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Sondheim did not stop, of course.
He was just getting started.
With Sondheim, there was no list of people waiting to move up one.
There was no shortage of composers who felt that way too.
Puzzles over passion, cleverness over heart.
Some people believed this.
Finishing the hatislosing my mind, and losing my mindisbeing alive.
Blood, soul, and tears flow through those melodies and lyrics.
We just had to learn to listen.
Act II is about the bill coming due (Ever after?
He was, in fact,this magazines first crosswords editor.
In many of his works, everyone is alone, and thus brought together.
Sometimes, the only victory one can claim isIm still here.
Or the gold-rush musical titled, at various points,Road Show,Wise Guys, andGold!
that he could never quite crack.
Or the homicidal song suiteAssassins.
Where would Sondheim himself tell you to start?
It felt unlikely, but then again, it had worked before.
He liked a challenge.
Which was everything, because there was very little Stephen Sondheim thought a musical could not do.
He spent his life proving it.
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