ALW

Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the great things about the 21st century. Two of the most famous musicals in the world, CATS and the Phantom of the Opera, were composed by him. However, he composed these more than 25 years ago, therefore it counts as part of the 1900s and something that I respect.

He originally composed the leads of these pieces for his wife, Sarah Brightman. She is the original Christine, and, if I remember correctly, the original Grisabella. He wrote 13 musicals in total. And got tons of awards for them. So far, he has:

• Seven Tony Awards
• Three Grammy Awards
• One Academy Award
• Fourteen Ivor Novello Awards
• Seven Oliver Awards
• One Golden Globe Award
• and the Kennedy Center Honors 2006.

See why he is incredibly awesome? AND he's British.