Sondheim is to musical theater as Shakespeare is to drama.<\/p>\n
In each case, the talent is so singular, that there isn’t even anyone else in their respective fields to make a comparison with.<\/p>\n
In each case, if they had never existed, we would never have considered the works of art that they have given us to be possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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