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Composer

Stephen Sondheim, an American composer, was born on March 22, 1930. Renowned for his exceptional contributions to the musical theater genre, Sondheim's works are characterized by complex melodies, profound lyrics, and innovative narrative structures. His musicals, including 'West Side Story,' 'Company,' 'Follies,' and 'Sweeney Todd,' have had a profound impact not only in the United States but also globally.

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Famous Stephen Sondheim Quotes

“Automobile in America,Chromium steel in America,Wire-spoke wheel in America,Very big deal in America!Immigrant goes to America,Many hellos in America,Nobody knows in America,Puerto Rico's in America!I like the shores of America!Comfort is yours in America!Knobs on the doors in America!Wall-to-wall floors in America!”

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“By the time I get through writing a score, I know the book better than the book writer does, because I've examined every word, and questioned the book writer on every word.”

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“I like murder mysteries, the Agatha Christie kinds of things where you know that it's all going to be neatly wound up at the end.”

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“My parents got divorced and military school gave me a structure. A lot of kids my age were children of divorced parents. They didn't know what to do with the kids.”

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“When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing for them, just the way Shakespeare wrote for his actors.”

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“You have to be submitted for the Pulitzer, and unbeknownst to us, a choral director whom I know had submitted us.”

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“The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.”

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“TODD: The history of the world, my love -- LOVETT: Save a lot of graves, Do a lot of relatives favors! TODD: Is those below serving those up above! LOVETT: Ev'rybody shaves, So there should be plenty of flavors! TODD: How gratifying for once to know BOTH: That those above will serve those down below!”

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“Oh if life were made of moments Even now and then a bad one--! But if life were only moments, Then you'd never know you had one.”

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Book:Into the Woods

Source: Into the Woods

“So here's to the girls on the go Everybody tries. Look into their eyes, And you'll see what they know: Everybody dies. A toast to that invincible bunch, The dinosaurs surviving the crunch. Let's hear it for the ladies who lunch Everybody rise!”

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“I do not dwell on dreams I know how soon a dream becomes an expectation How can I have expectations? Look at me, No, Captain, Look at me, Look at me!”

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“Into the woods you go again You have to every now and then Into the woods, no telling when Be ready for the journey Into the woods, each time you go There's more to learn of what you know.”

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“You may know what you need, but to get what you want, better see that you keep what you have.”

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“So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work.”

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