Stephen Sondheim was one of the most renowned lyricists and composers of the Broadway stage.Sondheim was one of the first people to whom Lin-Manuel Miranda reached out in 2008 for feedback on his early drafts of “Hamilton.” More than half a century earlier, Sondheim had learned to compose music and lyrics at the knee of his mentor, Broadway great Oscar Hammerstein II.In between learning from one generation’s preeminent Broadway influencer and mentoring another’s, Sondheim reinvented the Broadway show for his own generation, creating innovative musicals including “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods.”In a career that lasted more than five decades, Sondheim created some of the greatest musicals of his time.
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