At age 10, his parents divorced, and Sondheim and his mother moved to Pennsylvania. Sondheim was born March 22, 1930, in New York City. Time critic Richard Corliss called Sondheim "an institution" and "the defining musical voice of his generation and those that followed." Īt the same time, Sondheim was hugely influential, broadening the idea of what a musical could be about. "I've never been popular," he told the New York Times. Despite his showpieces being recorded by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Madonna and Meryl Streep, Sondheim was regarded as an acquired taste.
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