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Dim All The Lights: Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91 Dim All The Lights: Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91
Dim All The Lights: Stephen Sondheim Dies At 91 The lights will go out throughout all of Broadway following the death Friday of Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim, 91, was an unquestionable giant among American musical masters -- among them, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein and the Gershwins, as well as Richard Rogers and the man considered his surrogate father, Oscar Hammerstein. His death, following Thanksgiving with family at his Roxbury, Connecticut home, brought expressions of grief, love and deep appreciation. "Farewell Steve, the musical theatre giant of our times, an inspiration not just to two but to three generations," Andrew Lloyd Weber tw…
Ridgewood's Ali Stroker Makes History With Tony Award Win: 'For Every Kid With A Disability' Ridgewood's Ali Stroker Makes History With Tony Award Win: 'For Every Kid With A Disability'
Ridgewood's Ali Stroker Makes History With Tony Award Win: 'For Every Kid With A Disability' Ridgewood's Ali Stroker made history Sunday night when she became the first person in a wheelchair to win a Tony Award. The "Glee" star accepted the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, for her portrayal of Ado Annie in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" The 31-year-old from Ridgewood was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident when she was 2.  Stroker didn't let her limitation stop her from pursuing her passion to perform and used her win as an opportunity to inspire others like her. “This award is for every kid who is watching tonight wh…