Stephen Sondheim.Photo: Michael Stewart/Getty
TheBroadwaycommunity gathered to pay tribute to the legendaryStephen Sondheimon Sunday following the musical theater icon’sdeathat his Roxbury, Connecticut, home on Friday. He was 91.
The red stairs above TKTS in New York City’s Times Square were packed with mourners, including starsLin-Manuel Miranda,Josh GrobanandSara Bareilles, who honored the late Sondheim with a rendition of “Sunday” from the Tony Award winner’s productionSunday in the Park with George.
Video shared on social media captured the emotional tribute to the beloved and groundbreaking composer.
Bareilles, 41, toldVarietyof the performance, “This felt like church. In his remembrance, we did what theater does best. We sang and raised our voices and came together in community.”
TheWaitressstar also shared a photo of Miranda, 41, onInstagramas he read from Sondheim’sLook, I Made A Hat, a collection of lyrics.
Bareilles added, “We don’t know what we mean to each other. We can’t possibly. It is everything.I am thankful for this warm, kind, musical heart made of theater going, loving, leading souls that is beating on this not so ordinary Sunday.”
Groban, 40, commented on the post, “It was beautiful. ❤️”
Sondheim’s attorney and friend F. Richard Pappas announced his passing on Friday, per theNew York Times. The beloved lyricist celebrated Thanksgiving a day prior.
Early on in his career, Sondheim wrote the lyrics to the classic musicalsWest Side Story,which premiered in 1957, andGypsytwo years later.
Sondheim is also the musical mastermind behindA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, along withCompany, Follies, A Little Night MusicandSweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetandInto the Woods,to name a few.
source: people.com
