This Thursday, December 2, marks the 162nd anniversary of the birth of the French painter Georges Seurat, creator of pointillism, and Google has decided to honor him with a new Doo

A crowd of Broadway stars gathered in Times Square on Sunday to sing one of the late Stephen Sondheim's most beloved songs, in a tribute to the late composer.

Correspondent Mo Rocca offers an appreciation of the career of the legendary composer and lyricist who forced the American musical to grow up, and who took audiences to places they'd never been before.

Impossible to sum the central figure of American musical theatre up, but: “Sondheim not only bound music, lyrics and book inextricably together, but he explored in far greater depths the human condition in all its anxieties and moral complexities.” – Washingt…

Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died

Published by Reuters By Alex Dobuzinskis and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who helped American musical theater evolve beyond pure entertainment and reach new artistic heights with such works as “West Side Story,” “In…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, ha…

In 2010, the year he turned 80, Stephen Sondheim had to endure a public fuss when a Broadway theater was being renamed in his honor

Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped American musical theatre in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died. He was 91.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, ha…

A lifetime making sense of the extraordinary songwriter — as young fan; critic and “enemy”; and, by now, old friend.

(NEW YORK) — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has d…

Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics for West Side Story, and composed Sweeney Todd

Sondheim wrote lyrics for West Side Story, and composed Sweeney Todd

Stephen Sondheim, the renowned composer of "Into the Woods," "Sweeney Todd," "Gypsy," "Sunday in the Park with George" and other essential works of musical theater, died early Friday morning at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, according to the New York Times…

Stephen Sondheim, the musical theater titan behind the groundbreaking musicals "Sweeney Todd" and "Follies," has died.

Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died

Stephen Sondheim, the legendary composer and lyricist considered by peers and theater professionals alike as the most influential musical creator bar none, has died at 91.

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RT @P_impressionism: End of the Jetty, Honfleur, 1886 #pointillism #seurat https://t.co/kCNR04kHIj https://t.co/9iUZTyuDzQ

RT @P_impressionism: Gardener, 1882 #seurat #postimpressionism https://t.co/PEyKJEG4CO https://t.co/eeQUdUQUSU

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RT @P_impressionism: View of Le Crotoy, from Upstream, 1889 #seurat #georgesseurat https://t.co/lkqnt3T20D https://t.co/8SdjHfnpRf

RT @P_impressionism: River Landscape with a boat, 1884 #georgesseurat #pointillism https://t.co/99PJNwKirI https://t.co/c42l8UM3sp

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RT @P_impressionism: The Gardener, 1884 #georgesseurat #seurat https://t.co/W5pMPGCCzD https://t.co/IFAfUih1C3

RT @P_impressionism: Large Figure in a Landscape, 1883 #seurat #georgesseurat https://t.co/KGjS4jMxe7 https://t.co/L5pKLXO5ZE

RT @P_impressionism: White dog, 1885 #postimpressionism #georgesseurat https://t.co/WQzLyQ5kFP https://t.co/NcLI38B6NP

RT @P_impressionism: Men Laying Stakes, 1883 #postimpressionism #seurat https://t.co/ZkMi2xkbeK https://t.co/1S44LZqGT4

RT @P_impressionism: The away Samson in Grandcamp, 1885 #pointillism #georgesseurat https://t.co/UKPaZeQI7W https://t.co/AY6fjF3b10

RT @P_impressionism: Georges Seurat, Gray Weather, Grande Jatte, ca. 1886–88 #georgesseurat #europeanart https://t.co/EeKyuWNruL https://t.…

RT @P_impressionism: The Hollow Way, 1882 #georgesseurat #impressionism https://t.co/6OogoT9uad https://t.co/eRFMLJQOFV

RT @P_impressionism: Georges Seurat, Seated Woman with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte), 1884 #museumarchive #artinstituteofchicago ht…

RT @P_impressionism: The Rope-Colored Skirt, 1884 #georgesseurat #pointillism https://t.co/ZVgz07tMpL https://t.co/Bzd7B2YvYH

RT @P_impressionism: Young Woman Powdering Herself, 1890 #seurat #pointillism https://t.co/76GXP3acR2 https://t.co/EsdiFLUvDP

RT @P_impressionism: Trees, winter, 1883 #georgesseurat #seurat https://t.co/WyvdurT9mj https://t.co/z4srMNY29C

RT @P_impressionism: Harbour at Port-en-Bessin at High Tide, 1888 #georgesseurat #seurat https://t.co/6u5P3DitHM https://t.co/IPkxMTFsAp

RT @P_impressionism: The Channel at Gravelines, Evening, 1890 #georgesseurat #seurat https://t.co/VK7V5gXWjY https://t.co/BevvzZUVrI

RT @P_impressionism: Harbour at Port-en-Bessin at High Tide, 1888 #georgesseurat #pointillism https://t.co/6u5P3DitHM https://t.co/Xgq2Musj…

RT @P_impressionism: Corner of a House, 1884 #seurat #impressionism https://t.co/5Aqi6DL8un https://t.co/RPvf3SBXmE

RT @P_impressionism: Georges Seurat, The Forest at Pontaubert, 1881 #europeanart #metmuseum https://t.co/Qc7ngohVWt https://t.co/CONiyTgXng

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