Really Useful Co

At the heart of RUG’s business are the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber, including Aspects of Love, By Jeeves, Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Love Never Dies, Song and Dance, Starlight Express, Sunset Boulevard, Tell Me on a Sunday, The Beautiful Game, The Phantom of the Opera, The Woman In White and Whistle Down The Wind. In addition to his own musicals however, Andrew’s productions include A R Rahman’s Bombay Dreams in London and New York, the recent production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The Sound of Music, and the upcoming London Palladium production of The Wizard of Oz.

RUG is now an established international entertainment company, with its head office in London and Sydney that produce and coordinate Lloyd Webber’s works throughout the world. The company’s theatre and concert production, recording, merchandising, music publishing and licensing, digital and television, film and video divisions provide specialised services for Lloyd Webber’s works and also to other producers and authors.

The board of directors consists of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Madeleine Lloyd Webber, André Ptaszynski (Chief Executive), Howard Witts (Finance Director), Jonathan Hull (Legal and Business Affairs) and Mark Wordsworth (Chairman).

Wholly owned The Really Useful Group Theatres, Ltd owns six theatres in the West End including the world famous Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and The London Palladium as well as co-owning The Adelphi Theatre. RUG theatre projects include the upcoming musical Love Never Dies and co-producing the Australian production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert which opened at the Palace Theatre in March 2009.

RUG supports new producers and productions through Stage One in order to sustain the future of quality commercial theatre in this country. Visit the Stage One website for more information at