Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) Tribute List

Stephen Sondheim was one of the most influential composers and lyricists in American musical theater. His works include Follies, Sweeney Todd, Sundays in the Park with George, and Into the Woods. He won numerous accolades, including eight Tony Awards, eight Grammy awards, an Academy Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. Sondheim mentored other composers, including Jonathan Larson and Lin-Manuel Miranda. He passed away on November 26, 2021, at the age of 91.
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  1. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
    Something aesthetic
    Something frenetic
    Something for everyone:
    A comedy tonight!
    – "Comedy Tonight," A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  2. blockbuster
    a very successful hit with widespread popularity and sales
    We’ve got a surefire
    Genuine
    Walkaway
    Blockbuster
    Lines down to broadway
    Boffola
    Sensational
    Box office
    Lalapalooza
    Gargantuan —
    Hit!
    – "It's a Hit," Merrily We Roll Along
  3. durable
    very long lasting
    If you want instead when you're dead
    Some more public and more permanent expression
    Of affection
    You want a painter, poet, sculptor preferably
    Marble, granite, bronze
    That's durable forever
    All it has to be is good
    – "Sunday," Sundays in the Park with George
  4. endeavor
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
    Don't be careful, don't be clever
    When you see your wish, pursue
    It's a dangerous endeavor
    But the only thing to do
    – "Ever After," Into the Woods
  5. entrance
    attract; cause to be enamored
    I feel stunning
    And entrancing,
    Feel like running and dancing for joy,
    For I'm loved
    By a pretty wonderful boy!
    – "I Feel Pretty," West Side Story
  6. flair
    distinctive and stylish elegance
    Just when I stopped
    Opening doors
    Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours
    Making my entrance again with my usual flair
    Sure of my lines
    No one is there
    – "Send in the Clowns," A Little Night Music
  7. impeccable
    without error or flaw
    He kept a shop in London Town
    Of fancy clients and good renown
    And what if none of their souls were saved?
    They went to their maker impeccably shaved
    By Sweeney
    By Sweeney Todd
    The demon barber of Fleet street
    – "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd," Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  8. invincible
    incapable of being overcome or subdued
    A toast to that invincible bunch,
    The dinosaurs surviving the crunch.
    Let's hear it for the ladies who lunch
    Everybody rise!
    – "The Ladies Who Lunch," Company
  9. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
    Let me entertain you
    Let me make you smile
    Let me do a few tricks
    Some old and then some new tricks
    I'm very versatile
    – "Let Me Entertain You," Gypsy
  10. yearning
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
    You take your road
    The decades fly
    The yearnings fade, the longings die
    You learn to bid them all goodbye
    And oh, the peace
    The blessed peace
    At last you come to know
    – "The Road You Didn't Take," Follies
Created on Mon Nov 29 12:50:25 EST 2021 (updated Mon Nov 29 14:25:07 EST 2021)

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