in fact, TTC streetcars can be seen during the scene. Ralphie beating up the neighborhood bully was also filmed in Toronto, as was the soundstage filming of interior shots of the Parker home. The St. Catharines' Museum owns some props used in the film, including two pairs of Ralphie's glasses (one of which is the smashed pair), and two scripts.
Director Bob Clark reportedly sent location scouts to twenty cities before selecting Cleveland, Ohio, as the principal site for filming. Higbee's department store in downtown Cleveland was the stage for three scenes in A Christmas Story. The first is the opening scene in which Ralphie first spies the Red Ryder BB Gun. The second is the parade scene, filmed just outside Higbee's, on Public Square, at 3 AM. The final scene is Ralphie and Randy’s visit to see Santa which was filmed inside Higbee's. Higbee's kept the Santa slide that was made for the movie and used it for several years after the movie’s release. Higbee's was known for decades as a cornerstone of Public Square, as well as for its elaborate child-centered Christmas themes and decorations (e.g. the Twigbee Shop), with Santa as the centerpiece, until the store, which became Dillard's in 1992, closed for good in 2002. Higbee's was exclusive to Northeast Ohio—there were no Higbee's stores in Shepherd's hometown. As such, he was most likely referring to Goldblatts in downtown Hammond (with the Cam-Lan Chinese Restaurant three doors down on Sibley Ave.) The parade was filmed at night for one reason. The producers wanted to film during day, but at this time, the BP Tower was under construction and during the daytime you could see the 1960s Erieview Tower and Federal Building from the Public Square.
The exterior shots (and select interior shots, including the opening of the leg lamp) of the house and neighborhood where Ralphie lived were filmed in the Tremont section of Cleveland's West Side. The house used as the Parker home in these scenes has been restored, reconfigured inside to match the soundstage interiors, and opened to the public as A Christmas Story House . The "...only I didn't say fudge" scene was filmed at the foot of Cherry Street in Toronto.
In 2008, two fans from Canada released a fan film documentary that visits every location used in the movie. Their film, Road Trip for Ralphie, was shot over two years and includes footage of the film makers saving Miss Shields's black board from the dumpster on the day the old Victoria School was gutted for renovation, discovering the antique fire truck that saved Flick, locating all the original costumes from the movie and tracking down the real-life location of the movie's Chop Suey Palace in Toronto.
Many years after the film was shot one of the old schools used in St. Catharines was demolished. During demolition, one of the movie scripts was found in the bleachers. It had scribbling on it from the directors.
Vehicles
Cleveland car buffs donated the use of a number of vintage vehicles for the film, which helped to enhance the authenticity of the production despite a limited budget. During filming in downtown Cleveland, members of a local antique automobile club, following a preset route, repeatedly circled the square. At the end of filming each day, the cars were thoroughly washed to remove road salt, and parked underground beneath the Terminal Tower.
The Parker family car was a 1937 Oldsmobile Model F-37 four-door trunkback sedan. It is made clear early on the Old Man's bittersweet relationship with his car, as revealed in the lines: "Some men are Baptist, others Catholic; my father was an Oldsmobile man;" "That hot damn Olds has froze up again;" "That [SOB] would freeze up in the middle of summer on the equator!".
Transit fans will notice several Toronto pcc streetcars in a couple scenes.
Ralphie's Red Ryder BB Gun
The Red Ryder BB gun was available beginning in 1938 and for many years afterward (and indeed, still is), but never in the exact configuration mentioned in the film. The Daisy "Buck Jones" model did have a compass and a sundial in the stock, but these features were not included in the Red Ryder model. The compass and sundial were placed on Ralphie's BB gun but on the opposite side of the stock due to Billingsly being left-handed.
Tributes and parodies
In a segment produced for A Very Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Holiday Special , Dexter dares Johnny Bravo to stick his tongue on the TV monitors behind them, because Johnny thinks his tongue will not stick to them. In another segment of the broadcast, Chicken complains that he did not get the BB gun that he wanted, to which everyone replies, "You'll shoot your eye out!"
At the beginning of The Powerpuff Girls Christmas special, 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas , Buttercup worries that she will not get an official Red Raider carbine-action two-hundred-shot range-model air rifle. Princess Morbucks responds, "Who would want a stupid old BB gun? Besides, you'll shoot your eye out."
In the Back at the Barnyard Christmas episode, It's an Udderful Life , Eugene "Snotty Boy" Beadie wants a Red Ryder Reindeer Tazer as his Christmas gift.
Ralphie and the kid with goggles make a cameo in Grace Goodwin 's flashback in Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice .
Dating the story
Director Bob Clark stated in the film's commentary CD that he and author Shepherd wished for the movie to be seen as "amorphously late 30's, early 40's." The film is not specifically about a given year, it is about a particular time in American family life. The film appears to be set roughly around the tail end of the Great Depression but before the United States involvement in World War II. There are references throughout the film that viewers enjoy linking to particular years, and if one connects a reference to a particular year, the movie can be "dated" as being as early as 1935 or as late as 1947. Some of the other "year clues" include - but are by no means limited to - the following:
1935: In the scene where Ralphie and his friends peer into the Higbee's toy store window, Lionel's model of the Union Pacific M-10000 can be seen running around a loop of track. That model was made from 1935-1941.
Pre-1937: The tin Zeppelin mentioned in the original story ("it rolls and it beeps"), and appearing unremarked under the Christmas tree. Zeppelin travel ended for all intents and purposes with the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937.
1937: Reference in the newspaper quiz to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , released by Disney that year. Snow White can also be seen in the Higbee's window.
The Parker family car.
1938: The color comics on Christmas Day - implying a Sunday. Christmas fell on a Sunday in 1938.
1939: Characters from The Wizard of Oz , released that year, appear in the Christmas parade.
1940: The license plates on the cars are silver (white) on a black field. Those were the colors of the Indiana license plates that year.
Each year, Ovaltine brought out a different model for this decoder ring. The Radio Orphan Annie secret decoder model used in the movie is the 1940 model.
The Red Ryder Daisy BB gun with "Golden Bands" was offered only in the first year of its manufacture. Christmas 1940 would be accurate for the Goden Band model. Scenes in the movie clearly show the rifle had golden bands. Additionally the 1940 Daisy pre-Christmas ads shown in the movie feature the gold banded rifle. In short the Red Ryder Daisy with "gold bands" ties the movie to Christmas 1940.
1943: The Bing Crosby/Andrews Sisters recordings of "Jingle Bells" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" are both very clearly heard on the living room radio (both recorded on September 27, 1943).
1946: Ralphie's father complains in the movie that "the Sox traded Bullfrog!" which is a reference to Chicago White Sox pitcher Bill Dietrich, who was in fact released from the Sox, not traded, in 1946.
1947: The police car in the schoolyard scene.
Many other "year specific" references can be found in the film, as 1939-40 is slightly later than author Jean Shepherd's own childhood (he was 19 years old in 1940) but earlier than that of director Bob Clark (who was born in 1939). While Shepherd was age 10 in 1931, Clark was age 10 in 1949 - a separation of 18 years. If the consensus between Shepherd and Clark was to find a "middle-ground" for their youths, they may well have divided the difference in half (9), then added that amount of years to the earliest date (1931), thereby arriving at 1940.
These minor contradictory items only indicate what director Bob Clark said in his commentary, as previously stated above: The film is set in the "amorphously later Thirties, early Forties." The movie is intended as a credible, warm and thoroughly inviting memory of an innocent American Christmas around the World War II era. The individual viewer can elect to "date" the film to any year they wish, but for whatever year they choose, many contradictions occur within the film, and this fits exactly with the writer and directors idea of "around 1940".
Sequel
In 1994, a sequel with the same characters, but none of the same cast, was released. Titled It Runs In The Family (or My Summer Story), it told some further adventures of Ralphie and his family. While available on DVD, both it and its connection to the holiday classic are nearly unknown.
A more direct sequel, a direct-to-video film titled A Christmas Story 2 , was released by Warner Bros. on October 30, 2012.
Soundtrack
Ralphie's Revenge & the "F" Word
Joy To the World & Silent Night
The Bumpus Hounds Make Their Rounds
Glorious, Beautiful Christmas (closing credits music)
Silent Night - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
A Christmas Story House
Home Hunting
The house that was used as the Parker residence is located in Cleveland, Ohio
For the film adaptation of these stories, Bob Clark chose Cleveland, Ohio because of Higbee's Department Store. Scouts had been unsuccessful in finding a department store that was willing to be part of the film. Higbee's vice president Bruce Campbell agreed to take on the project on the condition he be allowed to edit the script for cursing (namely "the Queen Mother of Dirty Words"). Appropriately, the fictional boyhood home of Ralphie Parker is on Cleveland Street, the name of the actual street where Shepherd grew up. In addition to the house exteriors, Cleveland was the location used for the scenes involving Higbee's department store, despite the fact that there were no Higbee's stores in Shepherd's hometown.
Restoration and reconfiguration
In December 2004, Brian Jones, a San Diego entrepreneur and fan of the film since childhood, bought the house used by the producers as the Parker home on eBay for $150,000. Jones used revenue from his business, The Red Rider Leg Lamp Company, which manufactures replicas of the "major award" Ralphie's father won in the film, for the down payment. The previous owners had reconfigured installing modern windows, and covered the original wood siding with blue vinyl. Watching the movie frame by frame, Jones drew detailed plans of the interiors — which had been filmed on a Toronto sound stage — and spent US $ 240,000 to gut the structure, reconfigure it to a single-family dwelling, transform it into a near-replica of the movie set, and restore the exterior to its appearance in the film.
A Christmas Story House Museum
Jones purchased the house across the street and converted it into A Christmas Story House Museum, which contains some of the props from the movie, including Randy's snow suit, the Higbee's window toys, and hundreds of behind the scenes photos. The house to the left of the museum features a gift shop with movie memorabilia, which opened to the public on November 25, 2006, with original cast members attending the grand opening, and the site drew 4,300 visitors during its first weekend.
Related promotions
According to their official web site , the official Christmas Story Chinese Restaurant is "The Pearl of the Orient."
The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel offers a package deal for two that includes overnight accommodations and tickets to the House. As a bonus, the film is aired in the room 24 hours a day. Patty LaFountaine-Johnson, a local actress who portrayed one of the Higbee Santa's elves, hand-sews and autographs red-and-green felt hats similar to her movie costume and sells them at the house's gift shop.
Broadway musical
In 2012, a musical version of the holiday classic, co-executive produced by Peter Billingsley, ran during the holiday season at the Lunt-Fontaine Theatre. The show was revived at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden for 2013. | {
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Chip and Dale are a pair of cunning and mischievous chipmunks. Although the duo have similar looks and rarely appear separately, they each have distinct personalities and a few distinguishing physical features.
Chip can be identified by his small black "chocolate chip" nose and a single front tooth, whereas Dale has a larger nose which is red and two adjacent front teeth. Chip is also usually the more logical, positive, and cunning of the two, with Dale being the less intelligent.
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Background
Personalities
Chip is the brains of the duo and thus is shown to be clever, fearless and somewhat bossy. Unlike his best friend, he's a quick thinker. When dealing with Donald, Chip shows to be much more of a threat than Dale, both mentally and physically. He is also no-nonsense and becomes easily frustrated with Dale's incompetence. In Rescue Rangers, Chip constantly thinks about being on duty to the point where he is thought to not know how to be fun; because of such, Dale's blundering causes him nothing but headaches.
Dale is sometimes lazy, dim-witted and clumsy, and can be a little more sensitive. In earlier appearances, he was completely foolish to the point where he can truly be called an idiot. In later years, that aspect of his personality was toned down to just being carefree, fun-loving, and goofy. In Rescue Rangers, Dale wears a Hawaiian shirt, possibly to show how relaxed his personality is; he gets along easier with Monterey Jack and Zipper than Chip.
While the two are nearly inseparable and count each other as their closest friends, the one thing that can tear them apart is a romantic interest. They have been known to have feelings for the same girl most of the time and battle each other for the affections of the girl in question. In Rescue Rangers, both are in love with Gadget, but can't seem to be open about their feelings, nor does she notice at all.
Voices
The classic voices of Chip and Dale were mostly provided by Helen Silbert, Dessie Flynn /Dessie Miller and James MacDonald . The earliest voices of the chipmunks were provided by female office staff, without credit.
In Private Pluto , the chipmunks' speech was created by speeding up sound clips of normal speech. In a number of the shorts that followed, many of these same sound clips were re-used again and again, though later shorts used new dialogue specifically recorded for them.
At one point in Winter Storage , Chip and Dale get into an argument while caught in a trap. When the scene switches to an outside view of the box (with Donald Duck sitting on the box), the dialogue being heard is actually a sped-up segment of the voice-over narration from the Goofy short A Knight for a Day .
Since 1988 , Chip has been voiced by Tress MacNeille and Dale has been voiced by Corey Burton . However, in Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse, the first season of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and the Have a Laugh! versions of the classic shorts, Tress voiced both chipmunks.
History
Chip and Dale in their first appearance, Private Pluto .
Chip and Dale first appeared in a 1943 Pluto cartoon titled Private Pluto . In this appearance, they look a lot more like realistic chipmunks and did not have names. The two then-nameless twin chipmunks were never intended to be used again after that short, but when Walt Disney needed new characters to challenge Donald Duck , a decision was made to revive the two chipmunks, leading them to acquire their now-familiar names and personalities.
Their names are a pun on the name "Chippendale" (a reference to furniture-maker Thomas Chippendale ). This was suggested by Bill "Tex" Henson, a screenwriter at the studio.
As mentioned, Chip and Dale began their careers in Private Pluto. In that cartoon, Pluto is a part of the army and runs into trouble when it appears that two nameless chipmunks are hanging around the site in a pillbox. In this appearance, the two were completely indistinguishable in terms of both appearance and personalities. Afterward, the two would later appear in several of Pluto's cartoons, as well as those including Mickey Mouse .
They did not get their names until the short Chip an' Dale . In that short, they meet their new nemesis Donald Duck, whom they would make countless appearances with, even beyond the animated short films. The chipmunks became far more famous for antagonizing Donald and are possibly best known for appearing in his shorts, having gained their trademark appearances and personas when dealing with the hot-tempered duck.
Chip and Dale became so popular that they were able to star in their own series of cartoons, joining Mickey Mouse , Donald Duck , Goofy and Pluto . Only three shorts were created in that series. The first was Chicken in the Rough , where Dale becomes trapped in a chicken coop and needed to be rescued. The next and most famous one was Two Chips and a Miss , where they go out to a nightclub and battle for the attention of a female chipmunk named Clarice . The last was The Lone Chipmunks , where Chip 'n' Dale foil the outlaw Pete .
Quite often in these shorts, their tails flicker and sometimes they are both seen running on all fours, much like actual chipmunks. An interesting note is that, in earlier shorts, they had the appearance of more realistic chipmunks (much like the woodland creatures in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ), only to gain their iconic, far more cartoony designs once their popularity and screen time grew.
Appearances
Walt Disney anthology series
In a 1959 episode of the anthology series entitled " The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale ", Walt Disney was unable to host the show personally. Instead, he left a message on his tape recorder informing viewers of his arrangements to have Chip and Dale host in his place. The chipmunks use the time to go through an old book which holds memories of their fondest exploits.
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Chip and Dale and the other main characters as they appeared in Rescue Rangers.
After the success of DuckTales , Chip and Dale starred in their own series, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers . They were friends of a famous retiring police dog, whose owner was framed by a crime boss for stealing a ruby. Through the adventure to retrieve the ruby and prove the cop's innocence, they met and recruited Gadget Hackwrench , Monterey Jack , and Zipper , forming the Rescue Rangers officially. They also get new enemies, most notably Fat Cat and Professor Norton Nimnul .
Chip serves as the unspoken leader of the group, while Dale tends to provide most of the comic relief, though Dale does end up becoming the hero at times. Both chipmunks possess a crush on Gadget, becoming rivals for her affections. A running gag in the show has Chip being constantly interrupted when he attempts to tell Gadget his feelings for her. The two have even been love interests themselves. In " Adventures in Squirrelsitting ", a squirrel named Tammy falls in love with Chip, and in " Good Times, Bat Times ", a bat named Foxglove falls in love with Dale. Both of them apparently don't return these affections.
