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Chu directed from scripts by the stage show’s book writer Winne Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Fans will know instantly that this child grows up to be renowned composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, and Linklater leans into that, having the pre-teenage Sondheim criticize Hart's writing.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Blue Moon, the nifty new feature from director Richard Linklater, opts instead to cover one night in the life of its subject, the lyricist Lorenz Hart.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
And while Playboi Carti isn’t regarded as the same caliber of lyricist as the others, his I Am Music project is too momentous to ignore.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Fans will know instantly that this child grows up to be renowned composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, and Linklater leans into that, having the pre-teenage Sondheim criticize Hart's writing.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Blue Moon, the nifty new feature from director Richard Linklater, opts instead to cover one night in the life of its subject, the lyricist Lorenz Hart.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
And while Playboi Carti isn’t regarded as the same caliber of lyricist as the others, his I Am Music project is too momentous to ignore.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyricist. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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