| 单词 | Stephen Sondheim |
| 例句 | Stephen Sondheim once said, “It never occurs to me to write a song just for the pleasure of writing a song. It has to be an assignment.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Over coffee at a cafe near his home in Inwood Mr. Miranda, 31, talked about the early American polity, getting advice from Stephen Sondheim and other subjects that are trending in his world. Arts & Leisure: Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Rapping on Alexander Hamilton 2012-01-06T16:00:00Z But I must admit that “Tick, Tick … Boom!” gave me pause when Larson’s work is being workshopped by Stephen Sondheim and a theater critic. How Jonathan Larson Taught Me to Become a Better Critic 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z A single encounter with the musicals of Stephen Sondheim has been known to convert a lifelong musical-phobe into a true believer. Theater Talkback: Doing Your Homework 2010-07-22T16:31:00Z Purists including Stephen Sondheim complained that a musical treasure was being corrupted. Tony Awards show not skimping on razzle-dazzle 2012-06-10T15:16:03Z "The whole show is going to be sung front to back, and Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine have written it." The Carpetbagger: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Will Be Giving Sondheim His Big Break 2013-01-11T17:38:50Z When Stephen Sondheim placed this timeless showbiz advice in the classic musical “Gypsy,” he was referring to stripping. Stand-Ups Get Experimental in Five Adventurous New Specials 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z The great Stephen Sondheim himself might find it tricky work to make lyrical magic of the relationships among the various civic entities charged with approving land-use deals in New York City. | 'In the Footprint': A Brooklyn Civics Lesson, Offered in Word and Song 2010-11-23T23:00:00Z She went on to compare Stephen Sondheim to Shakespeare in the layered quality of his imagery. Review: Barbara Cook Sang Standards, With Audience Members as Acolytes 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z If Bernstein has a successor, it’s his onetime collaborator Stephen Sondheim, who has stayed as resolutely away from the institutions and forms of classical music as Bernstein was inexorably drawn to them. Perspective | Does Leonard Bernstein have any heirs? 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z He has set an exacting standard at Signature Theatre since the company’s first musical in 1991, which was no less a venture than Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.” Jon Kalbfleisch tunes up ‘A Little Night Music’ 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z "Sweeney Todd" and "Assassins," both by Stephen Sondheim, are considered classics and are frequently revived. Charles Manson musical opens in Hamburg, Germany 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim make their last screen appearances in “Glass Onion,” putting in cameos over Zoom as they play the game “Among Us” with Blanc. Can Movie Theaters and Netflix Coexist? Rian Johnson Makes His Case. 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Last month, audiences were given a chance to see a mustachioed Ben Platt perform via webcam as part of a virtual tribute to Stephen Sondheim. What’s on TV Wednesday: Ben Platt Live and ‘At Home With Amy Sedaris’ 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z The theater, which is at the Yale School of Drama, said Friday that its 2016-17 season would include three world premieres as well as productions of shows by Stephen Sondheim and August Wilson. Yale Rep to Debut Works by Amy Herzog and Sarah Ruhl 1457-08-10T05:00:00Z “You mean, ‘Sunday in the Park with George,’ ” she trills, “written by one of my heroes, Stephen Sondheim.” Theater Review: In ‘A Second Chance,’ Singing New York Lovers 2014-03-31T02:00:01Z Stephen Sondheim once said that “Groundhog Day” was the one movie he’d want to adapt, and it’s fascinating to think what the puzzle master might have done with it, repeating and refracting musical motifs. The Tao of “Groundhog Day,” Onstage 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z "Woods," Disney's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical take on the Brothers Grimm, looks to take in an estimated $48 million over the four-day weekend. Box office: 'Hobbit,' 'Woods,' 'Unbroken' continue to sell tickets 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z These contrasting aspects of Stephen Sondheim, that most multifaceted of composers of musicals, are embodied by two thoughtfully assembled shows that reflect different chapters in his life. Two Sides of Sondheim in the Berkshires 2010-07-06T21:36:00Z Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” looms large, with “Pippin” and other of the decade’s box office hits detectable in the score’s commercial emollient. Broadway's fall revivals: Why big stars can't make up for a lack of artistic vision 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z It came in just ahead of the $15.1 million made by "Into The Woods," Walt Disney Co.'s film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical. Jolie's 'Unbroken' sprints to front of Christmas Day box office 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim, whose scores include Sweeney Todd and A Little Night Music and who wrote lyrics to Leonard Bernstein's music in West Side Story, was unable to pick up his special international award. Plan B wins hat-trick at Novellos 2011-05-19T17:02:37Z As immaculately sung by Anderson’s young Lucy, valentines of songs subversively careen off course into darker dissonance, evoking Stephen Sondheim’s pastiche numbers for “Follies.” Review: Lies of Love and Memory Swirl Through ‘Unknown Soldier’ 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z She made her Broadway debut in 2017's "Hello Dolly!" revival, which also received a glowing response, and is slated to appear in Richard Linklater's movie adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along." Why "Funny Girl" matters: a breakdown of the revival's casting issues 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z Its 1957 premiere on Broadway famously married the talents of Bernstein with those of Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Jerome Robbins. Crossing Cultures, and Genres, at the Glimmerglass Festival 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Or even Stephen Sondheim’s bracing title song of “Company,” with its insistent refrains of “Bobby, Bobby, Bobby baby” over a rhythmic riff that evokes a telephone busy signal. Opera? Musical? Please Respect the Difference 2011-07-09T03:30:34Z A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Classic farce set in ancient Rome, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. L.A. theater openings, April 5-12: 'I and You' and more 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z She introduced "The Ladies Who Lunch" on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's landmark musical "Company." Remembering Elaine Stritch -- formidable, fun and candid 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z “I was not so arrogant as to think I would get to the mystery of Stephen Sondheim’s creative genius,” Max said, “but I did hope to get close to it.” Getting Close to Sondheim: New Books Try to Capture His Essence 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Other programs in this enticing festival juxtapose Babbitt with his fellow modernists, like Charles Wuorinen; various students, including Stephen Sondheim; and composers he revered, from Brahms to Irving Berlin. Review: Milton Babbitt Inspires a Focus! Festival Tribute 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Cabrillo Music Theatre stages the classic farce set in ancient Rome, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. L.A. theater openings, Jan. 24-31: 'Dream Catcher' and more 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z A Broadway theater is renamed for Stephen Sondheim The Associated Press So what did Stephen Sondheim get Monday on his 80th birthday? A Broadway theater is renamed for Stephen Sondheim 2010-03-23T01:34:00Z “Into the Woods,” which first opened on Broadway in 1987, is one of the great collaborations between the songwriter Stephen Sondheim, who died last fall, and the book writer James Lapine. A Starry ‘Into the Woods’ Will Play Broadway This Summer 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z He opted instead to create a work by using canonical material that was not traditionally intended for black actors — a soul-infused production of songs by Stephen Sondheim. A Landmark Tony Awards Season for Black Actors 2013-06-10T21:57:34Z Time Traveling With Old Friends Like doting godparents to a cherished but difficult child, Stephen Sondheim fans have been waiting 30 years for “Merrily We Roll Along” to grow up. Theater Review: Sondheim?s ?Merrily We Roll Along? in Encores! Staging 2012-02-09T23:44:16Z She later originated the role of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” in San Diego, and on TV starred for a season in “Night Court.” ‘Stop Right There!’: Foley recalls epic duet with Meat Loaf 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z Elder is acting in the new HBO series “The Gilded Age,” as well as the recent revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy “Company,” in which LuPone is also performing. A stranger bought this Broadway star a ticket years ago when he couldn’t afford it. They just reunited. 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z In 2013 she appeared in an off-Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Passion.” Tony-nominated Broadway star Rebecca Luker dies at 59 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z “I’m thrilled, but deeply embarrassed,” he said, tearing up as a mid-September sun fell over the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Perfectionist. Genius. Icon. That was Stephen Sondheim 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z "It was magical to be in front of an audience again," she said of her role in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd at the Lincoln Center. Thompson 'wept' over stage return 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z Streep, as film and theater fans are well aware by now, plays the Witch in the new Rob Marshall film of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” Streep sings Sondheim, and finds her voice 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Ancient Rome is the setting for this classic musical comedy featuring songs by Stephen Sondheim. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 12-19: Four Larks' 'Undine,' 'Chasing Mem'ries' and more 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Xylophones for Sondheim Razzle-dazzle isn’t a quality ordinarily associated with the music of Stephen Sondheim. Music Review: Isn?t It Rich? Isn?t It Loud? Xylophones for Sondheim 2010-11-21T22:51:00Z West Side Story Musical Theatre West stages the classic tale, inspired by Shakespeare's “Romeo & Juliet,” about star-crossed lovers in 1950s New York; with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 7-14: Bernadette Peters and more 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Phone rings, door chimes and in comes a gender-bent version of the beloved Stephen Sondheim musical, with a book by George Furth. 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z In his spare time, he's also working on a musical with Stephen Sondheim. Playwright David Ives finds his timing perfectly 2013-02-08T16:46:04Z Whatever the reason, the Glimmerglass production of “Sweeney Todd,” Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical of gleeful comeuppance in Victorian England, seems as convinced as Mr. Trump that the world has gone terribly, chaotically wrong. ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘The Crucible’: Not New, but Darkly Up-to-Date 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z For perhaps the first time, Brace found himself pondering the work of Kurt Weill and Stephen Sondheim. From a single tune to a folk opera, ‘Hangtown Dancehall’ comes to Birchmere Their glazed but rapturous expressions summon an eternal chapter of youth when, to borrow from a Stephen Sondheim lyric, everything is possible, and nothing makes sense. Theater Review: David Rabe?s ?Early History of Fire,? at the Acorn Theater 2012-05-01T02:00:00Z She has talked to her friend Stephen Sondheim, the show’s lyricist, about potential revisions to the songs. Barbra Streisand Sets the Record Straight 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z In late November, he workshopped numbers in the eagerly awaited Stephen Sondheim musical, working title “Bunuel.” Life after 'Glee': Matthew Morrison on his dream role and his national concert tour 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z It has since also acquired the theater at Studio 54 and assumed operations of the theater now known as the Stephen Sondheim. Todd Haimes, Who Rebuilt Roundabout Theater Company, Dies at 66 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z One of the other important developments this season was the death of Stephen Sondheim. Ariana DeBose on Hosting the Tonys: ‘Whatever We Do Is Going to Be Fun’ 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Roughly a decade before Stephen Sondheim died in November 2021, he added a surprising new occupation to his multi-hyphenate career: autobiographer. Getting Close to Sondheim: New Books Try to Capture His Essence 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z In March of last year, Classic Stage Company announced that its revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical “Assassins” was postponed. Theater to Stream: ‘Assassins’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Despite the limited dimensions of its playing space, the Redmond theater has been quite ambitious with well-known Broadway shows lately, recently tackling Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music.” Ambitious SecondStory tackles ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ 2014-04-04T18:48:11Z The Stephen Sondheim musical is filled with infidelity and violence. Anna Kendrick: The Tomboy Who Became a Princess 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z In this video, the director Rob Marshall discusses a sequence from his film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical “Into the Woods.” Rob Marshall Narrates a Scene From 'Into the Woods' 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z When I turned 50, it was a run-through that I had done for Stephen Sondheim the day Steve arrived for "Sweeney Todd" at the Kennedy Center. ArtsBeat: Emmys Watch: Christine Baranski on 'The Good Wife' and Competing With Maggie Smith 2012-09-18T20:28:48Z Howard County native Margo Seibert, a recent star of “Rocky” on Broadway, sang a gorgeous rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s “Children Will Listen,” punctuated by recitations from a trio of poised school kids. John Hurt receives Shakespeare Theatre Company’s annual award Ms. Molaskey is an interpreter whose acute attunement to the subtext of lyrics, which she imbues with a subtle rhythmic buoyancy, lends songs, especially those of Stephen Sondheim, the depth of great short stories. John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Café Carlyle 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The music and lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim and the book by Arthur Laurents. Spring and Summer Theater Listings 2010-02-21T00:33:00Z Previous winners include artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Dominic Dromgoole, actor Simon Callow and, last year, Stephen Sondheim. Rupert Everett scoops Sheridan Morley prize for memoir Vanished Years 2013-02-27T12:07:41Z Several years ago, on the occasion of his receiving the Stephen Sondheim Award, an honor bestowed annually by Arlington’s Signature Theatre, I sat down with him and the subject of aging came up. Perspective | Thank you, Hal Prince, for giving me some of the most transcendent nights of theater I’ve ever known 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Lloyd Webber was my bête noire: I intensely preferred Stephen Sondheim, who created rich humans while Lloyd Webber drew cartoons. A musical whose time has gone: Three Post critics take on ‘Phantom’ 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z “They were all on their mobile phones and someone said, ‘Stephen Sondheim passed away just now,’ and I screamed ‘Oh no!’ very loudly,” Ms. Barnett, 47, said. Impromptu Sondheim Wakes Fill Piano Bars With Tears and Tunes 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z Arriving the day before his 21st birthday, he proceeded straight to Times Square and got a half-price ticket to see Stephen Sondheim’s “Passion.” The Gaudy, Glittery, Gorgeously Subversive World of Taylor Mac 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z That led me to study Frank Loesser, and Lerner and Loewe, and Stephen Sondheim and all the great Broadway writers. T Bone Burnett Wants to Make Music to Heal Shrinking Attention Spans 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Originally announced to open in spring 2014, previews for the Broadway production of “Beautiful” at the Stephen Sondheim Theater will now begin on Nov. 21 with an official opening night set for Jan. 12. ArtsBeat: Carole King Musical Finds Its Carole King 2013-08-12T19:23:12Z Using Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein as his referees for his green card application, Bennett thrived in the home of the Great American Songbook. A life in music: Richard Rodney Bennett 2011-07-22T22:55:02Z I assumed that Stephen Sondheim’s latest musical was sold out, but I decided to take a chance and see if I could get a ticket to the matinee. Stephen Sondheim, as Great a Composer as He Was a Lyricist 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z But these songs, which also draw from jazz, R&B and the soaring ballads of Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber, are easily enjoyed on their own merits. Patriotism on Broadway 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z In its favor: The Disney adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical enjoyed a robust commercial opening too, with an estimated $48 million over the long Christmas weekend. Christmas movies vying for Oscar voters' attention 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z When Stephen Sondheim was in his 30s, he would get approached, occasionally, by out-of-town theatre companies, struggling with a production. Stephen Sondheim: A life in music 2010-12-20T08:00:00Z The score, by Stephen Sondheim, is a marvel and a minefield of layered meanings. What Makes ‘Follies’ a Classic? 7 Answers and 1 Big Problem. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z "I have to say - don't take this the wrong way - this is so much more moving to christen a theater the Stephen Sondheim as opposed to the British Petroleum Playhouse." Stephen Sondheim honored with a Broadway theater 2010-09-16T03:46:00Z The revival will appear for just 14 weeks and previews begin March 31 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams Broadway-bound 2012-12-20T21:56:08Z Mr. Laurents then brought in a talented newcomer named Stephen Sondheim, who eventually wrote all the lyrics for what became his Broadway debut. Arthur Laurents, Playwright and Director on Broadway, Dies at 93 2011-05-06T04:27:34Z “Sweeney Todd” may be a musical theater piece, but Stephen Sondheim’s score has more sophistication than many contemporary operas. Mozart, Made New: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Every singer, when confronting the songs of Stephen Sondheim, tends to gravitate toward a particular character, song or mood from the composer’s complex psychological checkerboard. Music Review: Karen Akers at the Oak Room - Review 2011-10-03T21:42:51Z I would help crowdfund a book from her about Stephen Sondheim, one of her cultural touchstones. In Lorrie Moore’s Nonfiction, the Sounds of an Intellectual Having a Good Time 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z And now, she’s got a maestro of a more tuneful proclivity in her ear: Stephen Sondheim. A longtime D.C. actress tackles her first musical, and it’s by Sondheim 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Donna Murphy also has returned this summer, playing the Witch in the second show this season in the park, Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods." Bugs, rain and magic _ Shakespeare in the Park 2012-06-15T16:28:08Z That was very much home-grown, but the company provides a piquant taste in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical about the barber, wrongly criminalised, who returns home for revenge. Theatre picks of the week 2010-05-14T23:27:00Z She continued to appear in nightclubs, television and musical theater, including a stint on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's "Company." Screen siren Jane Russell dies 2011-03-01T15:30:00Z Stephen Sondheim, 80 last year, takes two of the three slots in best musical revival category for Passion at the Donmar and Into The Woods at the Open Air Theatre. Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies receives seven Olivier award nods 2011-02-07T18:30:25Z "A Little Night Music" features a score by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Hugh Wheeler. Peters, Stritch stay on in 'A Little Night Music' 2010-10-05T22:08:00Z Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the score, favored the musical thriller take: the one that focuses on gore and shock. Review: The Many Thrilling Flavors of a Full-Scale ‘Sweeney Todd’ 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z It's also why his legacy is so important: Stephen Sondheim changed the face of the medium. Is Stephen Sondheim the Shakespeare of musical theatre? | Michael Ball 2010-03-29T15:41:00Z Best of all was Rick Crom’s “Sunday in the Meadow With Curly,” an amusing pastiche of songs from “Oklahoma” translated into the language of Stephen Sondheim. Music Review: Jeff Harnar Cabaret at Laurie Beechman Theater 2013-01-23T22:05:05Z And her rewrite of the book for "Porgy and Bess" ignited controversy when Stephen Sondheim criticized the creative team's presumption. Suzan-Lori Parks moves a stage beyond race to get to our 'mythic or epic experience' in her plays 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Two weeks later — without even a callback — she heard from her agent: “Stephen Sondheim wants you to play Little Red.” Julia Lester on Her ‘More Knowing’ Little Red Riding Hood 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Merrily We Roll Along Concert performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical about three longtime friends. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 25-Oct. 2: 'Phoebe Zeitgeist Returns to Earth' and more 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z In London, she participated in a National Theater workshop on writing musicals, with mentors including Stephen Sondheim. How a Sooty Old Piano Helped Beth Orton Reach a New Creative Peak 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The said the show, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, was a "tremendous showcase" for her talents. Carole King actress wins rave reviews 2014-01-13T14:17:18Z Those unhappily married couples of Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical “Follies,” who long for their younger, happier days revolving around New York theater, will have another shot at Broadway this summer. ArtsBeat: 'Follies' Is Coming to Broadway This Summer 2011-06-15T20:00:41Z The Stephen Sondheim Theater, where “Doubtfire” was being staged, exhibits many of Broadway’s real estate complexities. ‘The Universe Hit Pause’: The Ripple Effects of Broadway’s Shutdown 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street The title character seeks bloody revenge in Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical fable set in 19th century London. L.A. theater openings, Oct. 9-16: Pat Kinevane's 'Underneath' and more 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Here’s catnip for musical theater lovers who are into “Into the Woods” in specific and Stephen Sondheim in general. Sondheim, Bernadette Peters going into 'Woods' again in one-nighter 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Into the Woods, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine. Once upon a time, there was a fairy tale musical for grown-ups . . . 