A live-action/CGI feature film based on the series is currently in development.
Chip and Dale in Mickey Mouse Works .
Chip and Dale are recurring characters in Mickey Mouse Works , where they are recast as enemies of Donald Duck once again.
One of the duo's most notable appearances in the series is in the short " Mickey's Mixed Nuts ", where the chipmunks battle Mickey Mouse (someone that they didn't usually pester in past productions) for the last bag of nuts at a supermarket.
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Chip and Dale appear in the segment Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas. The two are briefly seen several times throughout the story. At the beginning, they are seen opening their presents. They appear again when they are hit with a snowball by Huey Duck, who then gets hit back by Chip. Their next appearance occurs near the end when an object is thrown into their home and it turns out to be a bag of nuts wrapped as presents from Huey, Dewey, and Louie . At the end, they are last seen throwing away their Christmas decorations and cleaning up.
Chip and Dale in House of Mouse
Chip and Dale have recurring roles in House of Mouse , primarily as guests at the club.
Both chipmunks are seen shaking hands with Donald Duck in the show's intro.
The episode " Chip 'n' Dale " is centered around the chipmunks as they spend their evening stealing bags of nuts from the guests while evading Donald. At the end of the episode, an advertisement is shown in which they seem to have their own storage organization where they store "everything you don't need".
In " Ladies' Night ", Minnie hires them to perform an act as the "Chip and Dale Dancers".
In " Ask Von Drake ", the chipmunks can be briefly seen during Ludwig Von Drake's headcount of all the Disney character guests .
The duo also appears in " House of Turkey ", where Donald complains about how he can't understand what they're saying, only for Daisy to retaliate by saying that she can't understand him either.
They also appear briefly in Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse . Right after Pluto's Christmas Tree is shown, Chip and Dale pop out of a small artificial tree and catch Pluto's attention. Pluto starts barking at them, but in a reprise of the closing gag from the preceding short, they slap a "Do not open till Christmas" sticker over his mouth.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Chip and Dale are recurring characters in this computer animated series. They are some of Mickey's friends. Unusually, the two don't seem to have a rivalry with Donald and Pluto. Most of the chipmunks' roles in the series are minor with the exception of the episode " Goofy's Coconutty Monkey ", where they are the culprits behind the mysterious disappearance of the jungle's coconuts. In the end, they returned their stash, thinking they were giant nuts. They play another significant role in the episode " Goofy's Thinking Cap " where Mickey, Donald, and Goofy need twelve nuts for Clarabelle's scavenger hunt, to which the chipmunks gladly oblige.
Chip and Dale with Mickey in Mickey Mouse.
Chip and Dale appear in the episode " Space Walkies ".
During a voyage in outer space, Mickey and Pluto step out of their spacecraft to allow Pluto a chance to relieve himself. After which, Mickey tries to rush Pluto back to the ship by using a miniature spacecraft resembling a frisbee disk. The disk, it turns out, is a craft owned by an annoyed Chip and Dale, who berate Mickey for toying with their craft before their appearance catches the attention of Pluto, and vice versa. Almost instantly, Pluto attacks the chipmunks, and a chase through space follows. On the rings of a planet, however, Chip and Dale are able to elude Mickey and Pluto, giggling at their success and their adversaries' misfortune.
Cameos
In Fun and Fancy Free , Chip and Dale briefly appear, laughing at Bongo the Bear 's failed attempt to climb a tree.
In Mickey's Christmas Carol , Chip and Dale make a cameo appearance dancing at Fezziwig 's Christmas party in Scrooge's past.
Dale makes a brief cameo appearance in the Quack Pack episode " Hit the Road, Backwater Jack " when a man is trying to empty things in his pockets.
Video Games
Chip and Dale are recurring characters in the Kingdom Hearts video game series .
In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Chip and Dale are found in Disney Town , managing the Rumble Race tracks. They complain to Terra that Pete is playing unfairly so Terra takes part in the race and ends up beating Pete.
In Kingdom Hearts, they send Donald , Goofy and Pluto to Traverse Town in the Gummi Ship as they serve as the royal engineers.
In Kingdom Hearts II, the duo are given a considerably larger role as they accompany Sora , Donald and Goofy around to different worlds using two miniature Gummi Ships that fly alongside the main vessel. In Disney Castle , they warn the visitors of a Heartless invasion and later on, they were the ones to have first reported The World That Never Was .
In Kingdom Hearts coded, the two are still royal engineers and were the ones to build the datascape for Jiminy's Journal.
Kinect Disneyland Adventures
Chip and Dale appear as meet-and-greet characters in front of their treehouse in Mickey's Toontown and also dance alongside Mickey's float in the Mickey's Soundsational Parade mini-game. At one point, the duo asks the player to locate some acorns for them to eat.
Other games
The two are the lead characters of Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour . The story goes that the two accidentally break the firework machine, and must take part in races around the resort to restore it.
Chip's likeness was featured in Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two .
They can be seen, dressed in their Rescue Rangers outfits, in the audience shots at the beginning and end of the Castle of Illusion remake .
In Disney Magical World , Chip and Dale own a store where they make furniture for the player use in the cafe.
Chip and Dale posing for a photo at a Disney park.
In the Disney parks , Chip and Dale are some of the most common and popular characters.
Chip and Dale can be found for meet-and-greets in a wide variety of locations, including Main Street, USA and Mickey's Toontown . Toontown also features the Chip 'n' Dale's Treehouse attraction.
They also have a small statue dedicated to them in the central hub, surrounding the "Partners" statue.
In The Disney Afternoon Live!: Plane Crazy, which ran at Disneyland in 1991 , Chip and Dale are recruited along with Baloo and Launchpad McQuack to recover the X-22 spy jet when it is stolen by Don Karnage and Fat Cat . At one point, Chip has a brief sword fight with Don Karnage, tricking the pirate into believing he's fighting Dale.
Walt Disney World Resort
Chip and Dale appear in the Festival of Fantasy parade, daily, as well as Storybook Circus for meet-and-greets.
The two used to appear in Cinderella's Surprise Celebration , as part of the Gift of the Laughter segment. The two playfully tease Donald as they sing Everybody Has a Laughing Place .
Chip and Dale make a cameo appearance among the baggage claim scans at Star Tours: The Adventures Continue , when they appear on-screen, the robot G2-9T remarks that the two are " clones ", although their noses don't make them perfect clones.
In Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom , the two have their own spell card called "Chip and Dale's Bag of Tricks". This card was only available to guests that attended Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party in the fall of 2012 .
At Christmastime, the duo make rare appearances with articulated heads during the holiday castle show Mickey's Most Merriest Celebration at the Magic Kingdom .
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
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(For the Nostalgia Critic's review of the movie, go here )
[We start off with Todd in the Shadows, in the light, in front of his computer]
Todd: Hmm, what to do, what to do? There doesn't seem to be any massively terrible pop songs I need to review right now. Well, I suppose I can finish off that Top 10 Worst Songs List of 19--[Suddenly his Skype alert goes off] Lupa? Lupa?
[Instead it's Film Brain]
Todd: [dejected] Oh... Hi, Matthew.
FB: So Todd, the fourth year anniversary's coming up. Do you wanna do another crossover?
Todd: Oh absolutely, I really enjoyed watching Sunday School Musical. Okay, maybe not enjoyed...
FB: Don't you wanna wait and see what movie I have planned?
Todd: No it's cool, I trust your judgement. What is it?
FB: Oh, nothing. Just [taking out the DVD of...] Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Todd: [he takes out a shotgun and cocks it] Bring it on.
[Now we get to the opening of Bad Movie Beatdown while we hear Todd playing a piano version of Ready To Roll. The opening contains additional clips of Todd this time.]
[After the opening finishes, suddenly Todd busts into FB's hotel room, but without the shotgun]
FB: Aah!
Todd: Let's do this!
FB: Didn't you have...a weapon?
Todd: They would not let me take it on the plane. So, why did you pick that movie to review? Cause of its butchering of decent pop songs?
FB: [smiling] No, I just like seeing my fellow contributors in pain.
Todd: Yeah, I figured after the whole Rap Critic thing with Big Mama's House and all that. How can you stand all this crap?
FB: [steepling his hands] Because I'm insane.
Todd: Yeah, no shit. Well, let's get this over with.
[Image of Ross Bagdasarian]
Todd (VO): In 1958, struggling songwriter Ross Bagdasarian found himself a winning gimmick after discovering he could make his voice sound funny by increasing the speed of the recording. [cover of "Christmas with The Chipmunks", slowly zooming out] He built three cartoon characters to fit the high pitch: Alvin, Simon and Theodore, The Chipmunks. They were a big hit in the '50s, [brief clip of '80s TV show] a big hit again during the '80s, [brief clip of "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (2007) movie trailer] and revived one more time by a live-action movie in 2007. [clips from the first movie play] And despite a terrible marketing campaign that prominently featured a scene where Alvin eats shit, I actually didn't think that movie was that bad. It actually had a few funny jokes, had a decent running plotline about making fun of the miserable behind the scenes machinery of teen pop stardom, and it was self aware about the silliness of making a live-action Chipmunks movie. Now keep in mind there's no way it could've actually been "good", per se, but when you got the movie versions of [posters of...] Garfield , Underdog or The Smurfs to compare it to, I maintain you could do worse.
FB (VO): I agree, and I largely put this down to ex-Simpsons writer Jon Vitti being one of the writing team. I've watched it twice: once as a review candidate and once for this review before you harp on me, and it's harmless. It's not exactly great, but you could certainly do far worse. And honestly the kids loved it because it made a whopping $360 million dollars worldwide, so a sequel was inevitable.
FB: Enter [holds up DVD case] the Squeakquel, which is exactly what you think the first one would be and then some. And as someone who's watched all three Alvin and the Chipmunk movies, I can tell you that this, by far, is the worst.
Todd: You actually saw the third one? Is that even out on dvd yet?
FB: [puts down DVD] I saw it in the theater in a professional capacity.
Todd: Are you sure you're not obsessed--
FB: You shut up! I'm not obsessed with Alvin and the Chipmunks!
Todd: ...Why don't we go on to the review?
[We start off at the Regency logo]
Todd (VO): So the movie begins...
[Suddenly a chipmunk laugh is heard, then a guitar chord]
Chipmunk: We're baaack!
Todd: Well that's unnerving.
FB: I think that sent a chill down every parents' spine.
FB (VO): So the movie begins at a charity festival in Paris where the Chipmunks, full-fledged pop sensations are performing to a sell out crowd.
Chipmunks: [singing The Kinks, "You Really Got Me"] Girl, you really got me now/You got me so I don't know what I'm doing
Girl, you really got me going/You got me so I can't sleep at night
Todd: Well that was a brutal murder of a perfectly good song. God, what did Ray Davies ever do to you, Squeakquel?
FB (VO): In fact they're so famous, they're even being broadcasted around the world.
Todd (VO): Oh look, the eskimos are watching in their igloo. That's nice, movie. Never too young to introduce the kids to embarrasingly inaccurate stereotypes, I always say.
FB (VO): Also back this time is Dave Seville, played once again by Jason Lee, wearing that pained look of someone who knows the phrase "contractual obligation" all too well. Alvin starts getting extremely into this gig, and because the chipmunks have throwing arms that would make Superman jealous, manages to get up into the scaffolding, pulling out some wiring by accident.
[This makes a cardboard cutout of Alvin snap off and swing toward Dave]
Alvin: Dave! Look out!
Todd: Lot of punch in that cardboard cutout. Is Dave made of styrofoam or what?
[Dave's now in traction in a hospital bedroom]
FB (VO): That's right, Jason Lee so does not want to be in this movie that barely three minutes have passed before they start writing him out as he's stuck in a Parisian hospital bed. He tells the Chipmunks, voiced pointlessly by Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney. not that you can tell, that they'll be in the care of Aunt Jackie.
Dave: I want you guys to go home and live a normal childhood. I even made arrangements for you to go to school.
Chipmunks: School?
FB: I think that cardboard cutout seriously injured Dave's brain. I mean these are chipmunks, not children. They should be having normal chipmunk lives. I mean for goodness sake, what do they need to go to school for? Are you training them to be the next chipmunk lawyers, chipmunk scientists?
FB (VO): And bye, Jason Lee. The Chipmunks are to be escorted out when Alvin predictably starts causing trouble.
[Alvin jumps onto the bed remote which makes it go up and down, rocking Dave]
Doctor: The more stress you put on Monsieur Seville, the longer it'll take him to recover!
Alvin: You'll never take me! I'm not going anywhere without Daaa--[suddenly the doctor shoots Alvin with a tranquilizer, making him go loopy] Daydream believer and a homecoming queen. [And Alvin drops onto the bed all conked out]
Simon: Maybe we should give him another shot.
Todd: Yeah, one more shot in that tiny body might actually kill him. Go right ahead.
FB: I mean that's not one, but two scenes where he's caused grievous bodily harm. This movie's dark, man.
FB (VO): So the Chipmunks fly back to America and this is where they meet Aunt Jackie. You know Dave, I don't think an elderly woman in a wheelchair is going to keep up with these tornadoes of destruction. Also with her is Toby, an aggravating gobshite played by that guy from Chuck. [Zachary Levi]
Aunt Jackie: The luggage, get the luggage.
Toby: Yeah, let me get those.
[Toby brushes against Aunt Jackie, making her go back]
Aunt Jackie: Toby!
Alvin: Hit the brakes! Hit the brakes!
Theodore: Abandon wheelchair!
[Aunt Jackie then starts going down the stairs and then gets hit by a cart]
Todd: God, how many victims are the chipmunks gonna claim? One more and they're officially serial killers.
FB: I mean nothing says "good clean family entertainment" like two people being hospitalized in the first ten minutes.
FB (VO): So with Dave and Aunt Jackie taking permanent residence in hospitals for most of the remaining running time, it's up to Toby to take care of the Chipmunks. [sarcastic] Oh deep joy.
Toby: You guys have nothing to worry about seriously because I'm not gonna be anything like Dave. You know, Dave's gone.
Theodore: Gone?
Toby: Not gone! Not "gone" gone. He's-he's-he's not dead, he's very much alive. He's completely coming back!
Todd: When he wants another paycheck.
FB: With each syllable this guy utters, the more I miss Jason Lee's unenthusiasm.
[Alvin comes out of a cupboard with a bag of cheese balls]
Alvin: Holla! The cheese balls are in the hizouse! [singing Bee Gees, "Stayin' Alive"] Well you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a cheese balls man, no time to talk! Staying aliiiiiiii--[he holds that note for a long time]
FB: [shutting his ears] Oh god!
Todd: [facepalming] Um, this really doesn't need a musical number.
[Alvin jumps up to kick a pan down off the rack to pop the bag open]
Alvin: --iiiiiiiive! Bingo!
Todd: Wouldn't that just crush the cheese balls? Two people in the hospital and the cheese balls are okay?
FB: Todd, Todd, Todd. If you've learned anything from the first ten minutes of the movie, it's that physics operates differently in the presence of talking chipmunks.
FB (VO): And from one irritating shoehorned pop song to another.
[The Chipmunks are riding in a bowl in a blender at high speed]
Chipmunks: [singing Dead or Alive, " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) "] You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round.
[The group soon gets flung across the room]
FB: Well at least it's better than the Flo Rida cover.
Todd: Hey, fun fact. Did you know that you could fit all three chipmunks in a blender? I certainly did.
[The phone rings and Alvin and Simon answer it]
Chipmunks: Hello?
Alvin: [he hangs up on Dave] Yup, nobody does that better than him.
Todd: No, actually, he's quite terrible at it. Too panicky. Watch and learn.
[We get a clip of the 50's cartoon]
Dave: Okay, Alvin? Alvin? [Alvin's trying to open presents] ALVIN!! [that makes Alvin jump to the mike]
Todd: Note the threat of implied violence. That's how it's done.
