Barbra Streisand, Lea Salonga, more mourn Stephen Sondheim
Tributes quickly flooded social media following the death of Stephen Sondheim as performers and writers alike saluted a giant of the theater:
“Rest In Peace, Stephen Sondheim, and thank you for your vast contributions to musical theater. We shall be singing your songs forever. Oh, my heart hurts…” — singer and actor Lea Salonga, via Twitter.
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“There are no words I can find for this loss. He would know what to say. Rest well, dearest Steve.” — singer and actor Laura Benanti, via Instagram.
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“The theater has lost one of its greatest geniuses and the world has lost one of its greatest and most original writers. Sadly, there is now a giant in the sky. But the brilliance of Stephen Sondheim will still be here as his legendary songs and shows will be performed for evermore,” producer Cameron Mackintosh, in a statement.
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"Thank the Lord that Sondheim lived to be 91 years old so he had the time to write such wonderful music and GREAT lyrics! May he Rest In Peace." — singer, actor and director Barbra Streisand, via Twitter.
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“Thank you for everything Mr Sondheim. Speechless. We are so lucky to have what you’ve given the world.” — singer and actor Aaron Tveit, via Twitter.
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“He influenced all of us, whether we knew it or not. Rest In Peace. You were a gift to this world.” — actor and singer Kristin Chenoweth, via Twitter.
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“Devastating news. Hard to fathom that he was in fact mortal like the rest of us. But bow lucky are we to have lived in the world at the same time as this great man. No one can replace him.” — singer and actor Judy Kuhn, via Twitter.
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“I am so so sad to lose my friend Steve Sondheim. He gave me so much to sing about. I loved him dearly and...