11/27/2021
"It is inevitable but utterly impossible to believe that we have to say goodbye to Stephen Sondheim. Mr. Sondheim—“Steve” to his friends—was a giant in the musical theater in particular, in theater in general, and in art overall. In tandem with Hal Prince, James Lapine, Arthur Laurents, John Weidman, Hugh Wheeler, and other collaborators and in the spirit of his mentor Oscar Hammerstein II, Steve changed the face of the musical theater and expanded the possibilities of what it could be. Those of us at The York Theatre Company are proud of our long association with the man and his work, having produced nine of his shows over the years and presented him with the first Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Musical Theatre; he was a great friend to us as well and a member of our honorary board for more than 35 years. The loss is incalculable.
Godspeed, Steve. Not a day will go by that you will not be part of our lives." The York Theatre Company