Todd (VO): Okay, so they go to school. High school, to be precise. Hang on, even in-universe, they're obviously way younger than high schoolers, so what the hell's going on?
FB (VO): And I'm certainly not going to question Dave's judgement in sending three tiny chipmunks into a bustling school where they run the daily risk of being crushed, run over and stampeded on a daily basis for a completely pointless education.
[Rolling down the halls on a skateboard is a kid in an Eagle mascot costume]
Mascot: Go Eagles!
Theodore: Eagle! [he turns tail and tries to run, but the mascot jumps over him, and then falls down a flight of stairs while the Chipmunks look on]
FB: And that's another hospital well accounted for.
Todd: I'm noticing a theme. Maybe we should just keep Alvin locked in a cage. That way no one gets killed.
FB (VO): The Chipmunks are taken to their class where the girls instantly fawn over them. Oh yeah, I forgot. They're world famous singing chipmunks, so any normality is out of the window anyway. Some jocks are none too pleased about their lady stealing powers.
Ryan Edwards: Somebody's gonna have to knock those guys down to size.
[Todd just sighs at that statement]
FB: Okay, if you're sexually threatened by something you can carry in your back pocket, you've got some serious self confidence issues.
FB (VO): The jock bullies show what big meanies they are by chasing the Chipmunks across the school, even giving Simon a dreaded swirlie.
Ryan: It's swirlie time!
Simon: Oh come on guys this is so 1980's! Aaah! Please, please! [and he gets swirlied]
Todd: Just because you point out that it's an outdated cliché doesn't excuse it.
FB: Well I guess they figured the audience was so young enough that they wouldn't notice. Besides, is this really necessary? I think that toilet is enough to drown that chipmunk.
Ryan: It's the fatty ratty. [the kids are poking at Thedore who's on a locker]
Theodore: Cut it out!
Todd: What the hell could have happened there?
FB: All I know is I'm firmly guarding my testicles.
Todd (VO): Uh-oh, now they're in trouble. But the principal is willing to cut them a deal. You see their music program is gonna be shut down unless the school wins a music competition. God that sounds familiar...
FB: I'm pretty sure there's a black Christian choir who could help you out with that.
FB (VO): It turns out the principal is also a bit of a fan.
Dr. Rubin: I just cannot believe that you're actually sitting in my office! I have all of your CDs. I even went to see you last year in Denver!
Todd (VO): Is she flirting with them? They're her students. And rodents. This is wrong on so many levels.
FB: But you see, we're having a two-for-one sale on pedophilia and bestiality. Buy now and we throw in necrophilia absolutely free!
Todd (VO): Meanwhile at JETT Records, the evil record producer from the first movie, Ian Hawke, played by David Cross, swears vengeance on the Chipmunks that ruined his career. He's apparently homeless and spends his time eating garbage from the company dumpster and fighting a rat for muffins.
Todd: I feel like this is a metaphor of some kind for David Cross' participation in this franchise.
FB: It's like the writers thought to themselves, "How can we demean David Cross more than we already have?"
FB (VO): Somehow sneaking aboard a FedEx truck, enter the Chipettes; Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor, pointlessly voiced by Christina Applegate, Anna Faris and Amy Poehler, who are hit so hard by the pitch shifting you can't even tell them apart. They've come to see Ian because they think he can make them stars like Alvin and the Chipmunks. I know it's a minor point, but where on earth did Jeanette get those glasses? In the first film, Simon's glasses were actually explained, whereas here they come right out of the packet.
Todd: Are you sure you're not taking this too seriously?
FB: It's a point about laziness, okay?
Todd: ...Okay.
Todd (VO): Ian takes them to his "office" on the roof where the Chipettes show off their skills.
Chipettes: [singing Corinne Bailey Rae, "Put Your Records On"] Girl, put your records on/Tell me your favorite song/You go ahead, let your hair down
Todd: They're naked. This is bothering me.
FB: Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one. I mean I know they're chipmunks, but they're so anthropomorphic that seeing them without clothes kind of freaks me out.
Todd: Yeah, the furries might like this. I don't.
Todd (VO): To make the chipmunks not think he's a homeless loser, he breaks into a model apartment with a grand piano?
Todd: You do realize the realtor has to show up at some point, right?
FB (VO): The following day we see...the Chipmunks playing dodgeball? Whose bright idea was that?
Alvin: Remember your five D's: dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge!
FB: So Justin Long is Alvin, making a reference to Dodgeball, which Justin Long was in, and...oh shit. (This meta realization has made the gamma go up!)
Todd: Oh look what you did, you made the universe divide by zero again.
FB: Sorry?
Ryan: You're next, furball!
Alvin: You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? I'm the only one here, so you must be talkin' to me.
[Todd's facepalming]
FB: Ah yes, a reference to that popular well-known children's movie, Taxi Driver.
Todd: Hey, how do you think it would smell if you pressed Alvin in a George Foreman grill? I'm guessing delicious. [FB's nodding with a grin] Sorry, go on.
FB (VO): It turns out that Alvin's got a good catching and throwing arm, and that the jocks actually want him for their football team.
FB: Their football team? He's 8" tall!
Todd: Let it go, man. It's Chipmunk Town.
FB (VO): And thus, Alvin becomes the most popular kid in school. Even has the pussy on demand if he wanted it. Of course if you already forgot...
Todd (VO): I did.
FB (VO): Quiet, you. The Chipmunks are joining the music competition which Ian sees in the newspaper.
Todd (VO): So this is Ian's evil plan: he's going to use the Chipettes to steal the Chipmunks' fame by entering the Chipettes into the same school where Alvin and company promptly fall for their female counterparts.
Todd: So, the school has two sets of singing chipmunks wandering around.
FB: Surely the principal wouldn't allow this considering they might be a threat to the music contest?
Todd (VO): And sure enough, Ian and his chest hair shows up to position the Chipettes as rivals to the Chipmunks in the contest.
Brittany: [singing " Hot N Cold " by Katy Perry] You change your mind like a girl changes clothes.
Chipettes: [singing] And you know that you're no good for me, yeeaahh! Cause you're hot and you're cold/You're yes then you're no/You're in and you're out/You're up and you're down.
Brittany: Yeah yeah yeaaaahhh!
[Meanwhile Ian's flailing around with lights strapped to his suit while a thought bubble saying "KILL ME" is put over him]
Todd: You notice they skipped the line about PMSing like a bitch. Hey here's a riddle everybody; What's Kidz Bop, but worse?
FB (VO): Ian convinces the principal to a public vote. Both groups will perform on Friday and whoever gets the most applause represents the school in the contest. That's if the Chipmunks can get their act together because Alvin and Simon are beginning to fall out over Alvin's popularity. This makes Theodore nervous, and he goes to sleep with Toby.
Theodore: Can I sleep with you?
Toby: [sleepily] Sure, okay.
[Theodore gets under the covers, but not before Toby blasts a fart]
Theodore: Dutch oven! Not the Dutch oven! Oh, anything but the Dutch oven! Must find fresh air before it's too late! Aah! It's too late! It burns! Ohh, mama! [he gets out of the covers and passes out]
Todd: [facepalming again] Oh good, the obligatory fart joke.
FB: [imitating a kid] Daddy, what's a Dutch oven?
Todd: Cause Dave never farted in bed. Colon like daisies, that man.
FB (VO): Speaking of Dave, the writers remembered that Jason Lee was in their movie as Toby answers Dave's call from Paris and lets slip that he's the one taking care of the kids. Dave immediately tries to get out of the hospital as soon as possible. Presumably around the point he discovered that My Name Is Earl was cancelled.
[Dave tries to use the bed remote to lift his leg up, but pushes it too much that it lifts him off the bed]
Dave: Nurse! Get me out of here! Help!
Todd: Okay, that one wasn't Alvin's fault, he's just an idiot.
FB (VO): There's also a completely stupid filler scene here where the jock bullies tell Simon that he's a litter monitor, and then laugh at him as he takes his nonexistant position seriously. I thought Simon was supposed to be the smart one. Surely he'd see right through this blatant prank?
Todd (VO): Well Simon gets thrown in the garbage and Alvin goes to help him, but they're pissed off at each other, especially when Alvin admits he may not be singing against the Chipettes because he has a football game at the same time.
[Todd's facepalming again]
FB: Oh, so it's becoming High School Musical.
Todd: Okay, let me sum up the situation so far.
Todd (VO): Alvin is in conflict with the other Chipmunks, who are in conflict with the school bullies, and they're all in conflict with the guy from Chuck, as well as with the Chipettes and with David Cross, who is taking advantage of the Chipettes as well as, for the record, setting the Chipettes in conflict with each other.
Todd: Got all that? [FB shakes his head] Neither do I. What the hell is the plot of this movie?
Todd (VO): So Alvin debuts on the football field in a stupendously stupid sequence.
Alvin: I'm taking you down, Jennifer!
Linebacker: You're the one going down, rat face.
Alvin: I'm gonna crack you like an acorn, and eat you for dinner. With some fava beans and a nice Chianti. [And then proceeds to flick his tongue like Hannibal Lecter]
FB: A Silence of the Lambs reference? Yeah, that's a film the kids should be aware of.
Todd: Hey, maybe they'll reenact the mangina sequence next. [Todd gives FB a creepy smile, which makes him scooch away from him]
FB (VO): They throw the ball with Alvin on it, which I'm pretty sure is cheating, but there you go. [the ball lands down on top of Alvin] Ooh, he's dead! [Of course, Alvin's alive and well] No, of course not, but he ends up scoring the winning touchdown, if you call it that, and is his usual irritating self.
Alvin: That's what I'm talkin' about! Don't hate the player, hate the game! And I love how awesome I am! Uh-huh!
FB (VO): Urge to kill rising!
Todd (VO): Did you know that thousands of small rodents are killed every year by farming combines? Just a little piece of trivia, don't know why that popped in my head.
FB (VO): At the same time during the sing-off, Alvin still hasn't arrived, and the Chipettes are up first.
Brittany: [singing Beyonce, " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) "] All the single ladies. (All the single ladies) All the single ladies. (You put your hands up) Up in the club, just broke up, doing my own little thing. Decided to dip, now you wanna trip, cause another brother noticed me.
Chipettes: [singing] If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it. If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it.
Todd: Oh good. Because Single Ladies wasn't enough of an annoying tuneless mess anyway, why not do it with chipmunk voices?
FB: By the way, chipmunks in sexy dresses telling me that if I like it I should put a ring on it? Do not want!
FB (VO): And because Toby is completely useless, he still hasn't found Alvin, and the Chipmunks have to forfeit, meaning the Chipettes win by default.
Todd: [sarcastic] Oh no, this is horrible. Now they won't be able...to...
FB: To see who would sing in a contest to save the school's music department.
Todd: A what?
FB: To save the school's music department.
Todd: Oh, right.
FB: Yes, don't worry about it.
FB (VO): Alvin arrives late to realize he's a bit of a prick. Worse still during the night, Theodore, feeling upset over the lack of family unity, has run away to the zoo.
Todd (VO): Whoa Matthew, you might wanna explain this for the people who haven't seen the movie.
FB (VO): Good point. In one of the numerous sub-plots competing against each other in this mess, Theodore's inexplicably become a fan of the show Meerkat Manor, hence he has ran of to join the meerkats.
FB: Well hopefully he won't get a cameo from this guy.
[Quick clip from a Compare The Market commercial]
Aleksandr: Simples!
Todd: What the hell was that?
FB: It's a UK thing. Trust me, they found that hilarious.
Todd: ...I'll take your word for it.
Todd (VO): At the zoo, Theodore enters what he thinks is the meerkat exhibit, but has now been changed into the birds of prey exhibit instead, even though those wild animals would easily be able to fly out of the enclosure.
Todd: And why would a talking animal want to live with a number of non-talking animals? And for that matter, can Theodore not read? And if he can't, why did he think meerkats were gonna be there in the first place?
FB: It's so he can get rid of his fear of eagles, Todd. You know, the other asinine Theodore thing we've been skipping over cause there's so much crap in this movie.
Todd: Oh yeah, right, we totally skipped that. Wow, there is a lot of shit in this.
FB: There sure is.
Todd (VO): Alvin, Simon and Toby come to the rescue--Okay, not so much in Toby's case, he's a moron--and Alvin talks to a distinctly uninterested eagle.
Alvin: I get why you want Theodore. I do. But, I'm sorry. I can't let that happen. He's my brother. Not that you'd know that, because I've been such a big jerk lately.
Todd: You know, I don't think there's much use talking to a non-talking animal.
FB: I bet that eagle's thinking to himself, "Mmm, tasty chipmunk! Om nom nom nom!"
Theodore: I gotcha, Alvin! [Theodore slips between the eagle's legs, stomps on it's foot to no effect, then runs with Alvin. Alvin slips through the screen, only for Theodore to get stuck.]
Theodore: Help!
[Alvin and Simon pull him out, then run away to the gate just as Toby finally got in]
Toby: Guys, that was huge!
Todd: No, it really wasn't.
Todd (VO): Also the Chipettes have captured the record company's attention and got a gig opening for Britney Spears. But oh no, they'll miss the competition, and Ian threatens them if they, or more specifically Brittany, don't sing.
Todd: Are we really supposed to care about the fate of the music program?
FB: And maybe I'm misreading this, but does Ian have a thing for Brittany? Please tell me he's not after some chipmunk tail.
Todd (VO): Okay, competition's happening, got a few sub-Kidz Bop performances and for some reason, the Chipmunks are there even though they're not performing. Brittany calls Alvin, Ian's locked them in a cage.
FB: And thus concludes the Chipettes doing a mini-remake of the first film.
Todd: Oh no, if the kids don't arrive on time, they'll never be able to save the...what is it, the gym? The orphanage?
FB: Close enough.
FB (VO): So Alvin comes to the rescue on a toy motorbike, and with Simon's help, they break out of the cage and escape while Ian isn't looking. They hop onto the motorbike whilst Ian watches in horror and gives chase.
Alvin: Don't worry! I'm gonna get a little help from my friend, Digger! Whoo!
[Coming out of the sewer is a gopher named Digger]
Digger: Roger that, Alvin! Whoa! Feels like I'm back at the racetrack!
Todd: Who the heck was that?
FB: That's...[he consults his notes on this] Digger, the NASCAR gopher.
Todd: Who? No. Why?
FB: Maybe it's to set up his own movie?
Todd: Did he get one?
FB: No.
[Todd double facepalms while FB tosses his notes in the air]
Todd (VO): Ian chases them with a toy helicopter, for some reason, and then Alvin and the Chipettes hop onto said helicopter, for some reason, they throw their helmets at Ian, forcing him to throw the plane's remote into the air which the Chipettes catch. And then the toy motorbike runs right into Ian's nuts.
FB: It wouldn't be a lowest common denominator kids movie without some testicle smashing.
Todd: I just want to point out that David Cross' memoirs are titled "I Drink For A Reason." This is the reason.
FB (VO): The two remaining Chipmunks are waiting for Alvin to return, so to stall, *fake gasp* wait, is Toby taking the stage?
Todd (VO): Okay, here's another thing we forgot to mention. The school music teacher was the guy from Chuck's crush in high school. So now he's taken the stage, confessed his love/horribly embarrassed her. Sorry we skipped over that, but trust me if you blinked, you wouldn't have missed it anyway.
Toby: [singing badly] Ever since I met you, I want to be your guy. / But as you probably noticed, I'm...pathologically shy. / Standing on this stage right now I think I'd rather die, / so I'm just gonna start by saying...hi.
FB: Your problem isn't that you're "pathologically shy." It's that you're a stupid, filthy, jobless moron. Get off the stage!
FB (VO): Luckily Alvin and the Chipettes fly in through a conveniently open window and join up with Simon and Theodore. Together they perform this completely unrehearsed, yet completely choreographed performance of [singing it] "We Are Family." And look who's decided to show up five minutes from the end, it's Dave!
Todd (VO): And the school wins the competition, saving the music department.
Todd: And those music departments for all those other schools in the competition? Shut down.
Todd (VO): As for the Britney Spears opener, uh, well...
