Stephen Sondheim may have written memorable songs that lifted people’s hearts, yet the composer-lyricist had a sharp temper when it came to criticism of his work, according to the author of a new book.
Paul Salsini, a former editor of the Sondheim Review, a US quarterly magazine dedicated to the composer, recalled how the writer of I Feel Pretty and Everything’s Coming Up Roses worked himself into a fury in 1996 after reading reviews in the publication.
