We’re rolling along not-so-merrily now that Stephen Sondheim has passed away. The composer and lyricist died November 26 at age 91, leaving behind a six-decade Broadway legacy during which he wrote the music and lyrics for Company, Follies, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park With George, Into the Woods, and other enduring musicals. Steven Spielberg, who will deliver Sondheim’s words to a new generation in the upcoming film adaptation of West Side Story, is one of the stars who paid tribute to the eight-time Tony winner in recent days. “When [Sondheim] spoke, I couldn’t wait to listen, awestruck by the originality of his perceptions of art, politics, and people—all delivered brilliantly by his mischievous wit and dazzling words,” the filmmaker said in a statement. “I will miss him very much, but he left a body of work that has taught us, and will keep teaching us,...
- 11/29/2021
- TV Insider
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