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Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes (Knopf) A collection of lyrics from the first half of Stephen Sondheims career, along with insights into the art of…

American Theatre icon and innovator, Stephen Sondheim, has died at the age of 91. The composer and lyricist had a creative hand in shows like "West Side Story," "Gypsy," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum," "Company," "Follies," "A Little Night Music," "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "Sunday in the Park with George," "Into the Woods," and "Assassins." This interview ...

Sondheim was the author of several landmark musicals including Sunday in the Park With George and Company.

The American composer and lyricist, who has died aged 91, shaped the musical artform with his wise, witty and extravagantly clever work

He won his initial fame as the lyricist for 'West Side Story' in 1957, and was associated with many of the most celebrated and enduring musicals of his time.