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z What took Hollywood so long to make a movie of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s 1987 Broadway musical Into the Woods? REVIEW: 'Into the Woods': A Disney Musical for Adults of All Ages 2014-12-27T05:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's work is one of the great achievements of American musical theater: a mash-up of classic fairy tales that's funny, tuneful and refreshingly honest about the impossibility of "happily ever after." 'In the Woods' leaps from musical theater to movie theaters 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z He invoked the words of Signature’s lodestar composer-lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, to help encapsulate his feelings. Signature Theatre names Matthew Gardiner as new artistic director 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “We would go to the Golden Nugget bar after the show and all these miners and their families and friends would be talking about Chekhov and Tennessee Williams and Stephen Sondheim,” Patinkin said. Friday Night Footlights: How Theater Bonds a Colorado Town 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z I wonder what Stephen Sondheim thinks of that. Behind the Poster: 'Into the Woods' 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Harold Prince, the Tony-winning director of “Sweeney Todd” and many other musicals, said the success of “Sweeney” emboldened him and the composer Stephen Sondheim to open their next collaboration cold on Broadway. Musicals Born on Broadway Set Off Jitters 2010-10-13T01:52:00Z ‘LIAISONS’ This ongoing project, conceived by the pianist Anthony de Mare, has corralled notable composers to arrange for him solo-piano versions of Stephen Sondheim songs. Finally, a Lot of Classical Music and Opera to Hear This Season 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Ask Cláudio Botelho, who is dropping plans this year to produce “Sweeney Todd,” Stephen Sondheim’s dark look at a murderous barber. Broadway Musicals, Big Draw in Brazil for a Decade, Lose Their Audience 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z "I'm still here, thank you Stephen Sondheim," referring to the composer's standard "I'm Still Here" from "Follies," which Stritch brought to vibrant life in her act. Remembering Elaine Stritch -- formidable, fun and candid 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z “Beautiful” was up 12 percent, to $1,027,244, setting a new box office record at the Stephen Sondheim theater for the second week in a row. ArtsBeat: Growing Sales for ‘Beautiful’ and ‘Rocky’ on Broadway 2014-04-21T21:12:37Z Among those most rankled was the composer Stephen Sondheim, himself no stranger to bold re-interpretations of his own work, who sent in this letter to the editor on Tuesday. ArtsBeat Blog: Stephen Sondheim Takes Issue With Plan for Revamped 'Porgy and Bess' 2011-08-10T16:12:09Z And opening night was meant to be especially special, timed to the 90th birthday of the musical’s composer Stephen Sondheim. The Show’s Delayed, but They’re Still Keeping ‘Company’ 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The first offering, which has already been put on film, is a nod to Signature’s most entrenched tradition, an embrace of the work of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Arlington’s Signature Theatre will put its best musical foot forward online in 2021 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Dang's directing credits at East West include 10 stagings of Stephen Sondheim musicals. Asian theater leader Tim Dang to step down at East West Players 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z “Sick,” she scoffs, “so insecure in his talent and desperate for Stephen Sondheim’s success.” Patti LuPone on her ‘painful’ rise to Broadway stardom: ‘I was my biggest enemy!’ 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z After “The Love Bug,” Mr. Jones turned to the stage, winning the lead role of Robert in “Company,” Stephen Sondheim’s now-classic musical about marital angst, Manhattan-style. Dean Jones, boyish-looking leading man of Disney films, dies at 84 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Since Wednesday, Mr. Gilbert has been conducting a production of Stephen Sondheim’s chilling masterpiece musical “Sweeney Todd,” with a book by Hugh Wheeler. Opera & Classical Music Listings for March 7-13 2014-03-06T23:20:26Z She credited her close friend Stephen Sondheim with promoting her both as a composer and as a writer. Mary Rodgers, who composed ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ and wrote ‘Freaky Friday,’ dies There would be guest curators from outside the film word, too, like Salman Rushdie, Don DeLillo, Rachel Kushner and Stephen Sondheim. Tom Luddy, a Behind-the-Scenes Force in Cinema, Dies at 79 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Disney's Stephen Sondheim adaptation "Into the Woods" landed in second place on Jan. 1 with an estimated $8.1 million. Box office: 'Hobbit' finale tops 'Into the Woods' on New Year's Day 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z And, throughout, she rehearses and performs her one-woman show of Stephen Sondheim songs — getting frustrated and petulant in rehearsal when she struggles to remember lyrics, and transforming in front of an audience. ‘Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me’: a bittersweet look back 2014-03-06T20:29:04Z An intimate and moving look at the life and art of the great composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Monday TV Picks: ‘Six by Sondheim’ on HBO 2013-12-06T22:23:44Z Plot refresher: “Romeo and Juliet” on the Upper West Side, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Spare Times for Nov. 20-26 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z In seventh grade, I became completely obsessed with the 1981 musical “Merrily We Roll Along,” by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth. Revisiting a Legendary Sondheim Flop 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z They could just as easily be singing the Stephen Sondheim lyric “How did you get to be here?” Theater Review: ‘Chaplin: The Musical’ at the Ethel Barrymore Theater 2012-09-11T02:00:17Z Songs that tell their story from both their points of view are among the smartest show tunes this side of Stephen Sondheim. Review: ‘The Last Five Years,’ a Decoupling Starring Anna Kendrick 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z These organizational choices — and the one or two jarring Stephen Sondheim quotations he cites — are bewildering. Lots of People Love ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Roxane Gay Isn’t One of Them. 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Clinton led an hourlong panel titled “Here’s to the Ladies,” a riff on a Stephen Sondheim lyric from the song “The Ladies Who Lunch” from the musical “Company.” At BroadwayCon, Hillary Clinton Celebrates Women in the Theater 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Strange but true: This self-proclaimed optimist worships at the altar of that ultimate equivocator Stephen Sondheim and is also a passionate devotee of Fred Rogers, the beloved children’s entertainer. Review: Rob McClure’s ‘Smile,’ a Glass That’s Always Half Full 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim, asked days before his death if he had any sense of when his final musical would be finished, offered a simple answer: “No.” How Complete Was Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical? 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Home Is Where the Years Disappear The title destination in Horton Foote’s “Trip to Bountiful,” which has been revived at the Stephen Sondheim Theater, is said to be a small, obscure town in Texas. Theater Review: ‘The Trip to Bountiful,’ at the Stephen Sondheim Theater 2013-04-24T02:00:06Z Streisand had covered the Stephen Sondheim song for “The Broadway Album” in 1985. Clintons, Mariah Carey turn out for Barbra Streisand concert 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z In your show, you sing everything from a Miley Cyrus song to Stephen Sondheim and Noël Coward. Alan Cumming explains why he loves singing sappy songs, from Sondheim to Miley Cyrus 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The future of arts criticism may be a kindergartner from Arlington reviewing Stephen Sondheim musicals on YouTube. Pint-size theater critic earns rave reviews from fans like Perez Hilton, Sara Bareilles Avian rose from a dancer in “West Side Story” and “Funny Girl” to work alongside such theater luminaries as Michael Bennett, Cameron Macintosh, Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Tony Award-winning choreographer Bob Avian dies at 83 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Wonder what Stephen Sondheim thinks of all this. Term of Affection? Ethnic Slur? Theater Union Decides That ‘Gypsy’ Must Go. 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z That was the happy discovery of “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration,” a starry, streaming tribute to Stephen Sondheim that began catastrophically and blossomed into something beautiful. Review: For Sondheim’s 90th Birthday, a Collage of Aching Voices 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z But in the immortal words of Stephen Sondheim's Little Red Riding Hood, "nice is different than good." You can be queer but you can't be happy on "Ted Lasso" 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Jose Llana, actor I was 10 when I stumbled on the PBS telecast of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George.” Carrie Brownstein, Carly Rae Jepsen and Others on First-Time Cultural Experiences 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z They both can sing, but it’s only Mr. Colbert you’d imagine performing in a Stephen Sondheim musical, as he did in 2011. On Comedy: Jon Stewart’s Role in Developing Stars 2014-04-16T21:19:38Z And “Sunday in the Park,” with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine, is one of the most beloved shows in the musical theater canon. Jake Gyllenhaal to Star in Concert Production of ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z At this concert it is also introducing a great musical maker: Stephen Sondheim. Spare Times: For Children, for Feb. 3-9 2012-02-02T21:53:28Z Today it’s the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, but in the 1990s, it was a disco, Club Expo. 50 years of 'Cabaret': How the 1966 musical keeps sharpening its edges for modern times 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z He entertained interest from the luminous likes of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine for a musical, but didn’t want to turn it over to such imposing authorial types. Can cast injury derail 'Groundhog Day'? How the musical has overcome its obstacles (again and again) 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z The asset here is the score by Jay Schwandt — songs with bouncy melodies that sweep you toward Stephen Foster territory while painting complicated psychological portraits a la Stephen Sondheim. Review | First ladies on the edge in two plays and a musical 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim has been the composer and lyricist of 15 stage musicals and the lyricist for three others. Now You Know: A Critic’s Guide to Sondheim 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The Roundabout announced the lineup Wednesday for its Dec. 5 concert reading at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre and said the director will be Scott Ellis. Cheyenne Jackson to appear in 'She Loves Me' 2011-10-05T19:21:19Z The movie, opening on Christmas, is based on the stage musical written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine that debuted at the Old Globe in San Diego and transferred to Broadway in 1987. 