Stephen Sondheim, who has worked on numerous musical music including "West Side Story" in the United States and is known as a Broadway master, died on the 26th.
I was 91 years old.
Stephen Sondheim, an American lyricist and composer, was born in New York in 1930 and has produced numerous musical music such as "West Side Story" and "Sweeney Todd" since the 1950s.
In addition to receiving the Tony Award, which is considered to be the highest honor in the American theater world, eight times, which is the most as a composer, he has won numerous honors such as the Grammy Award and the Academy Award.
Also, in 2015, he was known as a Broadway master, such as being awarded the "Presidential Medal of Freedom" by the US government, which is the highest rank among ordinary citizens.
According to several American media outlets, including the Associated Press, Sondheim died at his home in eastern Connecticut on the 26th.
I was 91 years old.
The New York Times, a leading newspaper, said, "I was an artist who was always looking for new and creative paths, and was the most respected and influential songwriter and composer on Broadway in the second half of the 20th century." I'm praising.