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Played by Rudy Martin
Charles Hart is an English lyricist, librettist and songwriter best known for his work on The Phantom of the Opera as well as a number of other musicals and operas for both stage and television.
Hart was born in London in 1961, the son of George Wilson Hart, an antiquarian book dealer, and Juliet Lavinia Hart (née Byam Shaw), actress. His maternal grand-parents, Glen Byam Shaw and Angela Baddeley, were actively working in theatre and music throughout his childhood. Hart began writing lyrics as a child, some of which were "dark and contemplative – precociously murderous and quite, quite feisty".He went to school in Maidenhead over the same period when his grandmother was starring in a London stage production of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music. Hart went on to study music at Robinson College, Cambridge, followed by postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in music composition in 1984, when he attracted the attention of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh. Webber hired him as a lyricist for The Phantom of the Opera a year later, which opened in 1986.
With lyricists Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, he then composed The Phantom of the Opera (1986; filmed 2004), a hugely popular musical version of Gaston Leroux’s melodramatic novel. Two years after winning the Olivier for best musical, the show opened on Broadway and won best musical at the Tony Awards. In 2006 it surpassed Cats to become the longest-running Broadway show. A sequel, Love Never Dies (lyrics by Glenn Slater and Charles Hart), debuted in London in 2010.
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, (born March 22, 1948, London, England), English composer and theatrical producer whose eclectic rock-based works helped revitalize British and American musical theatre, beginning in the late 20th century.Lloyd Webber studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at the Royal College of Music. While a student, he began collaborating with Tim Rice on dramatic productions, Rice writing the lyrics to Lloyd Webber’s music. Their first notable venture was Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968), a pop oratorio for children that earned worldwide popularity in a later full-length version. It was followed by the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar (1971; film 1973 and TV special 2018), an extremely popular though controversial work that blended classical forms with rock music to tell the story of Jesus’ life. That show became tlater full-length version. It was followed by the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar (1971; film 1973 and TV special 2018), an extremely popular though controversial work that blended classical forms with rock music to tell the story of Jesus’ life. That show became the longest-running musical in British theatrical history. Lloyd Webber’s last major collaboration with Rice was on Evita (1978), a musical about Eva Perón, wife of the Argentine dictator Juan Perón. The London production received the Olivier Award for best musical, and the Broadway staging won seven Tony Awards, including best musical and best score. In addition, Lloyd Webber and Rice shared the Academy Award for best original song (“You Must Love Me”) for the 1996 film adaptation, which starred Madonna.was overtaken by Les Misérables, another blockbuster show originating in the 1980s. In 1997 the Broadway version of Cats—which had earlier won the Tony Award for best musical and best score and a Grammy Award for best original Broadway cast recording—eclipsed the record set by the American musical A Chorus Line to become the longest-running show ever on Broadway. The Broadway and London productions of Cats closed in 2000 and 2002, respectively, after more than 7,000 performances each. Lloyd Webber experienced nearly the same level of commercial success with Starlight Express (1984; lyrics by Richard Stilgoe), in which performers notoriously donned roller skates to portray anthropomorphic toy trains; the show ran in London for more than 17 years.
With lyricists Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, he then composed The Phantom of the Opera (1986; filmed 2004), a hugely popular musical version of Gaston Leroux’s melodramatic novel. Two years after winning the Olivier for best musical, the show opened on Broadway and won best musical at the Tony Awards. In 2006 it surpassed Cats to become the longest-running Broadway show. A sequel, Love Never Dies (lyrics by Glenn Slater and Charles Hart), debuted in London in 2010.
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Played by Rudy Martin
Charles Hart is an English lyricist, librettist and songwriter best known for his work on The Phantom of the Opera as well as a number of other musicals and operas for both stage and television.
Hart was born in London in 1961, the son of George Wilson Hart, an antiquarian book dealer, and Juliet Lavinia Hart (née Byam Shaw), actress. His maternal grand-parents, Glen Byam Shaw and Angela Baddeley, were actively working in theatre and music throughout his childhood. Hart began writing lyrics as a child, some of which were "dark and contemplative – precociously murderous and quite, quite feisty".He went to school in Maidenhead over the same period when his grandmother was starring in a London stage production of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music. Hart went on to study music at Robinson College, Cambridge, followed by postgraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in music composition in 1984, when he attracted the attention of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh. Webber hired him as a lyricist for The Phantom of the Opera a year later, which opened in 1986.
With lyricists Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, he then composed The Phantom of the Opera (1986; filmed 2004), a hugely popular musical version of Gaston Leroux’s melodramatic novel. Two years after winning the Olivier for best musical, the show opened on Broadway and won best musical at the Tony Awards. In 2006 it surpassed Cats to become the longest-running Broadway show. A sequel, Love Never Dies (lyrics by Glenn Slater and Charles Hart), debuted in London in 2010.
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, (born March 22, 1948, London, England), English composer and theatrical producer whose eclectic rock-based works helped revitalize British and American musical theatre, beginning in the late 20th century.Lloyd Webber studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at the Royal College of Music. While a student, he began collaborating with Tim Rice on dramatic productions, Rice writing the lyrics to Lloyd Webber’s music. Their first notable venture was Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968), a pop oratorio for children that earned worldwide popularity in a later full-length version. It was followed by the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar (1971; film 1973 and TV special 2018), an extremely popular though controversial work that blended classical forms with rock music to tell the story of Jesus’ life. That show became tlater full-length version. It was followed by the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar (1971; film 1973 and TV special 2018), an extremely popular though controversial work that blended classical forms with rock music to tell the story of Jesus’ life. That show became the longest-running musical in British theatrical history. Lloyd Webber’s last major collaboration with Rice was on Evita (1978), a musical about Eva Perón, wife of the Argentine dictator Juan Perón. The London production received the Olivier Award for best musical, and the Broadway staging won seven Tony Awards, including best musical and best score. In addition, Lloyd Webber and Rice shared the Academy Award for best original song (“You Must Love Me”) for the 1996 film adaptation, which starred Madonna.was overtaken by Les Misérables, another blockbuster show originating in the 1980s. In 1997 the Broadway version of Cats—which had earlier won the Tony Award for best musical and best score and a Grammy Award for best original Broadway cast recording—eclipsed the record set by the American musical A Chorus Line to become the longest-running show ever on Broadway. The Broadway and London productions of Cats closed in 2000 and 2002, respectively, after more than 7,000 performances each. Lloyd Webber experienced nearly the same level of commercial success with Starlight Express (1984; lyrics by Richard Stilgoe), in which performers notoriously donned roller skates to portray anthropomorphic toy trains; the show ran in London for more than 17 years.
With lyricists Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, he then composed The Phantom of the Opera (1986; filmed 2004), a hugely popular musical version of Gaston Leroux’s melodramatic novel. Two years after winning the Olivier for best musical, the show opened on Broadway and won best musical at the Tony Awards. In 2006 it surpassed Cats to become the longest-running Broadway show. A sequel, Love Never Dies (lyrics by Glenn Slater and Charles Hart), debuted in London in 2010.
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