Webber support for U.K. school

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, the charitable org founded through the mega-effective legit composer, will donate 3.54 million ($5.69 million) to Arts Educational Schools, among the U.K.'s pre-eminent musical theater centers. Donation covers all believed building costs, surveys, legal programs and charges for an entire repairs work for the drama school, that provides undergraduate musical theater and acting practicing stage, film and television. Founded in 1919, its alumni run from Julie Andrews to Catherine Zeta-Johnson. "The brand new facilities will give you a perfect atmosphere for that students to make use of the exemplary training the college is famous for," stated Lloyd Webber. Composer makes something of the Broadway return this year, with new productions of his tuners "Evita" and "Jesus Celebrity" opening early in the year to experience alongside his Rialto longrunner "The Phantom from the Opera." Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com