Evita - US Tour Creative Team
Production Staff
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber began his career in musical theatre in the 1960s, partnering with lyricist Tim Rice. Their early works included The Likes of Us (1965), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968; expanded into a full-length stage musical in 1972), Jesus Christ Superstar (1970), and Evita (1978). He also collaborated with Alan Ayckbourn on Jeeves (1975), later revised as By Jeeves (1996).
During the late 1970s and 1980s, Lloyd Webber composed Variations (1978), the Requiem (1985), and Cricket (1986). His stage musicals Cats (1981), Starlight Express (1984), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), and Aspects of Love (1989) became major ... read more
Tim Rice
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Awards and Nominations
1980 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards
Best Musical: Andrew Lloyd Webber won.
Best Musical: Tim Rice won.
1980 Tony Awards
Best Choreography: Larry Fuller was nominated but did not win.
Best Costume Design: Harold Prince won.
Best Costume Design: Timothy O'Brien was nominated but did not win.
Best Costume Design: Tazeena Firth was nominated but did not win.
Best Direction of a Musical: Harold Prince won.
Best Lighting Design: David Hersey won.
Best Musical: Robert Stigwood won.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Andrew Lloyd Webber won.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Tim Rice won.
Best Scenic Design: Tazeena Firth was nominated but did not win.