The American composer and lyricist, who has died aged 91, shaped the musical artform with his wise, witty and extravagantly clever work Stephen Sondheim achieved such acclaim " for deepening the content and extending the lyrical ingenuity of musical theatre " that, from the age of 50, each major birthday was celebrated with tribute concerts in London, New York or both. Watching the composer-lyricist of Sweeney Todd a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM on November 26, 2021