American multi-award-winning composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim poses with his framed ‘Copy of Freedom’, after being awarded the Freedom of the City of London at a ceremony at the Guildhall in London, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. The award is in recognition of his outstanding contribution to musical theatre. Sondheim, whose extensive writing credits include West Side Story, Follies, Gypsy, Company, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd. Kirsty Wigglesworth
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