March 2010
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“And that’s the mark of a good composer, because [it’s] surprising without going:...”
– Stephen Sondheim, as quoted in “Sondheim on Music” by Mark Eden Horowitz (via daniellemohlman)
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WatchRehearsals for the Encores! production of Anyone Can Whistle starring Donna Murphy, Sutton Foster and Raúl Esparza
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“You don’t turn to Sondheim for comfort, or at least for the comforts...”
– The sensational Mr Sondheim | The Guardian
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“It would have to be ‘Finishing the Hat.’ Why? Because it’s about what we do when...”
– Maury Yeston [My Favorite Sondheim: Broadway Songwriters Choose Their Most Cherished Sondheim Songs] (via gimmick)
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verticalsoftrees:
Saturday Night (from Saturday...
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Your Sondheim-related crack of the day →
Everything’s Coming Up Moses is a musical retelling of the Exodus as seen through the larger-than-life journey of Moses, the original pushy stage mother. Through an irresistible blend of Broadway razzledazzle and old-fashioned show-biz moxie, Moses tirelessly shepherds the Children of Israel to the Promised Land—whether they like it or not.
Lift the staff! Part the sea! We got nothin’ to do but...
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Top Ten Moments of Sondheim Genius →
nikkikrzebiot:
It’s brilliant. He’s brilliant. Articles like this make me want to try to read Copland’s What to Listen for in Music again. Numbers 5-1 are finished out here.
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“We had a few debates, but he wants to discuss things; he wants to understand why...”
– Sam Buntrock, on directing Sunday in the Park with George
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New "In Good Company" podcast →
Commissioned by Josef Weinberger Ltd. on the occasion of Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday, ‘In Good Company’ is a unique three-part collage of intimate conversations between the writer, broadcaster, and Sondheim aficionado Edward Seckerson and some of Sondheim’s closest colleagues and collaborators. We share their experiences, their recollections, and their often very personal insights...
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“[When I’m 80] I hope I’ll be half as smart and hopeful and generous with...”
– Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Light the Lights! Stephen Sondheim Gets Broadway... →
Composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim changed the landscape of the American musical, so it’s only fitting that his name will alter Broadway itself with the renaming of a theatre. The Henry Miller’s Theatre on West 43rd Street will become The Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
Roundabout artistic director Todd Haimes said in a statement, “Stephen Sondheim is, quite simply, an artistic...
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“What interests me is the complexity of human beings in situations. That’s...”
– Stephen Sondheim
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NY1 On Stage →
Interview with Elaine Stritch, with some footage from the dress rehearsal of Sondheim: The Birthday Concert as well as an anecdote about Eartha Kitt flubbing “I’m Still Here”.
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damaskanddark:
“How I Saved...
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Exclusive Content: 'Sondheim on Sondheim' Song... →
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“Singing Sondheim songs is like being in a Rolls-Royce.”
– Faith Prince in The Sondheim Review, Vol. IX, No. 4 (via marainthepark)
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ONTD: Broadway stars perform at Sondheim's... →
Even more amazing pictures from Sondheim: The Birthday Concert. Warning: may induce envy, hyperventilation, teariness and/or violent joy.
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WatchPress event with the cast of Sondheim on Sondheim
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“Stephen Sondheim has received his share of accolades as a composer and lyricist;...”
– Mark Eden Horowitz in The Sondheim Review, Vol. IV, No. 4 (via marainthepark) 