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Any moment, big or small, Is a moment, after all. Seize the moment, skies may fall Any moment.

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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
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Composer
Dramaturge
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Lyricist
Musician
Poet
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New York City
New York
Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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Skies
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