'Into the Woods' teaser provides early peek of movie, but no songs 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z The monochromatic background is a deep forest green, a nod to the thicket where much of the show, written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, is set. Behind the Poster: 'Into the Woods' 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z I admit to only one major transgression — at the 2007 Pegasus Players production of Stephen Sondheim's “The Frogs.” At 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' ... Pain, laid bare, and then 'ring, ring' 2010-12-16T23:20:41Z Platt and Rose met onstage to sing “Move On” from Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Sunday in the Park With George.” Tony Awards 2021: ‘Moulin Rouge’ wins best musical, and ‘The Inheritance’ snags best play 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z The obverse of Ms. Carroll’s saucy flirtatiousness is a farsighted wisdom that when applied to Stephen Sondheim inspires some starkly moving performances. Music Review: Barbara Carroll at Birdland 2013-05-13T22:01:55Z The Stephen Sondheim number Ms. McDonald chose, the Baker’s Wife song “Moments in the Woods,” from “Into the Woods,” was one of his talkiest. Music Review: Audra McDonald at Lincoln Center 2013-05-10T21:59:41Z One of her many definitive performances was her rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s “I’m Still Here,” a song that could be read as the story of her life on the bumpy road of show business. Julie Wilson, Sultry Cabaret Legend and Actress, Dies at 90 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z By their second date, after both had revealed a love for the composer Stephen Sondheim, Ms. Goodman was texting her friends that the two were probably going to get married. Working Best With a Minimum of Information 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Mazzella made a stop at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on West 43rd Street to see how work was progressing on “Mrs. Doubtfire.” How Broadway’s set-making guru is tackling the comeback — from mold in stage fog to costumes that don’t fit anymore 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Wanting to avert disaster, I ask about the music of Stephen Sondheim; Gyllenhaal is currently wowing critics in a Broadway production of Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park With George. Jake Gyllenhaal: ‘I would love to not talk about my personal life’ 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z To up the glamour, Stephen Sondheim arrived in an unglamorous sweater and plunked himself down in a booth near the back. Scene City: Public Theater Raises Funds for Renovation 2012-03-07T21:34:55Z The show’s producer said late Thursday night that the musical’s final performance, at the Stephen Sondheim Theater, would be May 29, just over a month after it reopened after a three-month hiatus. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ to Close on Broadway, After Reopening 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Tuesday in the Hall With Stephen “Attend the score of ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ” Nathan Lane said, tweaking the lyric to the ballad that opens the masterpiece musical by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. Music Review: Philharmonic’s ‘Symphonic Sondheim’ at Avery Fisher Hall 2013-01-30T23:29:07Z I tallied these formative misses while writing a new biography on Stritch, titled “Still Here,” after the Stephen Sondheim song from “Follies” that became an anthem of her endurance. Love Elaine Stritch? Thank the Parts She Didn’t Get 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z But she has continued to make a lot of surprisingly ambitious music, including thoughtful, eclectic albums with selections careening from Stephen Sondheim to Steely Dan. Betty Buckley steps into ‘Hello, Dolly!’ to ‘make America happy again’ 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Pacific Overtures Stephen Sondheim’s musical drama about two friends caught up in the westernization of Japan in the mid-19th century. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 26-Dec. 3: 'Pang!' at 24th Street Theatre and more 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z They had already taken advantage of the two-for-one Broadway tickets, having snagged tickets to “Company,” the revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical. Can New Yorkers Be Lured Back to the Arts by a Good Deal? 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Rob Marshall, who worked with Blunt on the film version of the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods, will direct, while the script will be written by Finding Neverland writer David Magee. Emily Blunt confirmed as Mary Poppins in sequel to classic film 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z "I wish it were in a foreign language in an opera," says Stephen Sondheim of "I have a love", one of the songs he wrote for West Side Story. Rivers of babble on: how word became the servant to music 2013-06-28T17:59:00Z She loved “A Clockwork Orange” and still harbors sincere dreams of writing for Broadway, calling Stephen Sondheim her “number one hero of all time of all people.” Glad scientist: Megan Amram’s unique brand of comedy The career of Stephen Sondheim, the celebrated Broadway songwriter who died on Friday at the age of 91, spanned decades and included 20 major productions, including forays into television and film. 20 Stephen Sondheim Songs to Listen to Right Now 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z As we lunge into the 21st century, there is no next Stephen Sondheim waiting to step into the master’s shoes and perpetuate the tradition that he carried to its pinnacle. Music: The Unmistakable Sensibility of Sondheim 2010-04-30T23:09:00Z The literary richness of their lyrics is matched by a musical approach that mixes the tough simplicity of North American folk traditions with the urbanity of the Gershwins and Stephen Sondheim. Movie Review: ‘Sing Me the Songs,’ a Tribute to Kate McGarrigle 2013-06-25T22:29:46Z The composer Stephen Sondheim revealed on Wednesday that he is currently hard at work on a new musical and that it will be a collaboration with the playwright David Ives. ArtsBeat: Rolling Along: Sondheim Discloses He's Working on a New Show 2012-02-29T20:41:38Z Ms. Cook named Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim as her favorite songwriters, and both cited Mabel Mercer as a critical stylistic inspiration. Music Review: Michael Feinstein and Barbara Cook at Feinstein?s - Review 2011-12-01T23:43:15Z New musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and Stephen Sondheim revival "Merrily We Roll Along" lead the nominations, announced Monday, with seven apiece. Jude Law, Judi Dench up for Olivier theater awards 2014-03-10T13:49:44Z Many regard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Stephen Sondheim as the preeminent lyricists of the last half century; some say longer. I already knew Leonard Cohen was dead on Election Day — then things got worse 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z “Bit by bit, putting it together,” as Stephen Sondheim wrote. The Buildings That Drove Their Creators to Despair 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z In the case of one of them — Maria Friedman’s splendid, London-born revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1981 musical, “Merrily We Roll Along,” from Boston’s Huntington Theater Company — the view is also exhilarating. The Pain of Fame, With Sondheim, Warhol and Capote as Guides 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim once listed it among songs he wished he had written, but it was also linked to one of Mr. Lawrence’s most frustrating experiences, the 1965 musical “Kelly.” Eddie Lawrence, Comedian, Actor and Pitchman, Is Dead at 95 2014-03-31T00:10:54Z A hush comes over the audience when one of the actors slowly revolves full circle while aiming a pistol at spectators in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's 1990 musical "Assassins" at an intimate London theater-in-the-round. Sondheim Assassins revival hits the mark in London 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z After “March of the Falsettos,” the cast and crew dispersed: Mr. Finn to work on other projects, Mr. Lapine to collaborate with Stephen Sondheim. An AIDS-Era Musical in an Age of Marriage Equality 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z And “Beautiful” was up slightly, enough to set a box office record of $1,036,646 at the Stephen Sondheim Theater. ArtsBeat: Box Office Bump for Top Tony Nominees 2014-05-05T20:25:46Z Stephen Sondheim, a famously unsentimental writer, wrote these lyrics to be heard in the one place he knew they would ring most true. Why Hillary Clinton's next big stage should be at the Tony Awards 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The show led off with a waltz medley built around the title song of the Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim show “Do I Hear a Waltz?” Review: John Epperson Steps Out, Leaving the Diva at Home 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z On Monday night at the Italian Embassy, ambassador Claudio Bisogniero, a self-proclaimed theater aficionado, welcomed guests to the Stephen Sondheim Award Gala. Italian Embassy gets raves 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim's musical plays as part of the Shakespeare in the Park season. Broadway actor Morgan James apologises for 'trashing' musical on Twitter 2012-07-26T12:03:22Z “The Last of Sheila,” written by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim—who used to host infamous mystery parties together in New York—pushes this idea to murderous excess. Let’s Talk About the Yacht Clothes on “Succession” 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z “There’s a hole in the world like a great black pit,” sings the vengeful barber of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd.” Sondheim goes ‘crunch’ in prog-metal ‘Sweeney Todd’ 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Even Stephen Sondheim, whom one thinks of as conceiving shows out of air with his collaborators, has looked to the movies for his “Passion” and “A Little Night Music.” ArtsBeat: Brantley, Isherwood Answer Readers’ Questions About the Theater Season 2013-05-02T17:29:09Z Platt will also star in the film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical “Merrily We Roll Along.” Hasty Pudding roasts Ben Platt, youngest Man of the Year 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Along the way, he’s become especially known for directing musicals by Stephen Sondheim, staged to reflect an Asian American spin or milieu. In 23rd year, East West Players' leader honored for 'unwavering support' of Asian artists 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z In a video interview, they spoke about identity, fighting stereotypes and getting notes from Stephen Sondheim, the original lyricist. Rita Moreno and Ariana DeBose: From One Anita to Another 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z His omnipresence on awards and talk shows made him one of the last in a line of celebrity composers that included Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach and Stephen Sondheim. Marvin Hamlisch, Composer, Dies at 68 2012-08-07T20:00:07Z Nor was it because Ms. King kept hearing from close friends that the show — which has twice set attendance records at the Stephen Sondheim Theater — was worth seeing. So Far Away. No, She’s in Row K. 2014-04-04T22:13:12Z The musical theater historian Laurence Maslon charts the waning of the exclamation point to the style of serious musical theater exemplified by the director Harold Prince and the composer Stephen Sondheim. Broadway Shows Get the Point! Again! 