[Sticking out of the curtain is a sock puppet]
Ian: [doing bad imitations] "Hey everyone. I'm Jeanette." "And I'm Eleanor." [he comes out on stage in make-up and a dress] And I'm Brittany! And we're the Chipettes!
Todd: Poor David Cross.
FB: I bet he drinks Jack Daniels by the crate.
Todd: We should do that after we're done.
FB: You're damn right we should.
Todd (VO): So Dave's returned and everything's back to normal. Dave even adopts the Chipettes alongside the Chipmunks.
FB: So they're both adopted sisters and love interests?
Both: Eeewwww!
[Dave turns the light off, but Alvin turns it back on]
Alvin: Not tired!
Dave: Alvin, come on, it's time for bed. [he turns the light off again and Alvin turns it on again]
Alvin: Still not tired! [Another round of off and on] More awake!
Dave: Alvin, that's it, don't make me come over there!
Alvin: Okay!
[Alvin turns the light off, only for Dave to trip on a skateboard, falling down once again. Alvin turns the light on once more.]
Todd: Well that's Dave back in the hospital again.
FB: Alvin's a shit.
Todd (VO): And if you stick around during the credits you see the comeuppance for the jock bullies and David Cross being humiliated further still by being thrown into a dumpster. Again. You know, stuff they couldn't resolve in the main narrative.
Todd: And why should they? They don't care. They made a shitload of money.
FB: Almost half a billion dollars worldwide.
Todd: ...I hate people.
[Clips of the movie play as they give the closing summary]
FB (VO): They just didn't care. The whole thing feels rushed because there are so many plot elements to throw into the mix here that it never falls into a cohesive storyline. It is a film filled with almost unparralelled annoyance. You want Alvin to die because he's so arrogant, you want to inflict pain on Zachary Levi for being so insufferable, and you want to slap some dignity into David Cross. The only wise person here is Jason Lee, who knew to sit out most of this dungheap for a borderline cameo appearance. His straight man presence is sorely missed.
Todd (VO): This was a pointless embarrassment. The first movie was sort of admirable in how it at least poked fun at the stupidity of its own premise, but the Squeakquel--god that word sounds stupider everytime you say it--the Squeakquel has no interest in doing so whatsoever. It's just as stupid, but now it's given up trying to be clever about it, and the plotting is unruly half-assed. They introduce a conflict in one scene, completely ignore it for hour long stretches, then resolve it. This sucked. Screw you, Matt. Screw you.
FB: I love you, too. I'm Matthew Buck, beating down bad movies everywhere.
Todd: And I'm Todd in the Shadows saying, come on Matt, you only did this review because you love Alvin and the--
FB: I AM NOT OBSESSED WITH ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS!!
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Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of legendary actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis . She got her big break at acting in 1978 when she won the role of Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978). After that, she became famous for roles in movies like Trading Places (1983), Perfect (1985) and A Fish Called ... See full bio »
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2014 Only Human (TV Movie)
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2000 Pigs Next Door (TV Series)
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1998 Nicholas' Gift (TV Movie)
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1995 The Heidi Chronicles (TV Movie)
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1986 As Summers Die (TV Movie)
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1978 The Love Boat (TV Series)
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1978 Charlie's Angels (TV Series)
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1977 Quincy M.E. (TV Series)
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2014 Bystander Revolution (TV Series documentary)
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2012 Marie (TV Series documentary)
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2008-2012 Rachael Ray (TV Series)
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2012 Beauty CULTure (Documentary short)
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2011 Hollywood's Top Ten (TV Series)
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2011 Food Revolution (TV Series)
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2010 Halloween: The Inside Story (TV Movie documentary)
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2010 Video Games Live (TV Movie)
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2010 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary)
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2009 The Movie Loft (TV Series)
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2007 Live Earth (TV Special documentary)
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2007 Trading Places: Dressing the Part (Video documentary short)
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2004 Film 2016 (TV Series)
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2003 Richard & Judy (TV Series)
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1999 Virus: Ghost in the Machine (Video documentary short)
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1999 Epidemic Africa (Documentary short)
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1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV Special documentary)
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1999 'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (Video documentary)
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1998 Celebrity Profile (TV Series documentary)
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1998 Comme au cinéma (TV Series documentary)
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1998 Caiga quien caiga (TV Series)
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1997 Directors: James Cameron (Video documentary)
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1997 The Directors (TV Series documentary)
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1997 Mundo VIP (TV Series)
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1996 Very Important Pennis (TV Series)
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1996 1996 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV Movie documentary)
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1995 Showbiz Today (TV Series)
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1994 The Full Wax (TV Series)
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1994 Lista Top 40 (TV Series)
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1994 CBS This Morning (TV Series)
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1994 The Making of 'True Lies' (TV Movie documentary)
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1993 Larry King Live (TV Series)
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1988 Talking Pictures (TV Series documentary)
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1982 Coming Soon (Video documentary)
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1979 Circus of the Stars #3 (TV Special documentary)
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- Episode dated 10 July 1978 (1978) ... Herself - Celebrity Contestant
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2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
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1997 The Haunted History of Halloween (TV Movie documentary)
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tc_33_0 | Andrew Lloyd Webber | The official website for Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer of The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and many more
8th September 2016
School of Rock Smells Like Tween Spirit!
Follow the kids of School of Rock as they get ready to begin performances at the New London Theatre on 24 October 2016.
2016
26th May 2016
Leona Lewis to star as Grizabella in Cats on Broadway
Chart-topping pop star Leona Lewis will play the iconic role of Grizabella in the first-ever Broadway revival of Cats.
2016
School of Rock to open at the New London Theatre
School of Rock will open at the New London Theatre in October 2016.
2016
School of Rock Open Auditions
We are searching for brilliantly talented children who can sing, act and play rock instruments.
2016
4th February 2016
First ever school production of School of Rock the Musical
Oakland School for the Arts in California will present the world premiere amateur youth production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s newest Broadway smash hit.
2015
20th October 2015
Andrew Lloyd Webber to start music education programs in 20 New York public schools
Lloyd Webber has gifted the City of New York’s Fund for Public Schools with $150,000 toward new instruments.
2015
19 October 2015
School of Rock - The Musical's 360° music video surpasses 1,000,000 views on YouTube and Facebook in less than 3 days
The first-of-its-kind video is the FASTEST on Broadway to reach 1 million views combined on YouTube and Facebook in less than 3 days.
2015
14 October 2015
YOU’RE IN THE BAND! First-of-its-kind 360° music video from "School of Rock - the Musical"
Andrew Lloyd Webber to release first-of-its-kind 360° music video of “You're in the Band” from "School of Rock - the Musical" on YouTube and Facebook.
2015
8 September 2015
Andrew Lloyd Webber names Historic England Angel Awards winners
A rescued country house, a miners’ railway hauler house, a church redundant for 30 years, restored coffin works and the “pointing queen” all celebrated as winners. Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, John Whittingdale MP, presents award for Best Heritage Rescue.
2015
17 July 2015
In conversation with… Andrew Lloyd Webber
On Thursday 23 July, historian, curator and Trustee of Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village, MaryAnne Stevens will interview Lord Lloyd Webber on his love of Victorian art, from the historic surroundings of the Artists’ Village.
2015
19 June 2015
Lord Lloyd Webber spoke in the House of Lords' debate on the economic importance of the creative industries in the UK
Yesterday, 18th June 2015, Lord Lloyd Webber joined the debate raised in the House of Lords on the economic importance of the creative industries in the UK. Here is what he said:
2015
12 May 2015
Andrew sends a video message to the Music In Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST) students who performed with Nicola Benedetti at the Barbican last night
Lord Lloyd Webber, who was unable to attend the inaugural MiSST concert with Nicola Benedetti in person due to commitments overseas, congratulated all the participants in this video message
2015
20 April 2015
Statement from Andrew Lloyd Webber in response to the extensive coverage of his speech at the London Press Club Awards
In response to the extensive coverage of his speech at the London Press Club Awards, Andrew Lloyd Webber said: “I am delighted there has been so much interest in my speech to the London Press Club Awards in which I elaborated on what John Betjeman wrote about the architecture of entertainment being by definition impermanent and needing to adapt to changing theatrical taste...
2014
18 December 2014
School of Rock - the Musical to premiere on Broadway in December 2015!
The Really Useful Group, Warner Music Group & Access Industries, The Shubert Organization, and The Nederlander Organization announced today that School of Rock—The Musical, will have its World Premiere on Broadway.
2014
27 November 2014
Statement from The Lord Lloyd-Webber on arts education in schools
Lord Lloyd Webber believes passionately in the importance of the arts in education but was sadly unable to take part due to rehearsals for the new production of CATS at the London Palladium. He is most grateful to the Earl of Clancarty for raising the debate and would like to make the following points.
2014
2 October 2014
Andrew to appear at the Cheltenham Literature Festival
Andrew Lloyd Webber is the latest name to join the line-up for The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival this weekend.
2014
28 September 2014
Nicole Scherzinger to star in Cats!
Nicole Scherzinger will be making her West End stage debut as Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats.
2014
25 July 2014
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The plane facts about shutting down Heathrow
Today, the Evening Standard has published an article by Andrew Lloyd Webber regarding London Heathrow and the huge environmental and economic gains that will come from developing a new airport on the Isle of Grain.
2014
19 July 2014
Statement from Andrew regarding the Assisted Dying Bill
“I have listened closely to the excellent debate in the House of Lords yesterday and am persuaded that the Assisted Dying Bill should move forwards. The House of Lords clearly will be able to discuss and hopefully allay many of my concerns.” ALW.
2014
7 July 2014
CATS returns to London for 12 weeks only at the London Palladium
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical "Cats", based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, returns to the West End for a strictly limited 12 week run at the London Palladium from 6 December 2014.
2014
7 July 2014
Lost Letters...
We are very sorry but a batch of letters has gone missing between Andrew's home and his private office. This happened during w/c 23 June 2014.
2014
14 May 2014
Andrew receives an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal College of Music
Andrew Lloyd Webber was honoured earlier today with an Honorary Doctorate by HRH The Prince of Wales at the Royal College of Music's Annual Awards ceremony.
2014
13 May 2014
Andrew welcomes Norm Lewis & Sierra Boggess to Phantom on Broadway
Andrew Lloyd Webber was in New York on Monday to welcome incoming stars Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess to Broadway’s longest running show.
2014
20 March 2014
Phantom in New York proudly welcomes two great Broadway stars this May
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'The Phantom of the Opera', directed by Harold Prince, will proudly welcome Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis as The Phantom, and Broadway & West End star Sierra Boggess, as Christine Daaé, at The Majestic, New York, on 12th May.
2014
14 February 2014
Andrew on BBC Radio 2 with Chris Evans
This morning, Andrew joined Harvey Weinstein, George Clooney and Nerina Pallot live on this morning's BBC Radio 2 The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
2014
30 January 2014
Rocket Pictures to Produce animated feature film of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice's 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat'
Elton John’s Rocket Pictures has acquired the film rights to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s global stage phenomenon, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat.
2013
30th December 2013
Gillian Lynne Receives DBE
It was announced that Gillian Lynne CBE, 87, has had the title of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) conferred upon her in the 2014 New Years Honours List for her services to Dance and Musical Theatre.
2013
22 December 2013
Sex, Lies and a Very British Scapegoat
In this exclusive documentary, Andrew tells the story of Stephen Ward, the man at the centre of the 'Profumo Affair', pinpointing the events that led to Ward becoming a scapegoat for the affair.
2013
Andrew on BBC One's The One Show
Last night, Andrew appeared on BBC One's The One Show!
2013
6 December, 2013
Andrew Lloyd Webber on The Graham Norton Show
Tonight, Andrew Lloyd Webber will appear on The Graham Norton Show, BBC 1 at 10:45 pm.
2013
26 November 2013
Andrew Lloyd Webber introduces Stephen Ward at the Royal Variety Performance 2013
Last night the London Palladium, the world's most famous variety theatre, played host to a Grammy Award winner, a BAFTA Award winning Dame, BRIT and MOBO Award winners and Olympic champions at this year's Royal Variety Performance.
2013
30 Sept, 2013
Stephen Ward Press Launch
Close friends of the production and some key members of the press were invited to an exclusive Stephen Ward launch event in London's Soho, featuring special performances from the cast.
2013
June 26, 2013
Stephen Ward Announced
Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and Don Black, and directed by Richard Eyre, STEPHEN WARD charts the rise and fall from grace of the man at the centre of the Profumo scandal.
2013
15 May, 2013
£4m restoration of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane unveiled
On the 350th anniversary of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Lord Lloyd Webber and The Really Useful Theatres Group are delighted to announce the stunning restoration of the Rotunda, Royal Staircases and Grand Saloon.
2013
April 23, 2013
New charity launched to implement music-based curriculum
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and The Charles Wolfson Trust announce that they will be donating £2 million over four years to establish a new charitable entity The Music In Secondary Schools Trust.
2013
March 27, 2013
Theme from Stephen Ward released for pre-order
The ‘Theme from Stephen Ward’, by Lloyd Webber, was specially arranged for classical guitar, and performed by Miloš Karadaglić, a 29 year old Montenegrin, recently described by The Times as “a new classical guitar God”.
2013
Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years
An evening of show-stopping performances, one-off collaborations and insights from Andrew on his extraordinary career.
2013
February 27, 2013
Stagecoach perform Cats at the NIA
Part-time theatre school network Stagecoach Theatre Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary with an epic performance of the world-renowned musical at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham with thousands of performers from Stagecoach schools nationally and internationally taking part.
2013
February 27, 2013
The Perfect Song
Andrew Lloyd Webber and award-winning lyricist Leslie Bricusse collaborate professionally for the first time ever on a song to appear on West End star, Michael Ball’s new album.
2013
February 27, 2013
Phantom US Tour Announcement
RUG and CML announce that the spectacular new touring production of The Phantom of the Opera will launch a North American tour beginning November 2013
2013
February 20, 2013
Jesus Christ Superstar announce 2013 Australian tour
The Really Useful Group and Frontier Touring proudly announce that the new arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar will tour Australia in 2013. The production will begin its tour of the continent in Perth on 31 May.
2013
5th February 2013
Tickets for the second Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE UK Arena Tour go on sale.
The spectacular show returns to the UK in October 2013 by popular demand and will feature the same stellar cast as before: award-winning Tim Minchin (Judas Iscariot), Melanie C (Mary Magdalene), Chris Moyles (King Herod) and winner of ITV's Superstar, Ben Forster (Jesus).
2012
19th November 2012
Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE Arena Tour DVD/Blu-Ray released!
Witnessing this stunning show was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many people, but now you can relive the whole experience with Tim Minchin, Melanie C, Chris Moyles and Ben Forster in beautiful HD and crisp 5.1 surround sound in the conform of your own living room.
2012
November 7, 2012
Danielle Wade wins CBC's Over The Rainbow
Ontario's Danielle Wade wins the coveted ruby slippers as Canada's top Dorothy on CBC's Over The Rainbow
2012
Andrew Lloyd Webber Awards for local people who save their heritage
The winners of the English Heritage Angel Awards, founded last year by Andrew Lloyd Webber
2012
Andrew joins the Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Tour cast on stage at the M.E.N.
View photos of Andrew on stage with the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar in Manchester
2012
Andrew presents award to Gary Barlow
Gary wins GQ Award for Outstanding Achievement
2012
June 29, 2012
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Melanie C at O2 Silver Clef Awards
Andrew Lloyd Webber arrives on the red carpet with Melanie C at today's Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards.
2012
SING tops official Singles AND Album charts
A double number 1 slot for Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber composition
2012
May 24, 2012
Over The Rainbow Canada
CBC launches nationwide search for Dorothy to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Canadian production of The Wizard of Oz
2012
May 18, 2012
Official Diamond Jubilee song unveiled
Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Sing’ includes huge number of musicians - watch the video exclusively on MSN
2012
May 14, 2012
Andrew to receive BASCA Fellowship
Andrew will be receiving a BASCA Fellowship at this year’s Ivor Novello Awards on Thursday 17 May.
