Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim dead at 91

Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, the most important man in American musical theater, died Friday at his Roxbury, Connecticut, home. He was 91. The legendary “West Side Story” lyricist’s death was announced by his lawyer and friend F. Richard Pappas, who called it sudden, the New York Times reported. Pappas said Sondheim had celebrated Thanksgiving the day prior. Sondheim became legendary for not writing “jazz hands” musicals — he challenged his audiences with complex lyrics and difficult, adult themes that resonated for decades through myriad revivals across the globe. Considered the greatest composer and lyricist of the 20th century, Sondheim is… Read Full Article