
Stephen Sondheim's death: Stars pay tribute to legendary Broadway composer
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Tributes poured in 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…" tweeted singer and actor Lea Salonga.
"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 said on Instagram.
"Future historians: Stephen Sondheim was real. Yes, he wrote Tony & Maria AND Sweeney Todd AND Bobby AND George & Dot AND Fosca AND countless more. Some may theorize Shakespeare's works were by committee but Steve was real & he was here & he laughed SO loud at shows & we loved him," Lin Manuel Miranda tweeted.