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Sondheim emerges as a grudge-holding genius who couldn’t tolerate criticism from anyone he hadn’t accepted as a collaborator, but frankly, given how badly other people recognized as geniuses behave, that seems pretty mild. His longtime anger at his mother and his desire for revenge are big themes (think Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, respectively).
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a book perfectly weighted between the gossipy and erudite
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Daniel Okrent was the first public editor of the New York Times, editor at large at Time Inc., and managing editor of Life magazine. He is the author of six books, including Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center and Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition.
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The Guardian Book of the Day (2026-05-21)
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- Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy
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- Stephen Sondheim
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