[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber

  Finally, Mr. President, there is Andrew Lloyd Webber. Today, it is my 
honor to pay tribute to one of the world's alltime greatest composers, 
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.
  This month, Mr. Lloyd Webber will turn 75 just as his latest musical, 
``Bad Cinderella,'' opens at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. Boy, it 
takes your breath away just thinking about his amazing, amazing career. 
Just listen to this: ``The Phantom of the Opera,'' ``Cats,'' ``Joseph 
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,'' ``Evita''--all done by just 
one man. These works stand the test of time already.
  For those of us in New York, Mr. Lloyd Webber has often been called 
the backbone of Broadway, and thank God, because New York would not be 
the same without Broadway.
  It has been a hard time for the performing arts in recent years, and 
I was proud to work in the Senate to pass Save our Stages, which has 
provided over $1 billion to thousands of theaters, music venues, jazz 
and comedy clubs, and more in New York and across our entire country. 
And allies like Mr. Lloyd Webber have been outstanding to keep the arts 
going when times have gotten tough.
  So, Sir Andrew Lloyd, we wish you a happy 75th. Thank you for 
everything you have done for our great city and for culture and music 
in the world, and we just can't wait to see what you have in store for 
us next.
  I yield the floor.