Stephen Sondheim, a giant of American musical theater, dies at 91
Born to a NY Jewish family, composer is credited with pushing the musical into a darker, richer and more intellectual place with works like 'Company,' 'Follies' and 'Sweeney Todd'
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Born to a NY Jewish family, composer is credited with pushing the musical into a darker, richer and more intellectual place with works like 'Company,' 'Follies' and 'Sweeney Todd'
NEW YORK (AP) — In 2010, the year he turned 80, Stephen Sondheim had to endure a public fuss when a Broadway theater was being renamed in his honor.
Tributes quickly flooded social media as performers and writers alike saluted a giant of the theatre
The theatrical giant, who died Friday at 91, was as complex as his lyrics -- a driven, obsessive purist, and his own worst critic
Tributes quickly flooded social media as performers and writers alike saluted a giant of the theatre