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you ever heard of sondheim? that sonofabitch he loves patter songs and people singing different melodies at the same time

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and it slaps

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and it slaps

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i made this post a few days before we lost sondheim. that sonofabitch made so much shit that slapped so hard and resonated so hard with me and so many people. may his memory be a blessing

#Stephen Sondheim #May his memory be a blessing #Musical theater #broadway #broadway musicals #we lost a good one today #i made a post buuut #oh well

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Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Giant, Dies at 91 | Vanity Fair

Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Giant, Dies at 91

The composer and lyricist behind Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Sweeney Todd, died Friday.

Vanity Fair|Condé Nast

Sondheim was the elder statesman of American theater, but he always stood outside of its trends. An iconoclast whose vital music tested preconceived notions about what belonged on stage, he created songs for a murderous barber, a neurotic neo-Impressionist, and a vengeful witch. His work always teemed with moral ambiguity, never providing the easy answers some looked for in musicals.