R.I.P. Stephen Sondheim, Iconic Broadway Composer Dead at 91

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Stephen Sondheim, the American composer and lyricist known for hit Broadway musicals such as West Side Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Sweeney Todd, has died. He was 91.

Richard Pappas, Sondheim’s lawyer and friend, announced the death on Friday (November 26th) via the New York Times.

Sondheim died at his Roxbury, Connecticut home early Friday, with Pappas noting that the death was “sudden.” The evening prior, Sondheim had celebrated Thanksgiving with friends.

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R.I.P. Stephen Sondheim, Iconic Broadway Composer Dead at 91
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