Sarah Brightman Biography (1961-)

Born August 14, 1961, in London, England; daughter of Grenville (a real estate developer) and Paula (a dancer; maiden name, Hall) Brightman; married Andrew Graham Stewart (a band manager), 1978 (divorced, 1983); married Andrew Lloyd Webber (a composer), 1984 (divorced, 1990). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality
British
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, singer
Birth Details
August 14, 1961
London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Stage debut) Victoria, I and Albert, West End production, 1973
  • Jemimah, Cats, London, 1981
  • Title role, Nightingale (musical), London, 1982
  • Pirates of Penzance (operetta), 1983
  • Song and Dance (musical), 1984
  • Valencienna, The Merry Widow, New Sadler's Wells Opera, 1985
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem, New York City and London, 1985
  • Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera (musical), London, 1986 then made Broadway debut at Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1988-1989
  • Special guest, Waitin' in the Wings: The Night the Understudies Take Center Stage, Triplex Theatre, New York City, 1988
  • The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Shubert Theatre, New York City,1989
  • Rose Vibert, Aspects of Love (musical), 1990
  • Rose, Trelawney of the "Wells," West End production, 1992
  • Also appeared as Miranda Frayle, Relative Values, Chichester Festival, then Savoy Theatre, London; and in Dangerous Obsession and TheInnocents, both repertory and West End productions.
  • Film Appearances
  • Herself, Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration, PolyGram Video, 1998
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Song and Dance, BBC, 1984
  • America's Tribute to Bob Hope (also known as America at Its Finest: A Tribute to the Bob Hope Cultural Center), NBC, 1988
  • The Royal Variety Performance 1987, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
  • Grammy Living Legends, CBS, 1989
  • A Broadway Christmas, Showtime, 1990
  • Granpa, Showtime, 1991
  • Singer, A Gala Christmas in Vienna, 1997
  • Sarah Brightman: One Night in Eden, c. 1999
  • Herself, Rosamunde Pilcher-Zeit der Erkenntnis, 2000
  • Episodic
  • Herself, "Sarah Brightman," This Is Your Life, NBC, 1989
  • "The Andrew Lloyd Webber Story," A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Nightingale (cast album), 1982
  • Song and Dance (cast album), 1984
  • (With Placido Domingo) Requiem, Angel, 1985
  • Early One Morning: Folksongs, 1986
  • The Phantom of the Opera, 1987
  • The Trees They Grow So High: British Folksong Arrangements, 1988
  • The Songs That Got Away, 1989
  • As I Came of Age, 1990
  • Sarah Brightman Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber, 1992
  • Dive, 1993
  • Fly, 1995
  • Surrender, 1996
  • (With the London Symphony Orchestra) Timeless, 1997
  • Time to Say Goodbye, Angel Records, 1997
  • Eden, EMI Angel, 1999
  • The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Decca, 1999
  • La Luna, Angel Records, 2000
  • Encore, Decca, 2001
  • Also performed as Carrie Pipperidge for the recording of Carousel,MCA; appeared on cast album of Cats; also recorded several albums andsingles with the popular European musical group Hot Gossip.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Musicians, Volume 20, Gale, 1997
    Periodicals
    • Billboard, April 4, 1998, p. 7