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  1. May 7, 2020 · For this list, we’ll be looking at not necessarily the most iconic, but the ten most singularly expressive and distinctive songs that this acclaimed composer and lyricist had a hand in crafting....

  2. Nov 28, 2021 · 20 Stephen Sondheim Songs to Listen to Right Now. The lyricist and composer, who died on Friday, wrote dozens of piercing tunes for Broadway. Here is a selection of his most brilliant and ...

  3. Nov 27, 2021 · 1. "Getting Married Today," from Company. I don't remember why, but one day back when we all still worked in-person at the NPR offices, Ari Shapiro came by my desk when I wasn't there and left me a note. It said: I came up here to rattle off the lyrics to "I'm Not Getting Married" for you from memory, and you decided to be gone.

  4. Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) was a musical theater composer and lyricist, known for such shows as Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Follies, and (as a lyricist) West Side Story and Gypsy.

  5. Sep 28, 2013 · I've decided to base the list on songs that work out of context—a tall order given Sondheim's mastery of crafting music and lyrics specifically tailored to the characters and situations...

  6. Nov 27, 2021 · ‘Losing My Mind’. The middle-aged former showgirl Sally Durant sings this “Follies” classic, but Jeremy Jordan proves this ballad of obsessive love and lifelong regret is truly universal. ‘Send in...

  7. Stephen Joshua Sondheim was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. With his frequent collaborations with Harold Prince and James Lapine, Sondheim's Broadway musicals tackled unexpected themes that ranged beyond the genre's traditional subjects, while addressing ...

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