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  1. "The Ladies Who Lunch" is a song from the #Broadway musical #Company, sung by the character Joanne. It was written by #StephenSondheim, and was introduced by #ElaineStritch. It became her signature song.
    youtube.com/watch?v=Xf9-hxHFrJ0

  2. On the 22nd of March 1930: #StephenSondheim, American Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning #composer and #lyricist (West Side Story; Sunday in the Park With George; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Gypsy), born in New York City (d. 2021).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 💐

  3. 3 things about Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON [2025]

    1. Coatroom privacy.
    2. “I’m in love with your punctuation. You can’t move a single comma.”
    3. Pedantic Sondheim.

  4. 3 things about Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON [2025]

    1. Coatroom privacy.
    2. “I’m in love with your punctuation. You can’t move a single comma.”
    3. Pedantic Sondheim.

    #3things #movies #broadway #StephenSondheim #lorenzhart #newyork #musicals #cinema #richardlinklater

  5. 3 things about Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON [2025]

    1. Coatroom privacy.
    2. “I’m in love with your punctuation. You can’t move a single comma.”
    3. Pedantic Sondheim.

    #3things #movies #broadway #StephenSondheim #lorenzhart #newyork #musicals #cinema #richardlinklater

  6. 3 things about Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON [2025]

    1. Coatroom privacy.
    2. “I’m in love with your punctuation. You can’t move a single comma.”
    3. Pedantic Sondheim.

    #3things #movies #broadway #StephenSondheim #lorenzhart #newyork #musicals #cinema #richardlinklater

  7. 3 things about Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON [2025]

    1. Coatroom privacy.
    2. “I’m in love with your punctuation. You can’t move a single comma.”
    3. Pedantic Sondheim.

    #3things #movies #broadway #StephenSondheim #lorenzhart #newyork #musicals #cinema #richardlinklater

  8. "Gee, Officer Krupke" is a comedy number from the 1957 #musical #WestSideStory. The #song was composed by #StephenSondheim (#lyrics) and #LeonardBernstein (music), and was featured in the Broadway musical and subsequent 1961 and 2021 films.
    youtube.com/watch?v=UwrfS54yhk4

  9. "Gee, Officer Krupke" is a comedy number from the 1957 #musical #WestSideStory. The #song was composed by #StephenSondheim (#lyrics) and #LeonardBernstein (music), and was featured in the Broadway musical and subsequent 1961 and 2021 films.
    youtube.com/watch?v=UwrfS54yhk4

  10. "Gee, Officer Krupke" is a comedy number from the 1957 #musical #WestSideStory. The #song was composed by #StephenSondheim (#lyrics) and #LeonardBernstein (music), and was featured in the Broadway musical and subsequent 1961 and 2021 films.
    youtube.com/watch?v=UwrfS54yhk4

  11. "Gee, Officer Krupke" is a comedy number from the 1957 #musical #WestSideStory. The #song was composed by #StephenSondheim (#lyrics) and #LeonardBernstein (music), and was featured in the Broadway musical and subsequent 1961 and 2021 films.
    youtube.com/watch?v=UwrfS54yhk4

  12. "Gee, Officer Krupke" is a comedy number from the 1957 #musical #WestSideStory. The #song was composed by #StephenSondheim (#lyrics) and #LeonardBernstein (music), and was featured in the Broadway musical and subsequent 1961 and 2021 films.
    youtube.com/watch?v=UwrfS54yhk4

  13. "Send In the Clowns" is a song written by #StephenSondheim for the 1973 #musical #ALittleNightMusic, an adaptation of #IngmarBergman's 1955 film #SmilesOfASummerNight. It is a ballad from Act Two, in which the character Desirée reflects on the ironies and disappointments of her life. Among other things, she looks back on an affair years earlier with the lawyer Fredrik, who was deeply in love with her, but whose marriage proposals she had rejected.
    youtube.com/watch?v=8L6KGuTr9TI

  14. Singing a song is so much more than hitting the right notes in the right order as this singing tuition from Stephen Sondheim shows:

    #Music #Singing #StephenSondheim #SendInTheClowns

    youtu.be/8-VXXZLh2a0?