2012
May 10, 2012
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jessie J reunite
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jessie J will reunite as they both win 2012 Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards
2012
March 16, 2012
Love Never Dies number 1 in mid-week charts
Love Never Dies soars to number 1 in the UK's mid-week Music DVD charts, and number 4 in the overall top 200.
2012
March 9, 2012
Love Never Dies released in the UK
Next Monday, 12th March, sees the DVD, Blu-Ray and iTunes release of Love Never Dies in the UK and Ireland.
2011
Andrew at The Royal Variety Performance
Nicole Scherzinger performs The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Variety Performance
2011
Andrew at The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary
Exclusive video footage backstage at the final 25th Anniversary performance on Sunday 2nd October 2011.
2011
September 29, 2011
Andrew discusses the English Heritage Angel Awards on BBC 2’s Culture Show
Tomorrow, Friday 30 September at 7.00pm, Andrew is interviewed about the English Heritage Angel Awards on BBC 2’s Culture Show.
2011
September 26, 2011
Andrew attends Love Never Dies filming
In our exclusive video footage, Andrew visits The Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Australia to oversee the filming of Love Never Dies
2011
Andrew attends Love Never Dies final performance at The Adelphi
Andrew attends Love Never Dies final performance at The Adelphi
2011
August 19, 2011
Andrew attends The Sound of Music in Norwich
Andrew Lloyd Webber visits Verity Rushworth and cast of The Sound of Music tour at the Norwich Theatre Royal
2011
July 1, 2011
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
Series of concerts at The Royal Albert Hall this October announced to celebrate The Phantom of the Opera's 25th anniversary this year.
2011
June 13, 2011
Andrew on the Stratford Festival production of Jesus Christ Superstar
Last Saturday, 11th June, Andrew attended the Stratford Shakespeare Festival production of Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Des McAnuff.
2011
June 11, 2011
Andrew announces The English Heritage ‘Angel’ Awards
In today’s Daily Telegraph, Andrew announced a new annual award scheme, The English Heritage ‘Angel’ Awards.
2011
June 8, 2011
Andrew lends his support to 1711 Walk
This Sunday 12 June will see the launch of 1711 Walk, a new 17 mile route running from Greenwich to Westminster linking 12 of London’s finest Baroque churches
2011
June 1, 2011
Andrew attends Love Never Dies premiere in Melbourne
Exclusive video footage of Andrew Lloyd Webber onstage after the Australian premiere performance of Love Never Dies
2011
ALW Foundation to invest in the Arts
Funds for ongoing support of Culture, Heritage and the Arts
2011
April 12, 2011
Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Passion for the Pre-Raphaelites new documentary for ITV1
Two exclusive video clips from 'Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Passion for the Pre-Raphaelites', which airs on ITV1, Sunday 1 May, 10.15 pm
2011
April 11, 2011
Andrew in rehearsal with Julian Lloyd Webber and Jiaxin Cheng
Andrew rehearses with his brother Julian and Jiaxin Cheng ahead of this Thursday's gala concert to celebrate Julian's 60th birthday.
2011
April 4, 2011
Andrew to perform with Julian Lloyd Webber at his 60th birthday Gala Concert
On Thursday 14th April Andrew will join his brother, acclaimed cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, in a special rare public performance.
2011
On Thursday 16th December BBC1 broadcasts the 82nd Royal Variety Performance.
2010
December 9, 2010
Andrew Lloyd Webber to greet the Royal Party at this year’s Royal Variety Performance
This evening Andrew and his wife Madeleine will greet the Royal Party outside the London Palladium ahead of 82nd annual Royal Variety Performance
2010
Phantom celebrates 10,000 performances in the West End
Special guests drop in to enjoy the landmark performance...
2010
Happy Birthday to the London Palladium…
Exclusive video footage as Andrew hosts the London Palladium's 100 birthday celebrations.
2010
October 12, 2010
Love Never Dies Australian premiere announced
LOVE NEVER DIES, the continuing story of The Phantom of the Opera, will have its Australian premiere in Melbourne’s Regent Theatre in May 2011, Andrew Lloyd Webber announced in London.
2010
Andrew hosts centenary celebration for the London Palladium
London Palladium stars join Andrew to celebrate the world-famous theatre's 100th Birthday.
2010
October 6, 2010
Andrew to perform in Julian Lloyd Webber’s 60th Anniversary Gala
Andrew will give a rare public performance when he joins his brother Julian at the Royal Festival Hall on April 14th next year at a Gala Concert to celebrate Julian’s sixtieth birthday.
2010
We're off to see the Wizard – and it's Michael Crawford!
Michael Crawford to star in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium.
2010
July 23, 2010
Lord Rowe-Beddoe presents Andrew with key to the Wales Millennium Centre
Yesterday, Andrew was honoured to be presented with a ‘key’ to the Wales Millennium Centre by Life President of the Centre Lord Rowe-Beddoe.
2010
Love Never Dies album number one across key retailers in China
The Love Never Dies album reaches number one in China.
2010
Sale of Pablo Picasso's Angel de Fernandez de Soto
Andrew comments on sale of Pablo Picasso's 'Angel de Fernandez de Soto'.
2010
Winner beats Lauren and Sophie to the ruby slippers
2010
May 22, 2010
Danielle you are Dorothy… and here comes Dangerous Dave as Toto!
18 year old Danielle from Manchester wins the role of a lifetime in BBC One’s Over the Rainbow live final
2010
We’re off to see The Wizard of Oz!
The most magical adventure of them all - tickets now onsale.
2010
Andrew gets ready for next week's Over The Rainbow
Andrew works with the Dorothys on this weekend's solo songs.
2010
March 19, 2010
BBC ONE Follows the Yellow Brick Road, Over the Rainbow
Official press release gives further details on Over The Rainbow, Andrew's BBC ONE search to find Dorothy
2010
February 2, 2010
'Love Never Dies' premieres at The South Bank Show Awards
Watch Sierra's performance of the Love Never Dies title track at The South Bank Show Awards.
2010
January 26, 2010
Andrew Inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame
Last night (Monday 25th January 2009), Andrew Lloyd Webber was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement in Theater.
2010
January 11, 2010
Andrew begins his search for Dorothy
Hundreds head to Hampden Park, Glasgow to be among the first to audition for 'Over The Rainbow'.
2009
Andrew honoured by Theater Hall of Fame
Andrew to be inducted into the 2009 Theater Hall of Fame
2009
Andrew and Ben Elton in Toronto
Andrew joins Ben Elton in Toronto for rehearsals for The Boys in the Photograph.
2009
September 16, 2009
9,000 performances of Phantom on Broadway
The Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history, reaches its 9,000th performance in New York.
2009
April 30, 2009
The Boys in the Photograph opens in Canada
On 30th April 2009 The Boys in the Photograph received its first professional outing in Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre.
2009
Joseph voted Best Musical Revival
Joseph wins Whatsonstage.comTheatregoers Choice Award
2009
January 31, 2009
Your Country Does Need You! Jade is the winner
The people of the UK have made the final decision - Jade wins Your Country Needs You!
2009
January 8, 2009
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber sets new record
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber has broken box office records at the Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center in Washington.
2008
December 12, 2008
Andrew meets Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
As part of his mission to bring Eurovision glory back to the UK for BBC1 TV show Your Country Needs You, Andrew paid a visit to 2009 Eurovision host country Russia for a very special meeting
2008
25 years of Cats in Japan!
A very special anniversary for Cats in Tokyo
2008
September 14, 2008
Andrew's 60th birthday celebrated by BBC concert in Hyde Park
A host of stars wowed the crowds in London’s Hyde Park during a massive open-air concert organised by BBC Radio 2 to celebrate Andrew's 60th birthday
2008
Problem Solved, Elicia Mackenzie is Canada's Maria
Canada has finally answered the question of 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?'
2008
June 15, 2008
Starlight Express celebrates 20 years of productions in Bochum, Germany
On Sunday 15th June, Andrew and Arlene Phillips attended a special gala event to celebrate 20 years of Starlight Express in Germany.
2008
The Phantom of the Opera goes digital!
This week The Phantom of The Opera installs a major new sound system.
2008
April 22, 2008
Andrew appears on American Idol
In spring 2008, Andrew made a guest appearance on the No. 1 rated US television show American Idol, acting as a mentor...
2008
April 8, 2008
Andrew to receive Classical BRIT Award
Andrew Lloyd Webber is set to receive an Outstanding Achievement Award at next month‘s Classical BRITs.
2008
March 15, 2008
I'd Do Anything begins on BBC1
I'd Do Anything, the BBC search for the stars of the Lionel Bart classic show Oliver!, followed Andrew and the BBC’s earlier searches for a Joseph and a Maria.
2008
Andrew's Special Award from SOLT
The Society of London Theatre, which celebrates its centenary this year, honours Andrew Lloyd Webber.
2008
Joseph is still amazing audiences 40 years on
Joseph celebrates its 40th anniversary.
2008
Andrew joins guest presenters at the Brits
Andrew Lloyd Webber presents an award at the BRITs.
2008
February 1, 2008
Andrew appears in Hollyoaks
Andrew’s acting debut in Channel 4’s hit teen drama Hollyoaks aired on UK screens on 1st February 2008.
2007
Any Dream Will Do shortlisted for National Television Award
National Television Awards update
Images of Andrew as guest of honour at the ArtsEd musical theatre graduation ceremony.
2006
December 3, 2006
Andrew is honoured at the Kennedy Center
On 3rd December 2006, some of the biggest names in American entertainment and politics paid tribute to Andrew at the 29th annual Kennedy Center Honors.
2006
November 15, 2006
The Sound of Music opens at the London Palladium
Connie Fisher, the winner of BBC TV series How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? made her West End debut in the London Palladium production of The Sound of Music
2006
June 21, 2006
The 2006 revival of Evita
Michael Grandage’s revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1978 classic Evita opened at The Adelphi Theatre in London on 21st June 2006.
2004
September 16, 2004
The Woman in White opens
The Woman in White, a free adaptation of Wilkie Collins’s sensational Victorian thriller of the same name, opened at the Palace Theatre, London on 16th September 2004.
2003
April 15, 2003
Tell Me on a Sunday West End revival
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s classic Tell Me on a Sunday is a one-woman song cycle that charts the course of a young English girl newly arrived in New York
2002
June 16, 2002
Bombay Dreams opens
Bombay Dreams award winning composer A. R. Rahman's Bollywood extravaganza for the stage, was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and opened at the Apollo Theatre in London on June 16th 2002.
2000
The Beautiful Game opened at the Cambridge Theatre, London on 26th September 2000.
1998
The film version of Cats is released
The film version of Cats, directed by David Mallet, was released in October 1998
1998
August 9, 1998
Boyzone reach number one with 'No Matter What'
‘No Matter What,’ from the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Jim Steinman musical Whistle Down The Wind, number one in the UK singles charts 9th August.
1998
July 1, 1998
Whistle Down The Wind opens in the West End
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down The Wind premiered at the Aldwych Theatre in London on 1st July 1998.
1996
November 19, 1996
The 25th Anniversary production of Jesus Christ Superstar
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar originally opened in New York on 12th September 1971. For the 25th anniversary of the show...
1993
December 9, 1993
Sunset Boulevard opens in LA
Sunset Boulevard received its American premiere on 9th December 1993 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles.
1991
June 12, 1991
‘Any Dream Will Do’ reaches number one in the UK singles chart
Jason Donovan, starring in the London Palladium's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, tops the charts
1991
June 12, 1991
The London Palladium revival of Joseph
The 1991 London Palladium revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Techniciolor Dreamcoat was directed by Steven Pimlott starring pop star Jason Donovan in the title role.
1989
Aspects of Love premieres at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London
1986
October 9, 1986
The opening of The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera is now a musical phenomenon which has playe all over the world, but the show originally opened at Her Majesty's Thetare in London on 9th October 1986.
1984
March 27, 1984
Starlight Express opens
Starlight Express, the world's only musical performed entirely on roller skates, opened at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London on 27th March 1984.
1982
March 26, 1982
Song and Dance Opens
The original London production of Song and Dance opened at the Palace Theatre in London on 26th March 1982.
1972
August 9, 1972
Jesus Christ Superstar Opens in London
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar opened in London at the Palace Theatre on 9th August 1972. | {
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tc_33_1 | Shows | Andrew Lloyd Webber
8th September 2016
School of Rock Smells Like Tween Spirit!
Follow the kids of School of Rock as they get ready to begin performances at the New London Theatre on 24 October 2016.
2016
26th May 2016
Leona Lewis to star as Grizabella in Cats on Broadway
Chart-topping pop star Leona Lewis will play the iconic role of Grizabella in the first-ever Broadway revival of Cats.
2016
School of Rock to open at the New London Theatre
School of Rock will open at the New London Theatre in October 2016.
2016
School of Rock Open Auditions
We are searching for brilliantly talented children who can sing, act and play rock instruments.
2015
20th October 2015
Andrew Lloyd Webber to start music education programs in 20 New York public schools
Lloyd Webber has gifted the City of New York’s Fund for Public Schools with $150,000 toward new instruments.
2015
19 October 2015
School of Rock - The Musical's 360° music video surpasses 1,000,000 views on YouTube and Facebook in less than 3 days
The first-of-its-kind video is the FASTEST on Broadway to reach 1 million views combined on YouTube and Facebook in less than 3 days.
2015
14 October 2015
YOU’RE IN THE BAND! First-of-its-kind 360° music video from "School of Rock - the Musical"
Andrew Lloyd Webber to release first-of-its-kind 360° music video of “You're in the Band” from "School of Rock - the Musical" on YouTube and Facebook.
2014
2 October 2014
Andrew to appear at the Cheltenham Literature Festival
Andrew Lloyd Webber is the latest name to join the line-up for The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival this weekend.
2014
28 September 2014
Nicole Scherzinger to star in Cats!
Nicole Scherzinger will be making her West End stage debut as Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats.
2014
7 July 2014
CATS returns to London for 12 weeks only at the London Palladium
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical "Cats", based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, returns to the West End for a strictly limited 12 week run at the London Palladium from 6 December 2014.
2014
13 May 2014
Andrew welcomes Norm Lewis & Sierra Boggess to Phantom on Broadway
Andrew Lloyd Webber was in New York on Monday to welcome incoming stars Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess to Broadway’s longest running show.
2014
4 April 2014
Stars align for the biggest US arena tour of Jesus Christ Superstar
Brandon Boyd, JC Chasez, Michelle Williams, John (Rotten) Lydon and Ben Forster take Jesus Christ Superstar on the biggest North American arena tour kicking off in New Orleans on 9th June and then visiting more than 50 cities across the US.
2014
20 March 2014
Phantom in New York proudly welcomes two great Broadway stars this May
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'The Phantom of the Opera', directed by Harold Prince, will proudly welcome Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis as The Phantom, and Broadway & West End star Sierra Boggess, as Christine Daaé, at The Majestic, New York, on 12th May.
2014
14 February 2014
Andrew on BBC Radio 2 with Chris Evans
This morning, Andrew joined Harvey Weinstein, George Clooney and Nerina Pallot live on this morning's BBC Radio 2 The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
2014
30 January 2014
Rocket Pictures to Produce animated feature film of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice's 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat'
Elton John’s Rocket Pictures has acquired the film rights to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s global stage phenomenon, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat.
2013
30th December 2013
Gillian Lynne Receives DBE
It was announced that Gillian Lynne CBE, 87, has had the title of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) conferred upon her in the 2014 New Years Honours List for her services to Dance and Musical Theatre.
2013
22 December 2013
Sex, Lies and a Very British Scapegoat
In this exclusive documentary, Andrew tells the story of Stephen Ward, the man at the centre of the 'Profumo Affair', pinpointing the events that led to Ward becoming a scapegoat for the affair.
2013
Andrew on BBC One's The One Show
Last night, Andrew appeared on BBC One's The One Show!
2013
6 December, 2013
Andrew Lloyd Webber on The Graham Norton Show
Tonight, Andrew Lloyd Webber will appear on The Graham Norton Show, BBC 1 at 10:45 pm.
