Broadway legend and supreme lyricist Stephen Sondheim has passed at 91. He won the most Tony Awards at seven plus a lifetime achievement Tony. He was mentored by the great Oscar Hamnerstein II and in turn mentored to a degree Jonathan Larson (Rent, Tick Tick.... Boom!) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton). He was lyricist (and often composer) for West Side Story, Gypsy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and many others. He won a Pulitzer Prize, an Oscar and 8 Grammys. And yes, he was able to give a seal of approval to Spielberg's updated West Side Story. He transformed modern musical theater in the 20th century.
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