Sondheim at 90
Sondheim at 90 His nature – not long in modestyAt eighteen he felt Broadway boundNo question he was a prodigyBut not all did he astound Oscar gave him a nuanced review:“Stephen, it’s terrible!”To Sondheim these words were newBut here’s what made it bearable: Line by line, the sword of Hammerstein The score bled red inkCould there […]