Stephen Sondheim suggested evening the percentage at two percent each, but Sondheim refused because he wanted the credit. Sondheim later said he wished "someone stuffed a handkerchief in my mouth because it would have been nice to get that extra percentage". After "West Side Story" opened, Shevelove lamented the lack of "low-brow comedy" on Broadway and mentioned a possible musical based on Plautus' Roman comedies. When Sondheim was interested in the idea he called a friend, Larry Gelbart, to co-write the script. The show went through a number of drafts, and was interrupted briefly by Sondheim's next project. In 1959, Sondheim was
Somewhere in the World (song) Somewhere in the World (song) "Somewhere in the World" is the debut single by series two winner of "The X Factor Australia", Altiyan Childs. Serving as the lead single from his self-titled debut album, "Somewhere in the World" was released for digital download following his win on "The X Factor" on 22 November 2010. The song debuted on the ARIA Singles Chart at number eight, with sales of 15,706 units in its first week of release. In New Zealand, "Somewhere in the World" reached number five on the singles chart. "Somewhere in the World" was written by Andrew Dorff, Busbee