Stephen Sondheim Dead at 91: Barbra Streisand, Bernadette Peters, Anna Kendrick and More Stars Pay Tribute
Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway legend behind shows like and more, died on Friday at age 91.Sondheim's lawyer and friend, F. Richard Pappas, announced the death to the , noting that Sondheim died at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut.One of the most lauded and central figures in 20th century American theater, Sondheim, who was born in New York City in 1930, was the composer and lyricist best known for Broadway hits(1962), (1970), (1971), (1973), (1979), (1984), and (1987).