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Doyle did the same thing for Stephen Sondheim’s marital musical “Company,” but the instrument-toting characters looked like oddballs late for band camp. Review | This ‘Color Purple’ may have won a Tony, but it’s cut to the bone 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z She choreographed the swimmers in Stephen Sondheim's 1974 “The Frogs,” which was performed in and around a Yale pool. At 85, Carmen de Lavallade is the rare L.A. legend much of L.A. doesn't know 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Johnson kicks off her album with a warm, after-hours rendition of the not-often-performed song by Stephen Sondheim, “Anyone Can Whistle,” capping it off with some whistling of her own. Review: Album releases by Greta Matassa and Kelley Johnson show two Seattle jazz singers at the top of their game 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z “Less is more” was famously one of the composer Stephen Sondheim’s aesthetic credos. Who Needs a Shave? ‘Sweeney Todd’ Is Back. 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Roundabout’s Stephen Sondheim Theater now has the Tony-winning hit “Anything Goes,” while its American Airlines Theater now has “Man and Boy” and then “The Road to Mecca” scheduled from mid-December to early March. ArtsBeat Blog: Roundabout Extends Its Commitment to 'Sons of the Prophet' and Its Playwright 2011-10-26T22:03:56Z Stephen Sondheim described them as “the most beautiful and powerful in our musical theater history.” Op-Ed Columnist: In ?Porgy and Bess,? Variations on an Explosive Theme 2012-01-22T04:49:04Z Like Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal,” Martin Amis’s “Time’s Arrow” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along,” it traveled backward in time, movingly, from experience to innocence. This Dark Prince of American Poetry Writes With Glittering Malice 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim, the 91-year-old composer and lyricist widely regarded as among the greatest musical theater artists in history, is writing another show and said he hopes that a production will be staged next year. Sondheim Is Writing a New Musical, and Hopes to Stage It Next Year 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z It expects to open in the fall with a ground-floor entrance and an upstairs dining room with 150 seats, in the building that houses the Stephen Sondheim Theater: 123 West 43rd Street. Jose Garces Opens Amada on Familiar Turf Downtown 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z And as a result, she went on to become casting director for Stephen Sondheim musicals including “Company,” “A Little Night Music,” “Follies,” and “Sweeney Todd.” 50th anniversary of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ reunites Tevye’s many daughters West Side Story Leonard Bernstein’s classic musical, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, set in modern-day NYC and based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” L.A. theater openings, April 16-23: 'The Walking Forest' and more 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z So goes the title song from Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's innovative 1970 musical about marriage, commitment and New York neuroticism. Theater review: 'Company' 2011-04-08T20:40:13Z But Kendrick’s Cinderella in the upcoming film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, out Christmas Day, may surprise you. Anna Kendrick May Be a Princess, But She's No Damsel in Distress 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Satirical show sends up the styles of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, et al. L.A. theater openings, July 26-Aug. 1: 'Apocalyptic Exodus Scenarios' and more 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z There’s a lot of Stephen Sondheim in New York at the moment: the premiere staging of his last musical, “Here We Are,” and star-studded revivals of “Merrily We Roll Along” and “Sweeney Todd” on Broadway. MasterVoices Puts on a Starry Show With a Shoestring Budget 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z As those words were sung just hours after the announcement Friday of Stephen Sondheim’s death, an affectionate cheer rose at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va., where “Rent” is being revived. Tributes pour in for Sondheim, the greatest theater composer-lyricist of our time 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z “I know Stephen Sondheim wrote that song in 1971,” she said, “but I swear, I feel he wrote it for me.” The Mezzo-Soprano Rosalind Elias in ?Follies? on Broadway 2011-10-23T22:55:37Z Stephen Sondheim’s formally adventurous 1970 Broadway musical about modern relationship issues is viewed by many as his breakout work as an independent creative force. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Original Cast Album: Company’ and ‘Songland’ 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z The story of a reunion of aging actresses, at a theater that's about to become a parking lot, this version of "Follies" will focus on what Charnin calls the "intricate writing" of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Preview: Showtunes company back on the boards with 'Follies' 2010-06-03T20:13:00Z Extracted from Finishing the Hat by Stephen Sondheim published by Virgin Books at £30.00. Stephen Sondheim: Gershwin great? It ain't necessarily so 2010-11-24T21:31:00Z Finally, following the success of last year's Hello, Dolly!, there's an appropriate choice for this sylvan setting: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods. Theatre picks of the week 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z “Saturday Night,” a Stephen Sondheim musical dating to the composer’s creative infancy, had a belated Off West End bow in 1997, after which it was produced in Chicago and then New York. Theater Review: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Allegro’ 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z With songs by David Yazbek and a script by Itamar Moses, “The Band’s Visit” is a Broadway rarity seldom found these days outside of the canon of Stephen Sondheim: an honest-to-God musical for grown-ups. Review: ‘The Band’s Visit’ Is a Ravishing Musical That Whispers With Romance 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z It also beat out Stephen Sondheim's "Sunday in the Park with George" in 1984 for best musical, to the shock of some musical theater purists. No Obvious Front-Runner in Tony Race 2010-05-04T18:24:00Z Christine Ebersole is letting go of the necklace she wore in “Grey Gardens” and composer Stephen Sondheim is donating a signed musical manuscript of the first eight bars of “Broadway Baby.” Celebs like Dolly and Bruce raid closets for charity auction 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z The Menier Chocolate Factory has had two of its biggest hits with Stephen Sondheim, and so this Christmas it returns with Merrily We Roll Along. This week's new theatre 2012-11-24T00:05:41Z San Francisco Opera’s staging of composer Stephen Sondheim and librettist Hugh Wheeler’s “Sweeney Todd” was the only California proposal winning a top grant of $100,000. NEA grants go to musical works about Marilyn Monroe, My Lai massacre 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z As an encore, in honor of another composer Tao reveres, he played his own arrangement of “Sunday” from Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George.” Two Pianists, Two Recitals, Two Deeply Personal Statements 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Or maybe to "Somewhere", Stephen Sondheim's song of yearning to escape in West Side Story. Somewhere ? review 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z A vigorous heart now beats at the center of this revitalized revival of James Goldman and Stephen Sondheim’s 1971 musical, which opened on Monday night at the Marquis Theater. | 'Follies' : ?Follies? on Broadway - Review 2011-09-13T02:01:08Z Then I spotted the Stephen Sondheim action figure. ‘I Was Skeptical.’ How Sondheim Agreed to Change ‘Company.’ 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z One of that revue’s six numbers from “Merrily,” it encapsulates Stephen Sondheim’s skeptical worldview as tartly as anything the composer has written. Music: The Unmistakable Sensibility of Sondheim 2010-04-30T23:09:00Z She cites composers including Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin and Burt Bacharach's work with Dionne Warwick as touchstones, and their influence is apparent. Essential tracks: Natalie Prass' debut has plenty of brass, irresistible songs 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim has a particular hate for Ira's lyrics, referring to them in his book as "rhyming poison." Michael Feinstein is keeping the standards alive 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z And the new musical “Beautiful” set a new box office record at the Stephen Sondheim Theater with a gross of $901,903; the previous record was set by “Anything Goes” in October 2011. ArtsBeat: Strong Sales for ‘All the Way’ in Previews 2014-02-18T20:57:25Z Stephen Sondheim’s music has become so familiar that it’s easy to forget how experimental it is. Stephen Sondheim, experimenter. Listen to 'Pacific Overtures' and 'Forum' 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z As a result, the bilingual “Almost Like Praying,” which takes its title and chorus from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s “Maria,” from “West Side Story,” is bursting with energy. Lin-Manuel Miranda Gathers All-Star Latin Artists for Hurricane Relief 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z In her new memoir, Chita Rivera says she could never relate to the song “I’m Still Here,” Stephen Sondheim’s beloved ode to persevering despite the odds. A Dancer’s Life: Chita Rivera on Working Hard and Learning From the Best 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Lapine wrote a book, the marvelous “Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created ‘Sunday in the Park with George.’ Up, Up and Away: The Trippy Tales Behind ‘Flying Over Sunset’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Those are all worthy subjects of musical dramatization, as some of Stephen Sondheim’s great shows and many an opera have established. ‘The Last Ship,’ With Songs by Sting, Opens on Broadway 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z A new program in honor of Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim will reward outstanding teachers across the country with $10,000 grants, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday. Grant program will honor Sondheim, reward teachers 2010-09-28T15:27:00Z Most notably, a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” that opened last December temporarily lost six of its principals to positive coronavirus tests in April, including its lead actress, Katrina Lenk, but the show went on. Broadway Bets Big on a Spring Rebound. Will the Virus Cooperate? 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z She worked with a singing coach to prepare for her role in the Stephen Sondheim adaptation. Blunt reveals new toughness in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Streams of Stephen Sondheim’s music are up more than 500 percent. A Sondheim Surge: Interest in His Work Soars After His Death 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s not so hard to be married, as one wry lyric from Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” reminds us. Rehearse Me a Little, Wherever You Are 2011-04-06T13:27:09Z But opportunity, to quote Stephen Sondheim, is not a lengthy visitor. Meet the 19-Year-Old ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Actor Who’s Charming Broadway 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Fairy tale characters come to life in Into the Woods, a film version of Stephen Sondheim's popular Tony-winning musical. Woods team sing Sondheim's praises 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Yet it is the “Porgy” creative team that has found itself under unusual scrutiny about the art and limits of revision, after a rare public rebuke last month from Stephen Sondheim. The New Season: New Layers for Broadway-Bound Musical Revivals 2011-09-17T23:00:46Z The score, written by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, still looms large in American culture. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Wynonna Earp’ and ‘Dark Tourist’ 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Into the Woods, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine. Can a little theater troupe go big with ‘Into the Woods’? