Stephen Sondheim obituary: Titan of the American musical
Intellectually rigorous artist who perpetually sought new creative paths
Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim dies aged 91
Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for West Side Story, and composed Sweeney Todd
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