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Stephen Sondheim

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A Life

Meryle Secrest

ISBN: 9780747535355
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC


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Secrest reveals how Sondheim learnt to play the piano at an early age and writes about the effect his parent's divorce had on him when he was 10. She reveals the difficulty he had struggling to gain a foothold in the theatre, attempting to make a living scriptwriting before his Broadway fame and successes. Originally published in 1998.

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Drawing on conversations with Sondheim and his friends and family, this biography of the famous composer and lyricist traces his life from his childhood and early musical ambitions to his ascent to Broadway with such musicals as "West Side Story", "Gypsy" and "Company".
 
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