Word: lloyds
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...content is king in the new world of global media, the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is no minor princeling. His The Phantom of the Opera has played in London's West End for 13 years and grossed an astounding $3.1 billion worldwide in ticket sales, to say nothing of CDs and sweatshirts. From his pen have also flowed Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar and Starlight Express. And Evita, with a little help from Madonna, grossed $146 million as a movie after racking up millions as a play. Like many an aristocrat before him, Lord Lloyd Webber (he was made a baron...
...million in 1999, when more than 12 million tickets were bought at an average price of $35. That's a nightly equivalent of more than 425 double-decker busloads of theatergoers. William Jackson, managing director of NatWest Equity Partners, an equal investor in the 13 theaters with Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group, sees even better times ahead. "The demand for live entertainment is increasing," he says, "and there is also a trend toward convergence between filmed entertainment and theatrical entertainment...
...computer jobs whenever I want," Lloyd says, "But I can't finish my Harvard degree when...
...Unlike Lloyd and his friends, Alpert didn't found his own company. But as a former president of the Harvard Computer Society, he decided to accelerate his graduation to take advantage of a job offer in Silicon Valley...
Besides, they can even play at being students after hours. As Lloyd says, "I live next to the Quad, and I can still pretend to be a Harvard student...