Sondheim
Americannoun
noun
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The musical, with a celebrated score by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents, takes a sardonic attitude to the idea of ambition—so central to the American character and culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Opening track I Will Overcome finds her doom-scrolling through her phone on the rainy streets of Paris, set to an orchestral score that recalls Sondheim at his most melodramatic.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
By contrast, Sondheim was consistently accessible and encouraging to younger composers and lyricists even as his own artistic output sputtered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
She famously bemoaned his birth in a cruel letter, which Okrent suggests Sondheim may have misquoted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Sondheim had learnt his trade by writing lyrics for West Side Story, which opened in 1957.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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