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim: Signature built its reputation on Sondheim but barely needed him Monday night. Signature sings out: The 25th anniversary concert Revealingly, Stephen Sondheim's least successful musical has had productions and cast recordings under four different designations – Bounce, Gold!, Do play titles matter? 2013-04-01T11:17:03Z “Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim asked if I wanted the role, and I said ‘Yes, but Desiree would never wear a red dress to a luncheon in the country,’ ” she recalled. Tammy Grimes Begins New Cabaret Show 2010-06-21T22:34:00Z It’s right there, out in the open, before the show starts: a chrome Cyclops glowering at you from the stage of the Stephen Sondheim Theater, of all places. Review: On Broadway, ‘& Juliet’ (& Britney & Katy & Pink) 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Max’s involvement with Sondheim was not quite as heated or as lengthy: “Finale: Late Conversations With Stephen Sondheim” is based on five interactions between 2016 and 2019. Getting Close to Sondheim: New Books Try to Capture His Essence 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Perhaps that is why Secrest—who has also written books on Frank Lloyd Wright, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and Modigliani, among others—is the first to write a biography of the Italian couturiere. Books to Watch Out For: October 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Oscillating tones, shimmering and percussive, echoed through the Appel Room on Saturday as an array of musicians from various musical worlds performed works by Stephen Sondheim and Steve Reich. Sondheim and Reich at Lincoln Center 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The “South Pacific” at the Olney Theatre Center is more substantial than Rep Stage’s skinny “Sweeney,” which takes a stab at Stephen Sondheim’s bloody epic with a scant eight actors and three musicians. Review | A beached ‘South Pacific’ — and what is Trump doing in ‘Sweeney Todd’? 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim is the American musical’s supreme artist of ambivalence. Stephen Sondheim, the Man Who Felt Too Much 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim has received a belated birthday gift: his name on a Broadway theater. Stephen Sondheim honored with a Broadway theater 2010-09-16T03:46:00Z Surely, Miranda, when he was composing “Hamilton,” had to be conscious of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s song “America,” with its acute, outsider’s appreciation of an exciting new land. Who is an American? Look to the current crop of musicals to tell you. 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Ms. Hendricks took advantage of the longer-than-anticipated “Mad Men” hiatus this year, performing in a concert staging of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” at Lincoln Center in April and in several movies. ArtsBeat Q. & A.: Emmys Watch: Christina Hendricks on 'Mad Men' 2011-09-16T18:46:55Z After Stephen Sondheim’s death last November, social media was awash with images of the notes he regularly sent to theater colleagues famous and not, offering praise and encouragement. The Antiquarian Book Fair: From Sondheim’s Letters to a Brontë Discovery 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z And in this particular case, I rewound it about, ooh, 10 kajillion times, because it was Adam Driver singing Being Alive, from Stephen Sondheim’s Company. Forget Cats: in a close-run field, Marriage Story was the musical highlight of my holiday 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z For just that reason, Stephen Sondheim had to replace “Love Is in the Air” with “Comedy Tonight” in order to save “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.” ‘The Secret Life of the American Musical’ — from ‘Gypsy’ to ‘Hamilton’ 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Really good performers in Washington get an intense workout, appearing in plays by Annie Baker, William Shakespeare and August Wilson, in musicals by Stephen Sondheim and other great composers. Perspective | You love theater? So do these 12 D.C. stage dynamos. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Its perfect pitch showed in “Original Cast Album: Co-Op,” a sendup of the ill-starred production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company,” complete with soundtrack album. Best TV Shows of 2019 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Jeffrey Stock’s lushly orchestral score includes lovely arias and choral pieces, and draws knowingly on Italian opera, popular period music and the oeuvres of Broadway masters Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. A visit to romance and Italy in ‘Room with a View’ 2014-05-03T00:30:45Z While working on “Anyone Can Whistle,” she complained to Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the songs, that she didn’t really understand and thus feel comfortable playing the corrupt mayoress: There was “no there there.” Angela Lansbury, Broadway’s Beloved Everywoman 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim really likes – or so I'm told. America's composer 2010-06-19T23:01:00Z The obituary also incorrectly credited George Furth with writing the book for Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies.” Hal Prince, Giant of Broadway and Reaper of Tonys, Dies at 91 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z He studied drama and improvisation at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago and is well versed in Stephen Sondheim. Instead of Killer Punchlines, Killer Choruses 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim has been awarded the prestigious Edward MacDowell medal in the US. Stephen Sondheim honoured in US 2013-08-12T09:39:51Z The nine nods for “Company” pack an especially emotional punch because its composer and lyricist, Stephen Sondheim, died soon after attending the first post-shutdown preview. ‘A Strange Loop’ Nominated for 11 Tonys as Broadway Lauds Comeback 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z “I’m still here,” an ebullient Marilyn Horne crooned to a delighted audience at Zankel Hall on Thursday night, invoking the classic Stephen Sondheim song. Music Review: Marilyn Horne Celebrates Young Singers at Zankel Hall 2012-01-21T00:03:22Z In October, two troupes took overlapping whacks at Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins.” Perspective | Why is Washington theater so predictable? 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z And he is currently collaborating with no less than Stephen Sondheim on a breathlessly awaited new musical adapted from two Luis Buñuel movies. ‘The Liar’ at Classic Stage: Old French Humor in New York Now 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim He is easily for me the greatest composer-lyricist of the 20th century, and he was utterly fearless, seemingly, in what he was willing to do. Martha Plimpton Can’t Say Enough About Pamela Adlon, the Tate Modern and Abortion Rights 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in the nominations, two musical stars are shortlisted for the best actress award for the first time -- Sheridan Smith for "Legally Blonde" and Elena Roger for Stephen Sondheim's "Passion." Ex-Spice Girl in running for London theatre award 2010-11-22T14:01:00Z Stephen Sondheim and his allies were infusing the genre with shadowy new depths and brooding purpose, while “Jesus Christ Superstar” isn’t a musical comedy at all but a self-serious pop-operatic passion play. Critic?s Notebook: ?Jesus Christ Superstar? and ?Camelot? at Stratford 2011-08-29T21:59:36Z So while I will not tell you what we are doing, there will be a beautiful moment for the man that is Stephen Sondheim. Ariana DeBose on Hosting the Tonys: ‘Whatever We Do Is Going to Be Fun’ 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z "Company," a filmed version of the Stephen Sondheim musical performed as a concert with the New York Philharmonic earlier this spring, will be at several theaters this week and next. Rock Hudson, 'Company' and 'LOTR' trilogy 2011-06-09T20:12:21Z Other festival highlights this year include an evening devoted to the music of Stephen Sondheim, which the composer will attend; and a concert of the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein with excerpts from Carousel, Oklahoma!, Proms to hold two Last Nights 2010-04-22T12:42:00Z “Into the Woods,” based on a Musical In Which People Sing by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, will be in theaters for Christmas. First peek at ‘Into the Woods' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z To Stephen Sondheim acolytes, he was the composer of the show that beat “Follies” for the Best Musical Tony Award. ‘The Cool Guy’: Pop and Theater Stars Celebrate the Composer of ‘Hair’ 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Secrest, who has written about Dali, Frank Lloyd Wright, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, doesn't have a feel for fashion, and her prose lacks authority and insight. 'Elsa Schiaparelli': Fashion designer too elusive for words 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Starting on Wednesday, Mr. Gilbert conducts a production of Stephen Sondheim’s chilling masterpiece musical “Sweeney Todd,” with a book by Hugh Wheeler. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 28-March 6 2014-02-27T23:00:40Z She has another screen gig lined up long-term: Richard Linklater’s take on the Stephen Sondheim musical “Merrily We Roll Along,” which is being shot in spurts over the next 20 years. By giving Monica Lewinsky a voice, Beanie Feldstein may redefine her own 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Variety reports that Rob Marshall, who directed the recent film version of the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods, is set to make a new Mary Poppins film set 20 years after the original. Another spoonful of sugar: Mary Poppins to be remade by Disney 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim - review Stephen Sondheim's profound attention to his craft is the key to his genius. Stephen Sondheim: A life in music 2010-12-20T08:00:00Z The trust will also benefit a Stephen Sondheim Foundation, once that is created. Stephen Sondheim Leaves Rights to His Works to a Trust 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z While there’s no denying that Hugh Grant brilliantly reinterprets the music of Stephen Sondheim, it’s hard to compete with Lady Gaga forever transforming the soul of Jackson Maine. Why “Paddington 2″ deserves Oscar nominations in at least five categories 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z “I began with Stephen Sondheim and I’ll end with Stephen Sondheim,” she said. Contemplating Molly Ringwald 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z It is now a series so far-ranging that this season it included a collaboration between Steve Reich and Stephen Sondheim. Lincoln Center artistic director Jane Moss conducts surprising successes 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z At 81, Stephen Sondheim is the dean of Broadway composers, and still full of vim and vinegar. 'Downton Abbey' leads critics' picks 2012-01-08T04:05:44Z Stephen Sondheim will be honored with the Olivier Special Award 2011 by the Society of London Theater, the society announced on Friday. ArtsBeat: An Olivier Award for Sondheim 2011-03-04T17:07:47Z Some, such as Cicely Tyson and Stephen Sondheim, held the spotlight for generations. The Artists We Lost in 2021, in Their Words 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Leonard Bernstein’s music and Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics are still here to guide the Sharks and the Jets along as they war it out in the streets of New York City. What Is ‘West Side Story’ Without Jerome Robbins? Chatty. 