Veteran Broadway composer & lyricist Stephen Sondheim passes away

Veteran songwriter Stephen Sondheim, who redefined the American musical theatre, has passed away. He was 91.

He received 8 Tony Awards, a Special Tony Award 2008 for lifetime achievement in the theatre. He also received a Pulitzer Prize (‘Sunday in the Park’), and an Academy Award for the song ‘Sooner or Later’. Also won several awards like eight Grammy Awards, Presidential Medal of Freedom 2015, etc.