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"Being Alive" is a song from the Broadway musical, Company. It was written by Stephen Sondheim. The song is the ultimate song sung by the main character, Robert in the second act. "Being Alive" holds the rare honour of a song written by Sondheim that has become popular outside its original musical setting, and although written for a male part is frequently performed by women — notably (amongst others) Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Barbra Strei... more
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Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (nine, more than any other composer) including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (received 2008), multiple...
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