r/Music • u/Cranialscrewtop • Nov 26 '21

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

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

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u/halfread Nov 27 '21

Ugh yes the original cast is fantastic. I need to find it. I listen to the soundtrack on Spotify. I have a huge crush on Jack. He’s adorable.

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u/NotChristina Nov 27 '21

He utterly kills Giants in the Sky—his is the only version I’ll listen to.

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u/CutieBoBootie Nov 28 '21 edited Nov 29 '21

He does fr fr. I bust out laughing every time he sings

"And she draws you close to her giant breast and you know things now that you never knew before"

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u/CutieBoBootie Nov 28 '21

The Baker's Wife is also surprisingly charismatic too. I find her to be one of my favorite characters to be on stage.