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z She was later nominated for a Tony award for her role in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies. Cape Fear actress Bergen dies aged 84 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z To be a fan of the work of Stephen Sondheim, as Frank Rich wrote in The New York Times, is “to have one’s heart broken at regular intervals.” Review: ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ Finally Found in the Dark 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z It was also a good night for Stephen Sondheim, who turned 80 last year. After the Dance, the awards 2011-03-13T21:00:03Z She’s the managing director of Signature Theatre, known for its musicals and where Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George” is now playing. For D.C. couple, musicals take center stage This emotion-packed rendering of the grittily lyrical musical by Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents is not only one of the finest revivals Signature Theatre has ever mounted. Signature’s ‘West Side Story’: It’s not just any night 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Still, giants like George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Stephen Sondheim are outside my purview here. The Greatest 2011-01-07T16:04:57Z For those who made it to the Union Theatre in Southwark, a new production of Stephen Sondheim's Company also impressed. This week's new theatre 2010-06-25T23:06:00Z The new Broadway production, directed by Michael Wilson, begins previews March 31 for a 14-week run at the Stephen Sondheim Theater. ArtsBeat: Gooding, Williams, Rashad Will Take 'Trip to Bountiful' 2012-12-20T21:41:18Z The following year he adapted Stephen Sondheim's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum casting Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers and – in his last ever film role – Buster Keaton as Erronius. Richard Lester archive donated to BFI full of 'riches' 2010-08-22T23:01:00Z To explore the parameters for adapting and revising existing works I talked to Stephen Sondheim, an outspoken critic of “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.” Some Ground Rules for Revising Operas and Musicals 2012-03-11T05:41:51Z Let’s just say that Stephen Sondheim, who happens to share a birthday with Lloyd Webber, doesn’t have a monopoly on musical complexity, psychological depth and conceptual ambition. Why ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ the Album Has Always Rocked 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z "Eighty is the new 60," Grey told the audience at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Joel Grey has busy day celebrating 80th birthday 2012-04-12T19:05:13Z Stephen Sondheim has demonstrated time and again it's possible to combine music with fresh and revelatory stories. 'Motown' is music to the ears, but the message is missing 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z “Sondheim on Sondheim” is, no surprise, all about Stephen Sondheim. ‘Sondheim on Sondheim’: A Broadway baby in symphonic clothes 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Esparza’s interpretations of songs by Stephen Sondheim were revealing in the way they gave the work of this most cerebral composer a shot of adrenaline. Music Review: American Songbook?s Afro-Cuban Connection 2011-02-22T00:00:10Z At Tuesday’s opening-night performance the team did especially well by Stephen Sondheim, with simmering back-to-back renditions of songs from “Follies”: “Buddy’s Blues,” sung by Mr. McGillin, and “Could I Leave You?” by Ms. Luker. Music Review: ‘Broadway Romance’ at Café Carlyle 2013-01-20T20:00:16Z Notably, though composers are not tracked by the survey, work with songs by Stephen Sondheim is experiencing a spike in popularity since his death last year, with at least 19 productions planned around the country. Lynn Nottage’s ‘Clyde’s’ Is the Most-Staged Play in America 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim appears as a kind of oracle in the movie adaptation of the Jonathan Larson rock monologue “Tick, Tick ... Boom!” What Did Stephen Sondheim Really Think of ‘Rent’? 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z A teen from Utah was advised not to overthink a Stephen Sondheim lyric. 62 high school students hopeful of a musical crown 2013-06-29T17:31:45Z "Anything Goes" will begin performances March 10 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Joel Grey returns to Broadway in 'Anything Goes' 2010-09-30T18:06:00Z The outspoken composer offers witty and intimate accounts of her life with other broadway legends, including Stephen Sondheim and her father, Richard Rodgers. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z At the time, my companion remarked that a perfect show for the leafy venue would be Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods. This week's new theatre 2010-08-13T23:06:00Z A man of wide-ranging interests, he quoted or paraphrased Stanley Kubrick, Charles Eames, Albert Einstein, Timothy Snyder, Aristotle and Stephen Sondheim in the course of an 80-minute conversation. Christoph Waltz Has Some Thoughts 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z No, the death on Nov. 26 of the composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim makes this more properly a time for sorrow and gratitude. Review: In a Gender-Flipped Revival, ‘Company’ Loves Misery 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z In July, he starred in an ASL performance of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" at Lincoln Center. “Only Murders in the Building” star on the creation of Theo, the show’s conscience 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Among the more unusual selections was the pairing of lost-love songs from different musical genres: the country staple “Always on My Mind” with Stephen Sondheim’s “Losing My Mind,” from “Follies.” Review: Kristin Chenoweth, That Perky Performer With the Powerhouse Pipes 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Brennan has a love-hate relationship with his own long, wavy locks — something that started after an encounter with Stephen Sondheim. The Nice Guy Who Puts the Mean Into ?Glee? 2010-10-22T08:06:00Z It is, Ashford said, “our little homage to Steve,” referring to Stephen Sondheim, the musical’s composer and a lover of puzzles and games. In ‘Sweeney Todd,’ Annaleigh Ashford Puts It All Together 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z On Broadway, Ms. Stritch drew ecstatic reviews in world premieres of musicals such as Noel Coward’s gossamer comedy “Sail Away” in 1961 and Stephen Sondheim’s moody ode to selfishness, “Company,” in 1970. Elaine Stritch, vivid stage and screen personality, dies at 89 Stephen Sondheim The Broadway composer-lyricist turned 80 in March and was deservedly feted on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the year. Year in Review: The London Stage in 2010 2010-12-28T15:00:03Z Stephen Sondheim, one of Broadway history’s songwriting titans, whose music and lyrics raised and reset the artistic standard for the American stage musical, died early Friday at his home in Roxbury, Conn. He was 91. Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z The music of Stephen Sondheim is an ultimate test of a theater singer’s dramatic smarts. Review: Vanessa Williams, Strong and Steady, Without Taking Chances 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z It’s a noteworthy difference between his shows and those of his chief rival, the psychologically nuanced puzzler Stephen Sondheim. Not your granny’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ at the Kennedy Center 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z One, of course, was Stephen Sondheim, setting words to his own music with a neurotic complexity that defined that time and ours. Sheldon Harnick, Musical Theater’s Great Marriage Broker 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z He won a number of grants and awards to continue writing the show, including the Richard Rodgers Development Grant, chaired by Stephen Sondheim, which paid for a workshop production at Playwrights Horizons in 1988. ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’: A Musical Based on a Musical About Writing a Musical. We Explain. 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Few have so eloquently addressed a comparable pull toward and away from intimacy as Stephen Sondheim, the subject of a celebratory BBC Proms concert on July 31. Review: Old Favorites, With New Tricks 2010-08-10T14:33:00Z By 1969, she had become “an obvious employment risk,” according to Jacobs, when Harold Prince and Stephen Sondheim cast her in “Company.” Review | Elaine Stritch biography takes a gossipy, once-over-lightly approach 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z She later went on to star with Anthony Perkins in the Stephen Sondheim television musical "Evening Primrose." 'Sound of Music' actress Charmian Carr dies at 73 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim’s darkly boisterous musical “Sweeney Todd” made its Broadway debut in a Nederlander house. James Nederlander, Theater Owner Known as Broadway’s Last Patriarch, Dies at 94 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim always says, "Content dictates the form." For Taylor Mac, the stage show is just part of the fight for the LGBT community 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Musical selections include tunes by Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Holly Near and more. Bigger venues for Seattle Women's Chorus and a varied lineup for Seattle Men's Chorus in 2010-2011 season 2010-06-16T00:25:00Z “The fact that Stephen Sondheim is so supportive means maybe I have a chance to really spread my love of metal out to the theater world,” the director says. Attend the tale, and turn it up: New prog metal ‘Todd’ premieres in D.C. When she was refused an audition for the 2001 Broadway revival of Follies, she contacted composer Stephen Sondheim. Polly Bergen, Emmy winner and Sopranos star, dies aged 84 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Although the show is amply stocked with selections from the songbook of Stephen Sondheim, for example, Mr. Patinkin doesn’t offer anything from his celebrated turn in “Sunday.” | 'An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin': ?An Evening With Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin? - Review 2011-11-22T03:01:03Z I worked with Stephen Sondheim on an all-black showcase of his music, combining it with the “Seven Ages of Man” speech from Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” Billy Porter: The First Time I Refused to Keep Playing a Stereotype 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z “Bit by bit,” as Stephen Sondheim would say. Without Michael Bennett’s choreography, is it still ‘A Chorus Line’? 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim is receiving a special achievement award during Sunday's ceremony. 