2013
26 November 2013
Andrew Lloyd Webber introduces Stephen Ward at the Royal Variety Performance 2013
Last night the London Palladium, the world's most famous variety theatre, played host to a Grammy Award winner, a BAFTA Award winning Dame, BRIT and MOBO Award winners and Olympic champions at this year's Royal Variety Performance.
2013
30 Sept, 2013
Stephen Ward Press Launch
Close friends of the production and some key members of the press were invited to an exclusive Stephen Ward launch event in London's Soho, featuring special performances from the cast.
2013
June 26, 2013
Stephen Ward Announced
Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christopher Hampton and Don Black, and directed by Richard Eyre, STEPHEN WARD charts the rise and fall from grace of the man at the centre of the Profumo scandal.
2013
March 27, 2013
Theme from Stephen Ward released for pre-order
The ‘Theme from Stephen Ward’, by Lloyd Webber, was specially arranged for classical guitar, and performed by Miloš Karadaglić, a 29 year old Montenegrin, recently described by The Times as “a new classical guitar God”.
2013
Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years
An evening of show-stopping performances, one-off collaborations and insights from Andrew on his extraordinary career.
2013
February 27, 2013
Stagecoach perform Cats at the NIA
Part-time theatre school network Stagecoach Theatre Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary with an epic performance of the world-renowned musical at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham with thousands of performers from Stagecoach schools nationally and internationally taking part.
2013
February 27, 2013
Phantom US Tour Announcement
RUG and CML announce that the spectacular new touring production of The Phantom of the Opera will launch a North American tour beginning November 2013
2013
February 20, 2013
Jesus Christ Superstar announce 2013 Australian tour
The Really Useful Group and Frontier Touring proudly announce that the new arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar will tour Australia in 2013. The production will begin its tour of the continent in Perth on 31 May.
2013
5th February 2013
Tickets for the second Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE UK Arena Tour go on sale.
The spectacular show returns to the UK in October 2013 by popular demand and will feature the same stellar cast as before: award-winning Tim Minchin (Judas Iscariot), Melanie C (Mary Magdalene), Chris Moyles (King Herod) and winner of ITV's Superstar, Ben Forster (Jesus).
2012
19th November 2012
Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE Arena Tour DVD/Blu-Ray released!
Witnessing this stunning show was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many people, but now you can relive the whole experience with Tim Minchin, Melanie C, Chris Moyles and Ben Forster in beautiful HD and crisp 5.1 surround sound in the conform of your own living room.
2012
November 7, 2012
Danielle Wade wins CBC's Over The Rainbow
Ontario's Danielle Wade wins the coveted ruby slippers as Canada's top Dorothy on CBC's Over The Rainbow
2012
Andrew joins the Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Tour cast on stage at the M.E.N.
View photos of Andrew on stage with the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar in Manchester
2012
Fourth London show added to Arena Tour!
Extra dates added to Jesus Christ Superstar UK Tour due to overwhelming demand
2012
tch the official trailer for ITV's Superstar
The official trailer for Superstar is released
2012
May 21, 2012
First O2 show sold out! Second date added
Second Jesus Christ Superstar UK Arena Tour date added at The O2, London, due to phenomenal demand
2012
Andrew Lloyd Webber welcomes his live show judging panel for Superstar
2012
May 16, 2012
Jesus Christ Superstar UK Arena Tour
Stars align for first ever UK Arena Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, tickets onsale Friday 18th May.
2012
Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar Tony nominations
Broadway revivals of Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar nominated in Tony Awards.
2012
March 16, 2012
Love Never Dies number 1 in mid-week charts
Love Never Dies soars to number 1 in the UK's mid-week Music DVD charts, and number 4 in the overall top 200.
2012
Wizard of Oz nominated in 2012 Olivier Awards
Wizard of Oz nominated for Best Musical Revival at the 2012 Olivier Awards.
2012
Andrew announces casting panel for ITV1 Superstar
Andrew Lloyd Webber invites Melanie C and Jason Donovan to assist him on Superstar
2012
March 9, 2012
Love Never Dies released in the UK
Next Monday, 12th March, sees the DVD, Blu-Ray and iTunes release of Love Never Dies in the UK and Ireland.
2012
February 3, 2012
Love Never Dies US Movie Release
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies makes its U.S. debut only in movie theaters in exclusive February event
2012
January 18, 2012
ITV1 and Andrew Lloyd Webber today announce ‘Superstar’
ITV1 and Andrew Lloyd Webber today announce Superstar – a brand new show that will give the British public the chance to choose the country’s next major rock star.
2011
Jesus Christ Superstar celebrates 40 years!
Jesus Christ Superstar marks a significant production milestone
2011
October 5, 2011
Jesus Christ Superstar on Broadway
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival’s Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, directed by Des Mcanuff.
2011
Andrew at The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary
Exclusive video footage backstage at the final 25th Anniversary performance on Sunday 2nd October 2011.
2011
Andrew attends Love Never Dies final performance at The Adelphi
Andrew attends Love Never Dies final performance at The Adelphi
2011
August 19, 2011
Andrew attends The Sound of Music in Norwich
Andrew Lloyd Webber visits Verity Rushworth and cast of The Sound of Music tour at the Norwich Theatre Royal
2011
July 19, 2011
Jesus Christ Superstar to move to La Jolla Playhouse
Stratford Shakespeare Festival's production of Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by Des McAnuff, will move on to play the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, later this year.
2011
July 5, 2011
Love Never Dies receives 10 Helpmann Award nominations
The Australian production of Love Never Dies yesterday received 10 nominations in the tenth annual Helpmann Awards
2011
July 1, 2011
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
Series of concerts at The Royal Albert Hall this October announced to celebrate The Phantom of the Opera's 25th anniversary this year.
2011
June 1, 2011
Andrew attends Love Never Dies premiere in Melbourne
Exclusive video footage of Andrew Lloyd Webber onstage after the Australian premiere performance of Love Never Dies
2011
March 18, 2011
There's NOSE place like home
Dangerous Dave makes his West End debut on 21st April in a special charity gala performance in aid of Comic Relief - tickets now onsale
2011
February 23, 2011
Love Never Dies’ Leading Men win Whatsonstage.com Awards
Ramin Karimloo and Joseph Millson win at the Whatsonstage.com Awards as Love Never Dies also secures 7 Olivier nominations.
2010
On Thursday 16th December BBC1 broadcasts the 82nd Royal Variety Performance.
2010
December 9, 2010
Andrew Lloyd Webber to greet the Royal Party at this year’s Royal Variety Performance
This evening Andrew and his wife Madeleine will greet the Royal Party outside the London Palladium ahead of 82nd annual Royal Variety Performance
2010
November 3, 2010
Andrew and Tim Rice appear on The Culture Show
On 4th November, BBC 2's The Culture Show features an exclusive interview with Andrew and Tim Rice to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Jesus Christ Superstar concept album.
2010
Phantom celebrates 10,000 performances in the West End
Special guests drop in to enjoy the landmark performance...
2010
October 14, 2010
Over The Rainbow…Where Are They Now?
As Danielle Hope gets ready to make her debut in The Wizard of Oz, we take a look at what her fellow former Dorothies are up to.
2010
October 12, 2010
Love Never Dies Australian premiere announced
LOVE NEVER DIES, the continuing story of The Phantom of the Opera, will have its Australian premiere in Melbourne’s Regent Theatre in May 2011, Andrew Lloyd Webber announced in London.
2010
We're off to see the Wizard – and it's Michael Crawford!
Michael Crawford to star in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium.
2010
Andrew visits Cardiff for a special announcement about Sophie Evans
Andrew visited Cardiff today with Bill Kenwright to make a special announcement...
2010
Love Never Dies album number one across key retailers in China
The Love Never Dies album reaches number one in China.
2010
June 7, 2010
Tell Me on a Sunday national tour, starring Claire Sweeney
Press release gives further information about upcoming UK touring production of Tell Me on a Sunday.
2010
Oz Blog: The winner is revealed
We reach the end of the yellow brick road, as our Dorothy is revealed.
2010
Exclusive footage from the final Over The Rainbow acting mission...
2010
May 24, 2010
Oz Blog: The Final Countdown
We’ve reached the end of the yellow brick road as Andrew’s Dorothy is finally revealed in an epic two-part grand finale.
2010
May 22, 2010
Danielle you are Dorothy… and here comes Dangerous Dave as Toto!
18 year old Danielle from Manchester wins the role of a lifetime in BBC One’s Over the Rainbow live final
2010
Danielle, Lauren and Sophie have a go at Polo!
A break from their final week of training for the Dorothy finalists
2010
The winning Dorothy to release charity single
To be available from Sunday 23rd May
2010
Love Never Dies leading lady, Sierra Boggess, gives the Dorothy semi-finalists some invaluable advice
2010
Oz: Blog: Andrew makes his final choice and the final three are revealed
In the final Sunday results show, four become three.
2010
May 15, 2010
Bombay Dreams Movie Announcement
Marquee Pictures announces the film adaption of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and A. R. Rahman musical 'Bombay Dreams'.
2010
Oz Blog: The Fantastic Four
The tension mounts as the final four contestants battle to reach next week's grand final.
2010
11, 2010
Andrew meets Bobby...
Behind the scenes on last week's Over The Rainbow acting mission, as the girls - and Andrew - meet Bobby the Westie (aka Toto).
2010
May 11, 2010
Oz Blog: The second sing-off
After saying goodbye to Jenny in Sunday's show, it was time for another Dorothy to hand back her shoes...
2010
May 10, 2010
Oz Blog: A Dorothy Cull...
It was Musical Theatre week – and time for a double Dorothy elimination as the semi-finals loom...
2010
We’re off to see The Wizard of Oz!
The most magical adventure of them all - tickets now onsale.
2010
From Nancy to Dorothy: A message from Sam and Niamh
A message for the Dorothys from I'd Do Anything's Sam Barks and Niamh Perry.
2010
Oz Blog: An Emotional Goodbye
Another tough decision for Andrew in Sunday's Over The Rainbow sing-off.
2010
Oz Blog: An audience with the Lord
Another weekend of fabulous performances, after the girls worked on their solo songs with Andrew.
2010
May 2, 2010
Andrew and the Dorothys get ready for their close up...
It's lights, camera, action as the final seven girls and Andrew take part in a Daily Mirror photoshoot.
2010
An Over the Rainbow update from Andrew
Andrew shares his thoughts after working with the Dorothys in his latest video blog.
2010
Andrew gets ready for next week's Over The Rainbow
Andrew works with the Dorothys on this weekend's solo songs.
2010
April 27, 2010
It's Toto time for Andrew...
Behind the scenes footage with Andrew, the Toto panel and eleven dogs vying to be Toto...
2010
Oz Blog: Standing ovations as we say another goodbye
It's goodbye to another of the girls in our latest behind the scenes blog...
2010
Oz Blog: A chorus of Angels...
Time for the girls to stretch those vocal chords with panellist Charlotte Church.
2010
Oz Blog: Another sad goodbye...
Time for another Dorothy to fly Over The Rainbow.
2010
Behind the scenes at Over The Rainbow
Exclusive video footage gives a sneak peek behind the scenes at the studio.
2010
April 19, 2010
Oz Blog: Making a Song and Dance
It’s dance week for our Dorothys as panellist John Partridge puts them through their paces...
2010
Oz Blog: It's goodbye to another of our Dorothies...
Andrew faces a tough decision in this week's sing-off.
2010
Oz Blog: A Class Act
The competition heats up, and the girls get some acting pointers from panellist Sheila Hancock
2010
Oz Blog: The first Dorothy flies over the rainbow
It's goodbye to our first Dorothy as the first Over The Rainbow results are in
2010
April 6, 2010
Oz Blog: The first live show... and the public get to choose
The Wild Card is revealed, and Andrew and the panel say goodbye to the first of our Dorothy’s.
2010
March 30, 2010
Oz Blog: 20 become 10...
As Graham Norton said "The lord is back" - our second 'Oz Blog' reports on this weekend's shows.
2010
March 30, 2010
Oz Blog: Over The Rainbow kicks off with weekend special
As Graham Norton said "The lord is back" - in our first 'Oz Blog' we report back on this weekend’s first two Over The Rainbow shows.
2010
March 19, 2010
BBC ONE Follows the Yellow Brick Road, Over the Rainbow
Official press release gives further details on Over The Rainbow, Andrew's BBC ONE search to find Dorothy
2010
Andrew and Katherine Jenkins on Dancing On Ice
View images from Andrew's appearance on ITV1 show Dancing On Ice.
2010
February 19, 2010
Andrew Lloyd Webber to appear on Weekend Wogan this Sunday
Andrew will be a guest on Terry Wogan's BBC Radio 2 show, Weekend Wogan, this Sunday 21st February 2010 from 11am until 1pm.
2010
Andrew pays a visit backstage after The Sound of Music UK tour press night.
2009
April 30, 2009
The Boys in the Photograph opens in Canada
On 30th April 2009 The Boys in the Photograph received its first professional outing in Winnipeg’s Manitoba Theatre Centre.
2009
Joseph voted Best Musical Revival
Joseph wins Whatsonstage.comTheatregoers Choice Award
2009
January 10, 2009
Lee Mead's final performance as Joseph in the West End
After 15 months of performances onstage at London’s Adelphi Theatre, Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead hung up his famous Technicolor Dreamcoat on 10th January 2009.
2008
Problem Solved, Elicia Mackenzie is Canada's Maria
Canada has finally answered the question of 'How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?'
2008
June 15, 2008
Starlight Express celebrates 20 years of productions in Bochum, Germany
On Sunday 15th June, Andrew and Arlene Phillips attended a special gala event to celebrate 20 years of Starlight Express in Germany.
2008
The Phantom of the Opera goes digital!
This week The Phantom of The Opera installs a major new sound system.
2008
Joseph is still amazing audiences 40 years on
Joseph celebrates its 40th anniversary.
2008
February 1, 2008
Andrew appears in Hollyoaks
Andrew’s acting debut in Channel 4’s hit teen drama Hollyoaks aired on UK screens on 1st February 2008.
2007
Andrew and Ben visit Liverpool
Andrew and Ben Elton visit a new production of The Beautiful Game in Liverpool
2007
Lee Mead to sing 'Any Dream Will Do' on Children in Need show.
2007
Andrew helps the Dutch find their Evita
Andrew assists on the Dutch search for Evita.
2007
October 10, 2007
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? nominated for Emmy Award
BBC TV show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? is nominated for a 2007 International Emmy Award
2007
October 3, 2007
Canada to be the next nation to Solve a Problem Like Maria...
Canadian audiences to help answer the question of How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
2006
November 15, 2006
The Sound of Music opens at the London Palladium
Connie Fisher, the winner of BBC TV series How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? made her West End debut in the London Palladium production of The Sound of Music
2006
June 21, 2006
The 2006 revival of Evita
Michael Grandage’s revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1978 classic Evita opened at The Adelphi Theatre in London on 21st June 2006.
2004
September 16, 2004
The Woman in White opens
The Woman in White, a free adaptation of Wilkie Collins’s sensational Victorian thriller of the same name, opened at the Palace Theatre, London on 16th September 2004.
2003
April 15, 2003
Tell Me on a Sunday West End revival
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s classic Tell Me on a Sunday is a one-woman song cycle that charts the course of a young English girl newly arrived in New York
2002
June 16, 2002
Bombay Dreams opens
Bombay Dreams award winning composer A. R. Rahman's Bollywood extravaganza for the stage, was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and opened at the Apollo Theatre in London on June 16th 2002.
2000
The Beautiful Game opened at the Cambridge Theatre, London on 26th September 2000.
1998
The film version of Cats is released
The film version of Cats, directed by David Mallet, was released in October 1998
1998
August 9, 1998
Boyzone reach number one with 'No Matter What'
‘No Matter What,’ from the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Jim Steinman musical Whistle Down The Wind, number one in the UK singles charts 9th August.
1998
July 1, 1998
Whistle Down The Wind opens in the West End
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down The Wind premiered at the Aldwych Theatre in London on 1st July 1998.
