Bits Quote by Kerry Ellis

I'm a devotee of Stephen Sondheim. I think he's a genius.

— Kenneth Branagh

As a performer, once you've understood the genre of musical theatre, you can tire very quickly of the two-dimensional stuff. With Sondheim, it's always…

— Michael Ball

Sondheim writes the music and lyrics, and because he's so smart and goes so deep with his feelings, there's a lot to explore, get…

— Bernadette Peters

Stephen Sondheim I am in awe of.

— Christoph Waltz

The thing about Sondheim is that it does get very cerebral. You do need a faculty with words and a love for the lyrics…

— Lea Salonga

Stephen Sondheim is calculus for actors. The words are witty and brilliant and profound but complicated.

— Marc Platt

Sondheim's work especially, and musical theater like that, just spoke to me so much and taught me so many lessons.

— Randy Rainbow

I think Stephen Sondheim is a - and I hardly ever use this word - but this is as close as it gets to…

— Christoph Waltz

I first started listening to Sondheim's work when I was a kid.

— Josh Groban

I don't think it's that I don't like Sondheim. It's that I find it really... I don't know how to describe it. Doing it…

— Imelda Staunton

I heard from Stephen Sondheim, who has become a great supporter of mine. There was no one bigger when I was growing up.

— Randy Rainbow

I adore the work of Stephen Sondheim. I like musicales in general. They make surprisingly great running tapes.

— Laura Lippman