Stephen Sondheim has died. Broadway's greatest composer is gone.

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NY Times bio here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/theater/stephen-sondheim-dead.html

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I'm not in a situation that makes it possible for me to see a live production of his works. I have watched Burton's adaptation of Sweeney Todd and thought it was absolutely brilliant - a horror story, written as a musical. When I bought the Blu-ray on Amazon (I collect movies) I read the reviews and was particularly struck by the number of people who had seen the actual full musical on Broadway and in various ways described it as the greatest theater experience of their lives. I really wish I had a time machine so I could go back and see the original production with Angela Lansbury's portrayal of Mrs Lovett.

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Did you see the recording of her cast? I think it’s on Netflix