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* BreakthroughHit: Despite disowning it later on, this musical put Stephen Sondheim on the map as one of the most well-known writers on Broadway.
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* BreakthroughHit: Despite disowning it later on, his dissatisfaction with some of his lyrics, this musical put Stephen Sondheim on the map as one of the most well-known writers songwriters on Broadway.
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* In the version of the ending that had both Tony and Maria die (and Chino too – Maria would have shot him before shooting herself), Anita would have reentered and given a speech to the two gangs explaining all that had happened, making them realize their shared guilt in the tragedy. This would presumably have redeemed her for her fatal lie. But when the writers resolved to let Maria survive, Anita was written out of the scene, leaving her as a KarmaHoudini in many viewers' eyes.
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* In the version of the ending that had both Tony and Maria die (and Chino too – Maria would have shot him before shooting herself), Anita would have reentered and given a speech to the two gangs explaining all that had happened, making them realize their shared guilt in the tragedy. This would presumably have redeemed her for her fatal lie. But when the writers resolved to let Maria survive, Anita was written out of the scene, leaving her as a KarmaHoudini in many viewers' eyes.
