Andrew Lloyd Webber Sydmonton Festival. Lloyd Webber received a Grammy Award in 1986 for "Requiem" in the category of best classical composition. "Pie Jesu" from Requiem achieved a high placing on the UK pop charts. Perhaps because of its large orchestration, live performances of the Requiem are rare. "Cricket" (1986), also called "Cricket (Hearts and Wickets)", reunited Lloyd Webber with Tim Rice to create this short musical for Queen Elizabeth's 60th birthday, first performed at Windsor Castle. Several of the tunes were later used for "Aspects of Love" and "Sunset Boulevard". Lloyd Webber also premiered "The Phantom of the Opera" in 1986, inspired
Ben Elton from the catalogues of pop/rock artists. The first was the musical "We Will Rock You" with music by Queen. Despite unfavourable early reaction, this was successful in London and won the 2003 Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best New Musical. It has since opened in the US, Australia, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, and The Netherlands. Elton also directed the 10th Anniversary Arena tour, in 2013. The musical ran for 12 years in London. "Tonight's the Night", based on the songs of Rod Stewart, opened in November 2003. Elton worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber on the sequel