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First musical where Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for a musical which won best musical at the Tony Awards.
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First Musical for Sondheim where he would win the Tony award for best score, lyrics, and musical.
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Famous musical where Sondheim would also win a grammy award for song of the year for the brilliant song "Send in the Clowns".
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This musical is considered Sondheim's masterpiece by some. One of Sondheim's longest running musicals.
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Holds the record for shortest-running best musical winner with 280 performances.