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A chorus of grateful singers gathers at Signature Theatre for an emotional Sondheim celebration

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December 14, 2021 at 2:39 p.m. EST
Bobby Smith performs Monday evening in “Everybody Rise: Signature Remembers,” Signature Theatre’s tribute concert to Stephen Sondheim, who died in November. (Christopher Mueller)

How do you sing the praises of Stephen Sondheim? Simple: You just sing.

So that’s what Signature Theatre — one of the long-standing American temples of Sondheim musicals — did on Monday evening. In an hour-long tribute concert, 16 performers took turns on the company’s main stage in Arlington, singing their favorite Sondheim songs.