  15. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lRtJicbCMlg

  16. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lRtJicbCMlg

  17. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lRtJicbCMlg

  18. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lRtJicbCMlg

  19. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lRtJicbCMlg

  20. "A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical #WestSideStory, with music by #LeonardBernstein and lyrics by #StephenSondheim. In the musical, the song is sung by the characters Anita and Maria. For the #originalBroadwayCastRecording, the song was performed by #ChitaRivera (Anita) and #CarolLawrence (Maria). In the #1961FilmVersion the roles were played by #RitaMoreno and #NatalieWood, but the songs were dubbed by #BettyWand.
    youtube.com/watch?v=64kBhfAHaJs

  21. "A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical #WestSideStory, with music by #LeonardBernstein and lyrics by #StephenSondheim. In the musical, the song is sung by the characters Anita and Maria. For the #originalBroadwayCastRecording, the song was performed by #ChitaRivera (Anita) and #CarolLawrence (Maria). In the #1961FilmVersion the roles were played by #RitaMoreno and #NatalieWood, but the songs were dubbed by #BettyWand.
    youtube.com/watch?v=64kBhfAHaJs

  22. #OnThisDay in 2021, #StephenSondheim, American Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning theater #composer and #lyricist (West Side Story; Sunday in the Park With George; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Gypsy), died at 91.
    #RIP

  23. We’re coming up on the Big Reveal™️ and I’ll just say that this part is extremely Sondheim
    #RetroView #TheLastOfSheila #StephenSondheim

  24. You can really tell that everyone had a lot of fun making this film. According to Ian McShane it spawned a lot of lifelong friendships between the cast and crew and writers (pictured: Sondheim & Perkins during filming “The Last of Sheila”)
    #RetroView #TheLastOfSheila #NoirVember #StephenSondheim #AnthonyPerkins #FilmNoir

  25. “The Last of Sheila” (1973) was co-written by romantic & creative partners Anthony Perkinsand Stephen Sondheim in the late 1960s. It’s based on the legendary murder-mystery and scavenger hunt party games from parties the couple would host.
    #RetroView #TheLastOfSheila #StephenSondheim #AnthonyPerkins #Noirvember #FilmNoir

  26. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lNFsxFaJ8d8

  27. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lNFsxFaJ8d8

  28. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lNFsxFaJ8d8

  29. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lNFsxFaJ8d8

  30. "Together (Wherever We Go)" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by #JuleStyne and lyrics by #StephenSondheim, written for the #musicalPlay #Gypsy in 1959. It was introduced by #EthelMerman, #JackKlugman, and #SandraChurch.
    youtube.com/watch?v=lNFsxFaJ8d8

  31. "Tonight" is a #song from the 1957 musical #WestSideStory. The music was composed by #LeonardBernstein, and the lyrics were written by #StephenSondheim. The song was first published in 1956.
    youtube.com/watch?v=JlPHF2fjgSs

  32. Associated Press: Stephen Sondheim’s papers go to Library of Congress, offering a look into a Broadway genius. “Manuscripts, music and lyric drafts, recordings, notebooks and scrapbooks from Stephen Sondheim have been donated to the Library of Congress, offering the public a chance to see firsthand the creativity of one of musical theater’s giants.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/26/associated-press-stephen-sondheims-papers-go-to-library-of-congress-offering-a-look-into-a-broadway-genius/

  33. "Something's Coming" is a song from the 1957 musical #WestSideStory. It was composed by #LeonardBernstein with lyrics by #StephenSondheim and is sung solo by the male lead character and tenor 'Tony'. The part of Tony was played by #LarryKert in #theOriginal Broadway production, #RichardBeymer (voiced by #JimmyBryant) in the #1961Film and #AnselElgort in the #2021Film.
    youtube.com/watch?v=srJQtLHoJq8