can be seen both on and off broadway today. he really bridged the gap from the golden age to the modern musical. and, i mean, the classic golden age musical, and then he did company which was beginning really of modern musical. reporter: in fact, company s director dedicating this evening s performance to him. he was truly the greatest artist that we in our lifetime possibly will ever know in this art form. [applause] reporter: bernadette peters, often called the foremost interpreter of sondheim s work, thanking the man she called a friend. he gave me so much to sing about, she wrote. i loved him dearly and will miss him so much.
stephen pascual currently starring in assassins writes: i don t think there s an example of9 another person in any other field that is the size steve was to ours. stephen sondheim was born in 1930. mayor bill de blasio calling the new york city native a legend, writing: one of the brightest lights on broadway is dark tonight. dark tonight but perhaps stage will light up with a new sondheim show just one final time as he he had an appearance on the late show in late september. we had a reading of it last week, and we were encouraged. and where we come from. .right here? ohhh my god. where? discovering things that were a mystery, that s what ancestry® did for our family.
alicia: one hand, one heart. from the classic musical west side story. a remake is set to come to heaters again this christmas theaters again this christmas. lyrics were written by broadway legend stephen sondheim who passed away yesterday at the age of 91. his career spanned from the 50s all the way up to today. new york fox 5 reporter chris welch looks back at his life and legacy. maria, i just kissed a girl named maria reporter: if you needed proof of stephen sunday sondheim sondheim s staying power, look no further than fact that 1957 s west side story will head to the big screen once again next month. reporter: who of his other shows, assassins and company,