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Pointillism takes emotional images, character, etc., and makes them all come together and make a whole that tells a story.
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Stephen Sondheim
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: March 22
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Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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Let Pirelli's / Miracle Elixir / Activate your roots, sir... Keep it off your boots, sir- / Eats right through. Yes, get Pirelli's! / Use a bottle of it! / Ladies seem to love it... Flies do, too!
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One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.
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I really don't want to write a score until the whole show is cast and staged.
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Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night. Tonight there will be no morning star.
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With videotaping, on the second generation you're already losing some of the freshness.
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