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Steven Spielberg, Rita Moreno & More Honor Stephen Sondheim at 'West Side Story' Premiere (Exclusive)

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, the film's cast and creator were remembering the life and legacy of Stephen Sondheim, the man behind the musical's iconic lyrics.Sondheim — who wrote the lyrics for the original Broadway production of, which accompanied the music written by Leonard Bernstein — died on Friday at the age of 91.

With his death just days ahead of the new film's release, there was no shortage of love, praise and appreciation at the star-studded event at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center.Director Steven Spielberg recalled the story of how Sondheim was convinced by his longtime mentor Oscar Hammerstein to write the lyrics for, which marked the early start of Sondheim's incomparable theater career.«It's really amazing, when you have such a gift like.

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