An American composer (b. 1930 A.D.) responsible for a number of classic [[Broadway]] [[musical|musicals]].
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'''Stephen''' Sondheim is an American lyricist and composer (b. 1930 A.D.) who wrote many classic [[Broadway]] [[musical|musicals]]. For a number of years he also constructed ingenious and diabolically difficult crossword-like puzzles for ''New York'' magazine.