Andrew Lloyd Webber "Jeeves" failed to make any impact at the box office and closed after a run of only three weeks in 1975. Many years later, Lloyd Webber and Ayckbourn revisited this project, producing a thoroughly reworked and more successful version entitled "By Jeeves" (1996). Only two of the songs from the original production remained ("Half a Moment" and "Banjo Boy"). Lloyd Webber collaborated with Rice once again to write "Evita" (1978 in London/1979 in U.S.), a musical based on the life of Eva Perón. As with "Jesus Christ Superstar", Evita was released first as a concept album (1976) and featured Julie
Andrew Lloyd Webber tune for ITV's long-running "South Bank Show" throughout its 32-year run. The same year, Lloyd Webber also composed a new theme tune for the long-running documentary series "Whicker's World", which was used from 1978 to 1980. Lloyd Webber was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in November 1980 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in the foyer of Thames Television's Euston Road Studios. He would be honoured a second time by the television programme in November 1994 when Michael Aspel surprised him at the Adelphi Theatre. Lloyd Webber embarked on his next project without a lyricist, turning instead