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How Sondheim Can Change Your Life by Richard Schoch

August 30, 2025 by KimMiE" 5 Comments

CBR 17 BINGO: White (See cover) When Stephen Sondheim died in November 2021, I lost one of my heroes. A theater nerd in college with a proclivity for lyrics over music, I was won over completely by Sondheim’s poetry. Fans can endlessly debate which of his rhymes is most magnificent–the rhyming of “personable” with “coercin’ a bull” in Company is often cited, though I’m inclined to go with the brilliant throw-away line from Into the Woods regarding Jack’s cow, “There’s no time to sit and […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: broadway, cbr17, cbr17bingo, essays, KimMiE", Richard Schoch, Stephen Sondheim

KimMiE"'s CBR17 Review No:21 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: broadway, cbr17, cbr17bingo, essays, KimMiE", Richard Schoch, Stephen Sondheim ·
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