1996
November 19, 1996
The 25th Anniversary production of Jesus Christ Superstar
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar originally opened in New York on 12th September 1971. For the 25th anniversary of the show...
1993
December 9, 1993
Sunset Boulevard opens in LA
Sunset Boulevard received its American premiere on 9th December 1993 at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles.
1991
June 12, 1991
‘Any Dream Will Do’ reaches number one in the UK singles chart
Jason Donovan, starring in the London Palladium's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, tops the charts
1991
June 12, 1991
The London Palladium revival of Joseph
The 1991 London Palladium revival of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Techniciolor Dreamcoat was directed by Steven Pimlott starring pop star Jason Donovan in the title role.
1989
Aspects of Love premieres at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London
1986
October 9, 1986
The opening of The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera is now a musical phenomenon which has playe all over the world, but the show originally opened at Her Majesty's Thetare in London on 9th October 1986.
1984
March 27, 1984
Starlight Express opens
Starlight Express, the world's only musical performed entirely on roller skates, opened at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London on 27th March 1984.
1982
March 26, 1982
Song and Dance Opens
The original London production of Song and Dance opened at the Palace Theatre in London on 26th March 1982.
1972
August 9, 1972
Jesus Christ Superstar Opens in London
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar opened in London at the Palace Theatre on 9th August 1972.
2001
The film version of By Jeeves is released
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn, the film version of By Jeeves was released in October 2001.
2009
'Love Changes Everything' performed at Kennedy memorial
'Love Changes Everything' performed at Senator Edward M. Kennedy's funeral. | {
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tc_33_2 | Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black's Stephen Ward premieres at Aldwych in December - WhatsOnStage.com
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Andrew Lloyd Webber reunites with lyricist Don Black on his latest musical, based on one of the UK's most notorious political scandals, the Profumo Affair. Richard Eyre directs the world premiere production, which opens at the West End's Aldwych Theatre on 19 December 2013
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The much-anticipated world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical inspired by the Profumo Affair, Stephen Ward, will open at the Aldwych Theatre on 19 December 2013 (previews from 3 December).
Directed by former National Theatre artistic director Richard Eyre , the show marks the first collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber , lyricist Don Black and playwright Christopher Hampton (who has written the book) since their 1993 musical Sunset Boulevard. Lloyd Webber and Black have also worked together on Tell Me on a Sunday (1980) and Aspects of Love (1989).
The 1963 Profumo Affair, one of the most notorious political scandals of the 20th century, takes its name from the Minister of War John Profumo, who reputedly shared a mistress, Christine Keeler, with a Soviet spy and went on to lie when questioned about it in the House of Commons. The headline-grabbing affair shocked society and rocked the self-righteous Conservative Government of Harold Macmillan, leading ultimately to the resignations of both Profumo and Macmillan and ushering in a new era, as the "stuffy" 1950s gave way to the "Swinging Sixties".
Rather than the more infamous players of Profumo, Keeler or Macmillan, however, the musical takes its name from, the person the press release refers to as the real victim of the affair: Stephen Ward, a libertarian osteopath and artist who introduced Profumo to Keeler at a country house party. He committed suicide on the last day of the court trial.
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The Profumo Affair has previously inspired stage versions including Hugh Whitemore's 1997 West End play A Letter of Resignation, starring Edward Fox, and the 2007 fringe musical A Model Girl, starring Emma Williams. Casting for Stephen Ward has yet to be announced .
The premiere production is designed by Rob Howell with choreography by Stephen Mear , lighting by Peter Mumford and sound by Paul Groothuis . Stephen Ward, Lloyd Webber's first new musical since 2010's Phantom of the Opera sequel Love Never Dies, is produced by Robert Fox Limited and the Really Useful Group. | {
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tc_33_3 | Andrew Lloyd Webber - Sunset Boulevard (World Premiere Recording) (CD, Album) at Discogs
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℗ © 1993 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Recorded at The Hit Factory London, Abbey Road London, Olympic London and Air Lyndhurst London.
Mixed at The Hit Factory London.
Made in Germany by PMDC
booklet-info:
The full libretto (including spoken dialogue and the sequences that have been cut from the recording) is included in this booklet.
The script and tracklisting was accurate at the time of going to print but may vary on the recording.
The numbers in brackets next to titles should correspond to CD tracks.
This album contains all the principal musical numbers and an edited version of the dialogue of "Sunset Boulevard".
Obviously text and music cuts have been made for recording purposes. The complete libretto is printed in this booklet.
"Sunset Boulevard" was first performed at the Sydmonton Festival in September 1992 and this recording uses several orchestrations that were created for that performance. Apart from these orchestrations the album was recorded in London between July 26th and August 10th 1993.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
World Premiere 12 July 1993 Adelphi Theatre London
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tc_33_5 | Andrew Lloyd Webber - IMDb
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Andrew Lloyd Webber is arguably the most successful composer of our time. He is best known for stage and film adaptations of his musicals Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Cats (1994), Evita (1996), and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). He was born on March 22, 1948, in South Kensington in London, England, the first of two sons of William Lloyd Webber,... See full bio »
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2016 Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Quarter-Final Results (2016) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina")
Tu cara me suena (TV Series) (music - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Episode #5.8 (2016) ... (music: "Memory")
- Episode #3.14 (2014) ... (writer: "Amigos para siempre")
2016 Tähdet, tähdet (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Musikaali (2016) ... (writer: "The Music of the Night")
2016 Who's Doing the Dishes? (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Lesley Garrett (2016) ... (writer: "The Phantom of the Opera" - uncredited)
2013-2016 The Voice (TV Series) (writer - 5 episodes)
- The Superbattles (2016) ... (writer: "I Don't Know How to Love Him")
- The Blind Auditions, Part 3 (2013) ... (writer: "Pie Jesu")
2016 Orphan Black (TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- Episode #10.6 (2016) ... (writer: "Tetris" - uncredited)
2016 Ochéntame... otra vez (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Somos rumberos (2016) ... (writer: "Amics per sempre (Friends for Life)")
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015)
- Jane Fonda/Andrew Lloyd Webber/Brandon Niederauer (2015) ... (performer: "Any Dream Will Do", "Heaven On Their Minds", "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina", "Music of the Night") / (writer: "Any Dream Will Do", "Heaven On Their Minds", "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina", "Music of the Night")
2015 The Big Short (writer: "The Phantom of the Opera (from the musical)")
The X Factor (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 2015) (music - 1 episode, 2007)
- Auditions 2 (2015) ... ("Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again") / (writer: "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again")
- Live Show 2 (2007) ... (music: "The Phantom of the Opera" - uncredited)
2015 Belgium's Got Talent (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Liveshow 3 (2015) ... (writer: "Think of Me")
2014 Genesis: Together and Apart (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Theme from The South Bank Show") / (writer: "Theme from The South Bank Show")
- Glenn Close/Justin Long/Kurt Braunohler (2014) ... (music: "Surrender" - uncredited)
2014 BoJack Horseman (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
2013 The 67th Annual Tony Awards (TV Movie documentary) (writer: "The Phantom of the Opera")
2012 Animal Practice (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Pilot (2012) ... (music: "Mr. Mistofelees")
2012 The 66th Annual Tony Awards (TV Movie documentary) (music: "Superstar", "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)")
2012 The Diamond Jubilee Concert (TV Special) (performer: "Sing") / (writer: "Sing")
2012 Ghost (TV Series) (producer: "The Phantom of the Opera") / (writer: "The Phantom of the Opera")
2012/II Love Never Dies (music: "Till I Hear You Sing", "The Coney Island Waltz", "Only For You", "Ten Long Years", "Christine Disembarks", "Are You Ready To Begin?", "What A Dreadful Town!", "Look With Your Heart", "Beneath A Moonless Sky", "Once Upon Another Time", "Ten Long Years Of Yearning", "Mother Please, I'm Scared!", "Dear Old Friend", "Beautiful", "The Beauty Underneath", "Phantom Conforts Christine", "Why Does She Love Me?", "Devil Take The Hindmost", "Invitation To The Concert", "Bathing Beauty", "Before The Performance", "Love Never Dies", "Gustave, Gustave", "Please Miss Giry, I Want to Go Back", "Ah, Christine", "Finale")
2012 Mulheres Ricas (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.4 (2012) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - uncredited)
2011 RocKwiz (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
2011 Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Round Six (2011) ... (music: "The Phantom of the Opera")
2011 Estudio 1 (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Urtain (2011) ... (writer: "Amigos para siempre")
Banda sonora (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 2011) (music - 1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #7.3 (2011) ... (writer: "Amics per sempre")
- Episode #5.3 (2009) ... (music: "Ja no ens pot preocupar res més")
2011 Gent de paraula (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.29 (2011) ... (writer: "The Phantom of the Opera")
- Episode #19.4 (2010) ... (writer: "Pie Jesu")
2010 Midnight Phantom (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Nadja Confronts Brandon (2010) ... (writer: "All I Ask of You")
2010 Huckabee (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
Los nuevos y clásicos bloopers (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Episode dated 9 July 2010 (2010) ... (producer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina") / (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina")
2010 20 to 1 (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Greatest Sporting Anthems (2010) ... (writer: "Amigos Para Siempre")
2010 Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour (Video documentary) (writer: "You Must Love Me", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina")
2010 House (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
2009-2010 Live from Studio Five (TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Episode #1.115 (2010) ... (writer: "It's My Time")
- Episode #1.52 (2009) ... (writer: "Everybody is a DJ")
- Episode #1.51 (2009) ... (writer: "No Matter What")
- Episode #1.36 (2009) ... (writer: "No Matter What")
The South Bank Show (TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes, 1978 - 2010) (music - 1 episode, 2010)
- 2009 Awards (2010) ... (music: "Love Never Dies") / (writer: "Variations")
2009 Wir sind Kaiser (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #4.11 (2009) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" - uncredited)
50 años de (TV Series) (music - 2 episodes, 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009)
- Fe (2009) ... (music: "Es más que amor")
- Canciones (2009) ... (music: "Jesucristo Superstar")
- Una periodista de a pie (2009) ... (writer: "Friends for Life (Amigos para siempre)")
2009 Beautiful People (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
2009 CBS News Up to the Minute (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 9 October 2009 (2009) ... (writer: "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", "'Til I Hear You Sing")
2008 Fama ¡a bailar! (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.80 (2008) ... (music: "Jesus Christ Superstar")
2008 1 quart de 3 (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.4 (2008) ... (writer: "Friends for Life")
2008 Sarah Brightman: Symphony in Vienna (TV Movie) (writer: "Pie Jesu", "Phantom of the Opera" - as A.L. Webber)
The Choir: Boys Don't Sing (TV Mini-Series) (music - 2 episodes, 2008) (writer - 1 episode, 2008) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #1.4 (2008) ... (writer: "Pie Jesu" - uncredited)
- Episode #1.3 (2008) ... (music: "Any Dream Will Do" - uncredited)
- Episode #1.2 (2008) ... (lyrics: "Any Dream Will Do" - uncredited) / (music: "Any Dream Will Do" - uncredited)
2008 Idols! (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Liveshow #5 - Musical (2008) ... (writer: "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina")
2007 Australian Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 10 August 2007 (2007) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina")
2007 El club (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.210 (2007) ... (writer: "Friends for Life (Amigos para siempre)")
2007 Memòries de la tele (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.8 (2007) ... (writer: "Friends for Life (Amigos para siempre)")
2007 So You Wanna Be a Popstar (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Halve Finale (2007) ... (music: "No Matter What")
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.13 (2007) ... (music: "Getsemaní (Gethsemane - I Only Want to Say)", "Es más que amor (I Don't Know How to Love Him)")
2006 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV Special) (writer: "Memory", "As If We Never Said Goodbye", "Music of the Night")
2006 Sarah Brightman: Diva - The Video Collection (Video) (writer: "Pie Jesu", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", "Amigos para siempre", "Music of the Night")
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (music: "The Music of the Night")
2006 The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (TV Movie documentary) (writer: "I Don't Know How to Love Him")
2006 Diva (Video) (music: "No llores por mí Argentina", "Recuerdos", "Buenos Aires", "Nunca sabrás cuánto haré por tí", "Tournée del Arco Iris")
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (writer: "Learn To Be Lonely")
2005 Will & Grace (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bully Woolley (2005) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - uncredited)
2005 Slovensko hladá SuperStar (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Piate semifinále (2005) ... (writer: "I Don't Know How to Love Him")
2004 The Phantom of the Opera (arranger: "Hannibal") / (producer: "Auction at the Opera Populaire, 1919 (Prologue)", "Hannibal", "Think of Me", "Angel of Music", "Little Lotte", "The Mirror (Angel of Music-Reprise)", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Music of the Night", "Magical Lasso", "Notes", "Prima Donna", "Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh", "Il Muto", "Why Have You Brought Me Here?", "Raoul I've Been There", "All I Ask of You", "All I Ask of You (Reprise)", "Masquerade", "Why So Silent", "Journey To the Cemetery", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", "Wandering Child", "We Have All Been Blind", "Don Juan", "The Point of No Return", "Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer", "Learn To Be Lonely", "I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It") / (writer: "Auction at the Opera Populaire, 1919 (Prologue)", "Think of Me", "Angel of Music", "Little Lotte", "The Mirror (Angel of Music-Reprise)", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Music of the Night", "Magical Lasso", "Notes", "Prima Donna", "Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh", "Il Muto", "Why Have You Brought Me Here?", "Raoul I've Been There", "All I Ask of You", "All I Ask of You (Reprise)", "Masquerade", "Why So Silent", "Journey To the Cemetery", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", "Wandering Child", "We Have All Been Blind", "Don Juan", "The Point of No Return", "Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer", "Learn To Be Lonely", "Overture", "I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It")
2004 Singapore Idol (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Spectacular Show 8 - Film Hits (2004) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "The Music of the Night")
2004 Connie and Carla (writer: "Superstar", "Memory", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "Everything's Alright")
2004 Murder in Suburbia (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.5 (2004) ... (writer: "Any Dream Will Do" - uncredited)
2004 SuperStar KZ (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.15 (2004) ... (writer: "No Matter What")
2004 Saved! (music: "Jesus Christ Superstar" (1971))
2004 Along Came Polly (writer: "WHAT'S THE BUZZ", "EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT", "HEAVEN ON THEIR MINDS")
Great Performances (TV Series) (music - 5 episodes, 1998 - 2003) (writer - 1 episode, 1998) (arranger - 1 episode, 1998) (performer - 1 episode, 1998)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) ... ("A New Argentina") / (music: "Jellicle Songs", "Memory")
- My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) ... (music: "Come Rain or Come Shine / I Don't Know How To Love Him / What Kind of Fool Am I?", "The Music of the Night")
- My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) ... (music: "Love Changes Everything", "Unexpected Song", "I Don't Know How to Love Him")
- Cats (1998) ... (music: "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats", "Memory") / (writer: "The Naming of Cats", "The Old Gumbie Cat", "The Rum Tum Tugger", "Grizabella, the Glamour Cat", "Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town", "Mungojerrie & Rumpleteazer", "Old Deuteronomy", "The Awful Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles", "The Jellicle Ball", "The Moments of Happiness", "Gus: The Theatre Cat", "Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat", "Macavity: The Mystery Cat", "Mr. Mistoffelees", "Journey to the Heaviside Layer", "The Ad-dressing of Cats")
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998) ... (arranger: "Introduction and Theme/Variations I-V", "Variations XXII-XXIII") / (music: "Whistle Down The Wind", "Fanfare", "Any Dream Will Do", "Close Every Door", "Requiem for Evita", "Oh What A Circus", "High Flying Adored", "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", "There's Light At the End of the Tunnel", "Hosanna", "Pie Jesu", "Superstar", "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)", "The Phantom of the Opera", "All I Ask of You", "Music of the Night", "Tyre Tracks and Broken Hearts", "No Matter What", "The Vaults of Heaven", "Once Upon a Time", "With One Look", "As If We Never Said Goodbye", "Love Changes Everything", "The Heart Is Slow To Learn", "The Jellicle Ball") / (performer: "Whistle Down The Wind")
2003 Waiting (Short) (writer: "Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)")
2003 Deutschland sucht den Superstar (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Mottoshow #4 - Musical (2003) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "Starlight Express", "Memory")
2003 Lea Salonga Live (Video documentary) (music: "You Must Love Me")
