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Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night. Tonight there will be no morning star.

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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
Author
Composer
Dramaturge
Librettist
Lyricist
Musician
Poet
Screenwriter
Songwriter
New York City
New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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Justice
Stars
Morning
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Tonight

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