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I don't write songs apart from theatrical pieces. I'm not interested in writing songs qua songs.
Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
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Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and the singer, that's the point.
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If I got involved with the chat rooms and Facebook and everything - I would probably never leave. That's why I don't do it. I literally don't do it. At all.
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Ah, but if you have no expectations, You can never have a disappointment.
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Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them.
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The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.
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Everyone I used to play with has either given up or is dead.
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I chose and my world was shaken. So what? The choice may have been mistaken the choosing was not. You have to move on.
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I'm before him on my knees, and he kisses me He assumes I lose my reason and I do. Men are stupid, men are vain, Love's disgusting, love's insane, A humiliating business-oh how true.
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Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.
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The movie adaptations of stage musicals that I've seen, without exception, in my opinion don't work. A lot of people would disagree with me.
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I've always preferred actors who sing to singers who act in all the shows I've done.
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