Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever the recordings and their parent shows. The tracks' lyricists include Tim Rice, Don Black, Richard Stilgoe, Charles Hart, Alan Ayckbourn, Christopher Hampton, Jim Steinman, Ben Elton and the poet T. S. Eliot. Compiled and produced by Tristram Penna Cover drawing by Ronnie Wood Booklet notes by James Inverne Special thanks: Don Black, Brian Drutman, Tracey Connolly, Richard Gates, Paul Jones, George McManus, Denis McNamara, Tim Rice, Dave Robinson, Paul Tucker and Clare Wood Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Chris Blair and Tristram Penna Designed by Dewynters Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now & Forever
Andrew Lloyd Webber by the 1911 Gaston Leroux novel. He wrote the part of Christine for his then-wife, Sarah Brightman, who played the role in the original London and Broadway productions alongside Michael Crawford as the Phantom. The production was directed by Harold Prince, who had also earlier directed "Evita." Charles Hart wrote the lyrics for "Phantom" with some additional material provided by Richard Stilgoe, with whom Lloyd Webber co-wrote the book of the musical. It became a hit and is still running in both the West End and on Broadway; in January 2006 it overtook "Cats" as the longest-running musical on Broadway.