27.11.2021
Hollywood brengt laatste groet aan overleden musicallegende Stephen Sondheim
Componist Stephen Sondheim is op 91-jarige leeftijd overleden. Sondheim schreef de muziek en de teksten van de verfilmde musicals als A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street en Into the Woods. Hij verzorgde ook de teksten van West Side Story en Gypsy.
Verschillende Hollywoodsterren hebben een laatste groet gebracht aan Sondheim op Twitter, waaronder Into the Woods-actrice Anna Kendrick en West Side Story-actrice Ariana DeBose.
“Een paar dagen geleden heb ik iemand nog verteld hoe leuk (en fucking moeilijk) het is om Stephen Sondheim-nummers te zingen,” schrijft Kendrick. “Zijn werk opvoeren was een van de grootste privileges in mijn carrière.”
“Dit voelt aan als het einde van een tijdperk,” tweet DeBose. “Stephen Sondheim heeft de standaard voor de Amerikaanse musical gezet.”
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I was just talking to someone a few nights ago about how much fun (and fucking difficult) it is to sing Stephen Sondheim. Performing his work has been among the greatest privileges of my career. A devastating loss.
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) November 26, 2021
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Every so often someone comes along that fundamentally shifts an entire art form. Stephen Sondheim was one of those. As millions mourn his passing I also want to express my gratitude for all he has given to me and so many more. Sending my love to his nearest and dearest. pic.twitter.com/4KlnJJJipq
— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) November 26, 2021
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🥲🎵 🎶🎵 pic.twitter.com/vshNSdkvpQ
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) November 26, 2021
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 (@Lin_Manuel) November 27, 2021
Goodbye dear sir. We will spend our lives trying to make you proud. #stephensondheim
— Idina Menzel (@idinamenzel) November 26, 2021
Perhaps not since April 23rd of 1616 has theater lost such a revolutionary voice. Thank you Mr. Sondheim for your Demon Barber, some Night Music, a Sunday in the Park, Company, fun at a Forum, a trip Into the Woods and telling us a West Side Story. RIP. 🙏 https://t.co/jHX7ob9JWv
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) November 26, 2021
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He only wrote one screenplay, but it’s an absolute gem of a whodunnit. Why not pay tribute to the great Stephen Sondheim by watching his parlor game cult classic ‘The Last Of Sheila’. (Co-written with Anthony Perkins, no less). RIP x pic.twitter.com/Cqd2FpUgtw
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) November 26, 2021
Mama said, “Darling, don't make such a drama.
A little less thinking, a little more feeling”
I'm just quoting Mama.
The child is so sweet
And the girls are so rapturous
Isn't it lovely how artists can capture us?Thank you #stephensondheim
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) November 27, 2021
He wrote me a wonderful permission letter to use “Old Friends” in American Gods. I avoided meeting him (failed only once) and refused dinner because I didn’t have many heroes. Now I’ve got one less. Thank you Stephen Sondheim so much. pic.twitter.com/soRo4G2ZFU
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 26, 2021
To the Master, Stephen Sondheim,
“It’s not where you start it’s where you finish!”
You changed my life and inspired me deeply! Thank you for all you shared with us! pic.twitter.com/jfNBzrtakv
— Giancarlo Esposito (@quiethandfilms) November 27, 2021
Stephen Sondheim was the best there ever was. I don’t know when we will ever have another of his caliber, of his breadth and scope. Just the greatest, a legend, a true titan. Rest In Peace. ❤️
— Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) November 26, 2021
It feels impossible to comprehend. What a devastating loss. What a tremendous life. What a gift to live in a world where his music exists ❤️ #StephenSondheim
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) November 27, 2021
