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Stephen Sondheim

"In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies."

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"In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies."

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"The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890?"
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"The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them."
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