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In 1984, moved by a famous painting, he pinned the lyrics for sunday in the park with george. for that inventive stage craft, he won the pulitzer prize for drama. in 1987 he wrote into the woods based on the fables. late in sodeheim's career, he was approached with something he was working on. a musical then called the hamilton mixed tape. he mentored him just as hammerstein had done to him. from waltzes to rap, his impact on american musical theater spanned decades and created some of the most popular musicals. >> what a life.

George." ♪ sunday ♪ >> reporter: for that inventive stage craft, he won the pulitzer prize for drama. in 1987 he wrote "into the woods." ♪ now the forest ♪ >> reporter: late in sondheim's career lin-manuel miranda approached him with something he was working on, a musical, then called "the hamilton mixed tape" sondheim mentored miranda. from waltzes to rap, inspired by everything from serial killers to fairytales, sondheim's impact spanned decades and created some of the world's most popular musicals. so no more nudging your partner. or opting for the couch. because the tempur-ergo sma...

Way's first musical thriller -- "sweeney todd." the story of an english barber and serial killer. ♪ >> what's great about the theater is it's a living organism, whereas movies and television are as if in amber. it's not that they're dead, but they're only alive in one shape, form, and tone. every time you see a movie, they're giving the same performance as they did the last time you saw them. not true of a show. >> reporter: inspiration was everywhere for sondheim. in 1984, moved by a famous pointing by surat, he penned the lyrics for "sunday in the park with george." ♪ for that inventive ...

Painting by george seurat, he penned the lyrics for "sunday in the park with george." ♪ for that inventive stage craft, he won the pulitzer prize for drama. in 1987, he wrote the broadway hit, "into the woods," based on the fables of the brothers grimm. ♪ >> reporter: late in sondheim's career, lin-manuel miranda approached him with something he was working on, a musical then called "the hamilton mix tape." sondheim mentored miranda just as hammerstein had done for him. from waltzes to rap, inspired by everything from serial killers to fairy tales, sondheim's impact on american musical the...

Form, and tone. every time you see a movie, they are giving the same performances they did the last time you saw them. not true of a show. >> reporter: inspiration was everywhere for sondheim. and in 1984, moved by a famous painting, he pinned the lyrics for sunday in the park with george. for that inventive stage craft, he won the pulitzer prize for drama. in 1987, he wrote the broadway hit "into the woods" based on the fables of the brothers grim. late in sondheim's career, lin-manuel miranda approached him with something he was working on. a musical, then called "the hamilton mix tape." son...