2002 Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece (TV Special documentary) (writer: "The Phantom Of The Opera", "Jesus Christ Superstar Overture", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "I Don't Know How To Love Him", "Any Dream Will Do", "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina", "The Heart Is Slow To Learn")
1999 The Vicar of Dibley (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Autumn (1999) ... (writer: "No Matter What" - uncredited)
1999 Enkelin silmin - 10-vuotisjuhlakonsertti (TV Movie) (writer: "Memory")
1999 Jesus (TV Movie) (writer: "Pie Jesu")
1999 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Video) (music: "Prologue - You Are What You Feel", "Any Dream Will Do", "Jacob and Sons", "Joseph's Coat", "Joseph's Dreams", "Poor Poor Joseph", "One More Angel", "Potiphar", "Close Every Door", "Go Go Joseph", "Pharaoh Story", "Poor Poor Pharaoh", "Song of the King/"Pharaoh's Dream Explained"", "Stone the Crows", "Those Canaan Days", "The Brothers Come to Egypt/Grovel, Grovel", "Who's the Thief?", "Benjamin Calypso", "Joseph All the Time/Jacob in Egypt", "Any Dream Will Do (reprise)")
1999 Notting Hill ("NO MATTER WHAT" (USA version's ending title))
1999 Watership Down (TV Series) (music: "In Fields of Sun")
1998 Bernadette Peters in Concert (TV Movie) (music: "Unexpected Song" - uncredited)
1998 Sarah Brightman in Concert (TV Movie) (music: "Pie Jesu", "Whistle Down The Wind", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", "The Music of the Night", "Don't Cry For Me Argentina")
1998 VH1 Storytellers (TV Series documentary) (music - 1 episode)
- Meat Loaf (1998) ... (music: "A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste")
Top of the Pops (TV Series) (writer - 13 episodes, 1977 - 1998) (music - 2 episodes, 1977)
1998 The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (music: "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", "Memory")
1998 TV Offal (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1 (1998) ... (music: "I Don't Know How to Love Him", "Midnight", "Jesus Christ Superstar" - as Andrew Lloyd-Webber)
1998 Okay tone (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.10 (1998) ... (writer: "Don't Cry For Me Argentina")
1997 Brit Awards 1997 (TV Special) (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" - uncredited)
1997 In & Out (writer: "With One Look")
1992-1997 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The She-Creature (1997) ... (writer: "I Don't Know How to Love Him" - uncredited)
- Manhunt in Space (1992) ... (writer: "I Don't Know How to Love Him" - uncredited)
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (writer: "You Must Love Me")
1996 Evita (producer: "A Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952", "Requiem for Evita", "Oh, What a Circus", "On This Night of a Thousand Stars", "Eva and Magaldi", "Eva Beware of the City", "Buenos Aires", "Another Suitcase in Another Hall", "Goodnight and Thank You", "The Lady's Got Potential", "Charity Concert", "The Art of the Possibles", "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You", "Hello and Goodbye", "Peron's Latest Flame", "A New Argentina", "On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada 1", "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina", "On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada 2", "High Flying, Adored", "Rainbow High", "Rainbow Tour", "The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear)", "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)", "Partido Feminista", "She Is a Diamond", "Santa Evita", "Waltz for Eva and Che", "Your Little Body's Slowly Breaking Down", "You Must Love Me", "Eva's Final Broadcast", "Latin Chant", "Lament", "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (end title version) - uncredited) / (writer: "A Cinema in Buenos Aires, 26 July 1952", "Requiem for Evita", "Oh, What a Circus", "On This Night of a Thousand Stars", "Eva and Magaldi", "Eva Beware of the City", "Buenos Aires", "Another Suitcase in Another Hall", "Goodnight and Thank You", "The Lady's Got Potential", "Charity Concert", "The Art of the Possibles", "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You", "Hello and Goodbye", "Peron's Latest Flame", "A New Argentina", "On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada 1", "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina", "On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada 2", "High Flying, Adored", "Rainbow High", "Rainbow Tour", "The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear)", "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)", "Partido Feminista", "She Is a Diamond", "Santa Evita", "Waltz for Eva and Che", "Your Little Body's Slowly Breaking Down", "You Must Love Me", "Eva's Final Broadcast", "Latin Chant", "Lament", "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (end title version) - uncredited)
1996 Como un sueño (TV Movie) (music: "No llores por mí Argentina")
1995 Chicago Hope (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
1989 Amavasai Iravil (writer: "Memory" - uncredited)
1988 The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (music: "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Music of the Night")
1987 Die Hausmeisterin (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Alles beim Alten (1987) ... (music: "Memory" - uncredited)
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (music: "I am the Starlight/Starlight Express", "Light at the End of the Tunnel")
1986 The 40th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (music: "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina", "Memory") / (writer: "Unexpected Song")
1985 Lavori in corso (writer: "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM", "SUPERSTAR")
1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (music: "Any Dream Will Do (Reprise)/Give Me My Colored Coat", "Superstar", "I Don't Know How to Love Him", "Buenos Aires", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "Gus: The Theatre Cat", "Memory", "Tell Me on a Sunday") / (performer: "Tell Me on a Sunday")
1983 Fame (TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
1983 Donna Summer: A Hot Summer Night (TV Movie) (writer: "Don't Cry For Me Argentina")
1982 The 36th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (music: "Jacob & Sons", "One More Angel in Heaven", "Pothiphar", "Those Canaan Days", "Benjamin Calyspo", "Go, Go, Go Joseph", "Song of the King (Seven Fat Cows)", "Pharaoh Story", "Any Dream Will Do/Give Me My Colored Coat")
1982 Tinimbang ang langit (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina")
1981 The 35th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (music: "Buenos Aires")
1980 Disco (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.113 (1980) ... (writer: "Freu dich bloß nicht zu früh")
1980 The Midnight Special (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #8.33 (1980) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina")
1979 De Mike Burstyn show (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.3 (1979) ... (writer: "Don't cry for me Argentina")
1977 Pink Lips (writer: "Music from 'Jesus Christ Superstar'" - uncredited)
1977 Starparade (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #10.2 (1977) ... (writer: "Don't Cry for Me Argentina") | {
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tc_33_6 | Andrew Lloyd Webber :: Rodgers & Hammerstein :: Bio Details
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Did you know? SUNSET BOULEVARD�opened with what was then the highest advance in the history of Broadway ticket sales.
SUNSET BOULEVARD received 11 Academy Award nominations and won three Academy Awards for Best Music, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White) and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay. It is one of about a dozen films in Academy history to have actor nominations in all four categories.
In 2001, Andrew Lloyd Webber's comic musical BY JEEVES closed on Broadway.
In 1994, Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD opened on Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre, where it ran for 977 performances.
In 2006, Connie Fisher starred in the London revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC to rave reviews. She had been cast as Maria by the BBC?TV reality show HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA, masterminded by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Millions of Britons voted, making Fisher, formerly a telemarketer, an overnight star. The success of the reality show won it an international Emmy Award and prompted the largest advance of a musical in West End history.
In 1986, Andrew Lloyd Webber's SONG & DANCE closed on Broadway after 474 performances and eight Tony Award nominations.
In 2001, BY JEEVES opened on Broadway after a successful UK run. The show was Andrew Lloyd Webber's second musical version of the comic "Jeeves"" stories of P. G. Wodehouse. "
In 1971, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR opened on Broadway where it ran for 711 performances at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
In 1982, CATS opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden where it ran for 7,485 performances and closed eighteen years later, one of the most beloved musicals of all time. It won the 1983 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Book, Direction, and Original Score - with a total of seven Tony wins.
In 1979, EVITA opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre starring Patti LuPone in the title role. It ran for 1,567 performances, and won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book, Score, and Direction.
In 2000, eighteen years since its Broadway opening at The Winter Garden, CATS closed after 7,485 performances. At this time it was the longest-running musical in Broadway history; a record only surpassed in 2006, when THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - also by Andrew Lloyd Webber - overtook its run.
In 1985, Andrew Lloyd Webber's SONG & DANCE opened on Broadway at the Royale Theatre, where it played for 474 performances and received eight Tony nominations, winning Bernadette Peters the Tony Award for Best Actress.
In 1983, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT closed on Broadway after a run of 747 performances, and seven Tony Award nominations.
In 1998 WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND had its London premiere at the Aldwych Theatre. The musical is a collaboration between Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman, known for his work with musician Meatloaf, and took its inspiration from the 1961 film. The show ran for 1,044 performances.
In 1973 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR closed after 711 performances on Broadway.
In 1983 EVITA closed on Broadway after a run of 1,567 performances and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
In 1978, EVITA premiered at the West End's Prince Edward Theatre where it ran for 2,900 performances.
In 1997 CATS broke the record for longest-running musical in Broadway history when it hit its 6,138th performance. This was only surpassed in 2006 by THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - also by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
In 1961 THE SOUND OF MUSIC opened at the Palace Theatre, London. Did you know? Thirteen-year-old Andrew Lloyd Webber got to attend the opening because of a fan letter he had written to Richard Rodgers.
In 1981 CATS had its world premiere at the West End's New London Theatre. It went on to run there for 8,949 performances. Then, on the production's 21st birthday in 2002, CATS closed its West End run! Fans without tickets were able to watch a live broadcast of the final performance from Covent Gardens.
In 1989 Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ASPECTS OF LOVE premiered in London under the direction of Trevor Nunn. The show ran for 1,325 performances, and opened on Broadway the next year.
In 1990 Andrew Lloyd Webber's ASPECTS OF LOVE opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre where it ran for 377 performances.
In 1997 SUNSET BOULEVARD closed on Broadway after running for 977 performances.
In 1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber was born, composer of hit musicals CATS, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, EVITA, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, BY JEEVES, ASPECTS OF LOVE, WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND, and SUNSET BOULEVARD.
In 1991, ASPECTS OF LOVE closed its Broadway run after 377 performances
In 1986, the original production of EVITA closed in London after a West End run of 2,900 performances.
In 1982, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT opened on Broadway at the Royale Theatre, where it ran for 747 performances. The show was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book, Direction, Choreography, and Original Score.
In 1988 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA opened on Broadway. To date it is the longest-running Broadway show and the second longest-running West End musical.
The birthday of Christopher Hampton, who won Tonys for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Musical Score for his work on SUNSET BOULEVARD's book and lyrics with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black. | {
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tc_33_7 | Sunset Boulevard Will Return to the West End in December | Playbill
Sunset Boulevard Will Return to the West End in December
By Mark Shenton
Nov 17, 2008
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, which originally premiered at the West End's Adelphi Theatre in 1993, will return to London in a new and intimate production that was first seen at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury earlier this year.
The production will begin performances at the Comedy Theatre Dec. 4, prior to an official opening Dec. 15. The show, based on the classic 1950 Billy Wilder film, has book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton .
The production follows in the Newbury tradition of using actors who double as their own musicians; John Doyle's production of Sweeney Todd was staged there in 2004 and subsequently played the West End's Trafalgar Studios and Broadway. The Tony-winning orchestrator of that production, Sarah Travis, who won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations, is the musical arranger for Sunset Boulevard .
The production is directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood, last represented in the West End by Flamenco Flamen'ka. He is also known for his work as a regular judge on the TV series "Strictly Come Dancing." He has previously staged Hot Mikado and Martin Guerre at the Watermill.
London’s original Norma Desmond when the show premiered at the Adelphi Theatre in 1993 was New York's original Evita, Patti LuPone , back on Broadway in a Tony-winning turn in Gypsy . For this run, Kathryn Evans – the last actress to play the title role of Evita in that show's original run at the Prince Edward Theatre – will play Norma Desmond. She has also played leading roles in the West End productions of Anything Goes and The Fix and in the U.K. tour of Aspects of Love.
The cast also features Dave Willetts (Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera in the West End) as Max Von Meyerling and Ben Goddard (who starred in Horwood's production of Martin Guerre at Newbury) as Joe Gillis. Also in the cast will be Elisa Boyd, Tomm Coles, Alexander Evans, Kate Feldschreiber, Sam Kenyon, Nick Lashbrook, Tarek Merchant, Laura Pitt-Pulford and Helen Power. The production is designed by Diego Pitarch, with lighting by Richard G. Jones and sound by Gary Dixon. The Watermill Theatre production will be produced in London by Howard Panter for the Ambassador Theatre Group Limited, Tulchin/Bartner Productions and Bill Kenwright Ltd.
To book tickets contact the box office at 0870 060 6637 or visit www.sunsetlondon.com.
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tc_33_8 | Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals collaborators on Profumo musical | Culture | The Guardian
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Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals collaborators on Profumo musical
Composer to team up with Sunset Boulevard's Don Black and Christopher Hampton on new musical about 60s sex scandal
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Profumo affair was 'terrible miscarriage of justice'. Photograph: Ian West/PA
Thursday 20 December 2012 10.28 EST
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Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that he will collaborate with Don Black and Christopher Hampton on his new musical about the Profumo affair , which has been rumoured for months but now looks likely to happen.
Yesterday, Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail broke the news that Black and Hampton would contribute the book and lyrics between them. Their involvement means the new musical will reunite the team behind Lloyd Webber's 1993 musical Sunset Boulevard , which originally ran for four years in the West End, despite briefly closing after mixed reviews. When the musical premiered on Broadway, Black and Hampton won the Tony award for best book.
Until now, that project has been Hampton's only collaboration with the composer, though he has worked on two other musicals: Dracula, also with Black, and the ill-fated Rebecca, the Broadway production of which collapsed this year after its major investors were found to be inventions .
Black and Lloyd Webber have a longer history of working together, having collaborated on the 1979 song-cycle Tell Me On a Sunday and, four years later, Aspects of Love .
In February, Lloyd Webber told BBC Radio 2 presenter Chris Evans that his next project would follow osteopath Stephen Ward's part in the collapse of Harold Macmillan's government . Ward was the man who introduced the then secretary of state for war John Profumo to Christine Keeler. He was subsequently charged with living off the "earnings of prostitution", and took an overdose on the penultimate day of the trial, dying in hospital four days later after charges had been dropped.
Further hints about the project emerged in September, when Lloyd Webber told the Times he was interested in exploring what he called this "terrible miscarriage of justice" .
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tc_33_9 | "`Sunset Boulevard' Makes Grand Entree" by Frank Scheck, - The Christian Science Monitor, December 17, 1993 | Online Research Library: Questia
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SUNSET BOULEVARD Musical by Andrew LLoyd Webber. At the Shubert Theatre.
WHEN Andrew Lloyd Webber announced plans to make a musical out of Billy Wilder's 1950 film classic, "Sunset Boulevard," people wondered how it would translate to the stage. Scenes like the famous opening, with a corpse lying face down in a pool, would be as hard to stage as a car chase.
But when you have a source this rich, it makes sense to adapt it faithfully. And Webber and his collaborators, Christopher Hampton and Don Black (book and lyrics), are helped by the technical wizardry of production designer John Napier, who developed some of the most elaborate sets ever seen.
Webber's musical, a revamped version of the production currently running in London (starring Patti LuPone), opened recently in Los Angeles, the first of his shows to bypass New York in its American premiere.
Glenn Close stars as Norma Desmond, and the actress triumphs over the formidable challenge of playing a role created by Gloria Swanson. Close gives an oversized performance, filled with the grand gesture that is perfectly suitable to a former silent-film actress who is now living in a fantasy world. But the actress also humanizes the character, making her delusion more touching and making the relationship between her and desperate screenwriter Joe Gillis more credible, if less Grand Guignol. Close, who is no stranger to musicals ("Rex" and "Barnum") is also a powerful singer, delivering bravura versions of Webber's soaring melodies.
Webber's music permeates the show, creating a near-operatic effect, and the composer has not lost his gift for memorable melodies. …
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