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Stephen Sondheim

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Stephen Sondheim

1930 – 2021 · aged 91 · Composer and lyricist

“Send in the clowns.”

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Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy and then the words and music for Company, Follies, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods, reshaping the musical. He died at 91.

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“Send in the clowns.”

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Autographed publicity photo of Stephen Sondheim. The fact that this is a signed photo given to an apparent fan indicates it was previously used for that purpose
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Title: Stephen Sondheim [New York] Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: 1972. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (sl
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Stephen Sondheim, 04.2014, NYC.
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Image originally published in Queer Places: Retracing the Steps of LGBTQ people around the World Authored by Elisa Rolle
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Broadway Honors Sondheim 'Sunday' From Sunday In The Park With George in Times Square 11/28/21
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Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sara Bareilles, More Members of the Broadway Community Celebrate Sondheim
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Bernadette Peters - Not a Day Goes By (Sondheim's 80th)
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Could I Leave You - Donna Murphy (Sondheim's 80th)
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Still with us

Some people leave a mark on the world that doesn't fade. Stephen was one of them.

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I met Stephen once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

Nour Saleh30 Jan 2026

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♥

Toby Collins
7 Nov 2025

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Thank you

Stephen Sondheim will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.

Greta Kaiser15 Dec 2025

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I feel exactly the same way.

Donna Moore9 Mar 2026

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Well put.

Sunil Mehta
29 Oct 2025

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Lighting a candle from Nigeria. Stephen meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

Bronwyn Burns29 Oct 2025

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Thank you for sharing this.

Simran Sen
27 Sept 2025

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In memory

The world is a little quieter today.

Karen Hale2 Oct 2025

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Beautifully said.

Madison Burns9 Jul 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Holly Gilbert
6 Jul 2025

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I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Stephen was part of the soundtrack of my life.

Hannelore Schneider27 Jan 2026

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Beautifully said.

Rosemary Bennett
16 May 2025

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There are people you assume will always be there. Losing Stephen feels like losing a piece of the furniture of the world.

Norma Reyes30 Sept 2025

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Same here. Exactly this.

Richard Phillips30 Jan 2026

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Well put.

Roger Hale
5 May 2025

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To the family: you shared Stephen with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

Rolf Frank
28 Mar 2025

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Sending love to everyone grieving today. Stephen belonged to all of us, and we all lost something.

Antwan Kirby24 Jun 2025

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Sending love from India.

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Thank you for a lifetime of it, Stephen. Rest in peace.

Marcus Battle
12 Mar 2025

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Not many people can say they made millions of strangers feel less alone. Stephen could.

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222 people are remembering Stephen here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.

Anonymous🇲🇽7d ago
Sleep well.
Dale Hicks🇺🇸10d ago
You were one of a kind.
Jorge Chavez🇺🇸18d ago
Bobby Lewis🇺🇸26d ago
Anonymous🇩🇪27d ago
Ella Bell🇺🇸8 Aug 2026
Madison Perry🇺🇸1 Aug 2026
Gone but never forgotten.
Kirsty Hart🇺🇸31 Jul 2026
Gary Sharp🇨🇦24 Jul 2026
Vincent Jordan🇺🇸22 Jul 2026
Gone but never forgotten.
Archie Roberts🇺🇸22 Jul 2026
Lighting this with love.
Molly Rice🇺🇸20 Jul 2026
Hayley Mccarthy🇺🇸19 Jul 2026
You were one of a kind.
Bobby Lewis🇺🇸14 Jul 2026
Jason Dang🇦🇺11 Jul 2026
Forever in our hearts.
Molly Coleman🇺🇸10 Jul 2026
Cynthia Cannon🇨🇦8 Jul 2026
Bronwyn Burns🇺🇸5 Jul 2026
Sleep well.
Bronwyn Burns🇺🇸29 Jun 2026
Still miss you.
Dylan Hamilton🇺🇸29 Jun 2026
Gone but never forgotten.
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  1. 22 March 1930
    Born in New York City, USA
  2. 26 November 2021
    Died in Roxbury, Connecticut, USA
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