“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.”
— Stephen Sondheim
Author: Stephen Sondheim
Category: poetry
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I love the theater as much as
“I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh, making them cry – just making them feel – is paramount to me.”
— Stephen Sondheim
Author: Stephen Sondheim
Category: music
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In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular
“In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.”
— Stephen Sondheim
Author: Stephen Sondheim
Category: movies
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Art, in itself, is an attempt to
“Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.”
— Stephen Sondheim
Author: Stephen Sondheim
Category: art
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