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Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 4:03

Rest In Peace: Stephen Sondheim took his final bow

article image placeholderLin-Manuel Miranda, Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles Honor Stephen Sondheim at ‘Sunday’ Performance in Times Square
So for all of you who have enjoyed some of the most incredible Broadway shows, you probably have seen one by Stephen Satan. He had a way of making his characters completely open up like a diorama when they sang. When they sang his lyrics, you'd see really deep into their souls have this incredible capacity to just make a character multi dimensional, just in a phrase that he would choose. I'm not sure which song to pick to have you listen to him

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Tim Ereneta
@Tim · 3:06

😥

I think it's because the most profound experiences I've ever had in the theater as an audience member, a significant portion of those were due to one person. And that person was Steven Sondine. I was introduced to Tim in high school. The very first musical I ever did was A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum
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Kamahana Kealoha
@Kamahana · 0:35
What a beautiful, swell post to honor the departed. I really appreciate being educated about this person. And you, Deborah, playing the music which speaks for itself. It's beautiful music. And I feel like I would never have known about this person or anything if it weren't for this post. So thank you very much. I and may he rest in peace. Mahalo
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Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:12

@kamalvarma @Tim

Hey, I love the fact that this swell engaged a huge fan of Stevens. And someone who's just meeting Stephen, that is the best bookend I can think of how wonderful
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