'Love Never Dies' leads race for Olivier Awards 2011-03-13T10:28:10Z The “Lumberjack Adventure,” located a couple of miles from Dollywood, brings dancers and gymnasts onto the stage for a lively entertainment that will never be confused with the work of Stephen Sondheim. Hooray for Dollywood 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The democratic style of “On the Town” proliferated in Broadway’s golden age and continues today, even in the works of Bernstein’s eventual collaborator Stephen Sondheim. Brash, Confident and Democratic: How Leonard Bernstein Symbolized America 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z He will also appear as the Baker in Rob Marshall's upcoming adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods." Report: James Corden to replace Craig Ferguson on 'Late Late Show' 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Of course, Bernstein was working with some of the best lyrics yet written for a Broadway show, by Stephen Sondheim, then in his late 20s. Brash, Confident and Democratic: How Leonard Bernstein Symbolized America 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Such, anyway, is always my view of the human race after listening to a cast recording of a Stephen Sondheim musical, or even to just one of his ballads. Stephen Sondheim, the Man Who Felt Too Much 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Some objected: The composer Stephen Sondheim cried foul about their plans, calling the work’s characters “as vivid as any ever created for the musical theater.” The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’ 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z But she was best known for her stage work - especially her candid one-woman memoir and in the Stephen Sondheim musical “Company.” Broadway lights will be dimmed in Stritch’s memory 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The former Henry Miller's Theatre on West 43rd St., recently restored and currently housing Roundabout Theatre productions, is now the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Arts news: Jazz winners, Sondheim honor and summer Shakespeare 2010-03-23T23:15:00Z The first musical I saw there was “Follies,” Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s elegiac farewell to old-fashioned, mindlessly optimistic Broadway musicals like “Hello, Dolly!” How a Jerry Herman Song Called a Future Critic to New York 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z In “Bountiful” she’s an unsympathetic obstacle to heroine Cicely Tyson’s wishes; in her previous Music Center appearance, also at the Ahmanson, Williams played the Witch in Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” Music Center marks 50th anniversary with rededication ceremony 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Cooke will return to the National in the fall to stage the first production there of “Follies,” the 1971 Stephen Sondheim/James Goldman musical that offers a host of acting opportunities for women. In a Year of Surprises on the London Stage, Women Held Pride of Place 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim and Paul Simon, two longtime New Yorkers and giants of American song, embody two very different musical traditions. Simon and Sondheim talk shop at joint appearance 2013-12-04T18:31:26Z I particularly loved your version of Stephen Sondheim’s famous “Sweeney Todd.” The fabulous, foul-mouthed Lea DeLaria on “Orange Is the New Black,” Big Boo’s backstory, and why Republicans can “suck my big dyke d*ck” 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z “It’s historical but modern. This is a guy who knows rap and knows Stephen Sondheim, and that’s the step no one has taken yet.” ‘Hamilton’ Heads to Broadway in a Hip-Hop Retelling 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Every time I think about “Ordinary Days,” Adam Gwon’s chamber musical about four New Yorkers longing for meaningful connection, Stephen Sondheim’s song “Another Hundred People” starts playing in my head. Review: In ‘Ordinary Days,’ a Sweet Escape to the Recent Past 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics for “Gypsy,” remains a part of the film development discussions, Mr. Silver said. Laurents Left Book, Play and Plan for ?Gypsy? Film 2011-05-25T21:33:59Z The special begins with his scratchy-voiced rendition of the Stephen Sondheim song from "A Little Night Music." 'The Simpsons': Five of the series' greatest musical moments 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z I first saw "Assassins," the late Stephen Sondheim's musical, in high school at a theater festival, after sneaking inside. “Assassins” is Stephen Sondheim's killer musical that we don’t talk about 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z The celebrated and sometimes controversial Belgian director revives this Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents musical, with new choreography by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, and one song and one ballet extracted. 15 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z On a humorous note, a Stephen Sondheim mash-up “No One Is Alive While I’m Around” located the composer’s recurrent musical tropes. Review: In ‘Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs’ at Café Carlyle, No Emotion Is Left Hidden 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z I shall long remember the superlative Donmar revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Passion ” that finished its limited run Saturday before winning the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical the following night. On the London Stage: It's Judy's World and Welcome to It 2010-12-01T08:00:00Z As with his superb Broadway revivals of the Stephen Sondheim musicals “Sweeney Todd” and “Company,” Mr. Doyle has all his cast members play instruments. ‘Allegro,’ a Rarely Staged Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Harris, a longtime entertainment reporter, did hundreds of interviews, talking to Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Stephen Sondheim and other luminaries for a cleareyed — if not always generous — account. 13 New Books to Watch For in February 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z The other big winners at an unashamedly showbizzy ceremony in the West End were Legally Blonde the Musical and Stephen Sondheim. After the Dance, the awards 2011-03-13T21:00:03Z But, as Ribeiro has been telling his friends, he is not in Signature’s sold-out production of the classic Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical. Backstage: Famous for a role be never played 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Like his contemporary, the songwriter Stephen Sondheim, Mr. Albee has devoted much of his life to the care and feeding of multifaceted words, and his language, too, could be said to sing. Theater Review: ?Edward Albee?s The Lady From Dubuque? at End Stage Theater 2012-03-06T03:00:39Z I’m also a great admirer of lyricists, especially Stephen Sondheim. Edelweiss, Edelweiss? Julie Andrews Loves Reading About 18th-Century Plant Hunters 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The artistic director has staged other musicals in Seoul, including a revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s “Sweeney Todd.” Does the road to Broadway pass through Beijing? 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The prolific composers Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber celebrate their birthdays on March 22. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘Pet Sematary’ 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Grier was a one-man morale booster in August after the composer Stephen Sondheim publicly criticized artistic inventions being discussed for this “Porgy and Bess.” David Alan Grier of ?The Gershwins? Porgy and Bess? 2012-02-28T00:35:51Z Its rival “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” grossed $1,170,050 over eight shows, shattering the house record at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Tony wins help shows at the Broadway box office 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z On Broadway, he was in the original productions of “What Makes Sammy Run?” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.” George Coe, character actor and veteran of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ dies at 86 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Crouched on the bare wooden floor of his shabby apartment in 1990 New York City, he listens as Stephen Sondheim leaves a message — instant balm to his battered artist’s soul. Cherished Words From Theater’s Encourager-in-Chief 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Passion , music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine. Review | Fall for the ravishing music in ‘Passion,’ not the love triangle’s melodrama 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The fall revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" got eight nominations, setting up a face-off in the best revival category with "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," which Sondheim had criticized for messing with a classic. Tony nominations spread out but 'Once' leads 2012-05-02T00:16:03Z He made no promises, however, that he would be able to draft Stephen Sondheim, the legendary Broadway composer and lyricist who has become a recurring guest on “The Colbert Report.” ArtsBeat Blog: Montclair Film Festival Gains Directors, and a Cheerleader Named Stephen Colbert 2011-12-01T16:30:02Z Director Rob Marshall worked closely with composer Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine in adapting their musical for the film that opens in U.S. theaters on Christmas Day. 'Into the Woods' goes darkly beyond happy ever after 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z The last time Stephen Sondheim was at the Hollywood Bowl was 2005 for a concert in honor of his 75th birthday. Sondheim on 'Sondheim on Sondheim' at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Both vocally and in her semiclassical arrangements of Stephen Sondheim songs, Ms. Carroll is one of his most insightful interpreters. Barbara Carroll Performs at Birdland 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z In a stinging, widely read letter to The Times, Stephen Sondheim shot back that “there is a difference between reinterpretation and wholesale rewriting.” Music Review: ?Porgy and Bess? at Tanglewood Festival - Review 2011-08-28T21:33:46Z His skills as a sometime lyricist have been hailed by no less an expert than Stephen Sondheim. Martha Memories: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The show will also host musical tribute to a theater titan — composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who died last year at 91. UK theater’s Olivier Awards back after COVID-enforced hiatus 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z In August, Stephen Sondheim attacked some of the artistic changes, and recently has narrowed his invective to “the greedy Gershwin estate” — apparently referring to the collaborative efforts of the George and Ira estates. With ?Porgy? on Broadway, Gershwin Heirs Flex Their Rights 2012-01-09T13:27:40Z Stephen Sondheim, the show’s composer, attended the production, which received strong reviews in the British media and transferred to a cocktail lounge in the West End. British Production of ‘Sweeney Todd’ to Set Up Shop Off Broadway 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Take the matter of the movie’s homage to Stephen Sondheim. Is Theater Ridiculous? Movies, TV and Books Seem to Think So 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z “The way Stephen Sondheim is Mr. New York for a general audience, James Murphy is Mr. New York for a very niche audience,” said Kat Ryals, 28, an artist, and Brooklyn transplant from Nashville. LCD Soundsystem, Split Up in 2011, Joins the Reunion Circuit 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Brennan has a love-hate relationship with his own long, wavy locks — something that started after an encounter with Stephen Sondheim. The nice guy who puts the mean into 'Glee' 2010-10-23T00:12:00Z Bar mitzvahs featured adaptations of show tunes: Ben was feted with a Stephen Sondheim medley that included a parody of “Another Hundred People” that went, “Another hundred playbills just came in through the door.” Ben Platt, on pitch in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Rarely have the innovations of Jackson’s idols — from Joni Mitchell to Stephen Sondheim — been repurposed so reverently and irreverently at once. Best Theater of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Max’s “Finale: Late Conversations With Stephen Sondheim” is the most recent, with several more on the horizon. Getting Close to Sondheim: New Books Try to Capture His Essence 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z “If there’s any show that would be right for Alan it would be that,” he says of Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy with Roman roots. Impossible dream: young director brings musicals to Shakespeare Co. 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The program, enlivened throughout by Mr. Blier’s witty onstage comments, opened with a lively ensemble performance of Stephen Sondheim’s “Another Hundred People.” Music Review: From the New York Island To California, a Songbook 2011-01-13T23:20:54Z He also became known as a star of Stephen Sondheim musicals. Royal Shakespeare Company Names Two Directors for Top Job 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z And yes, Stephen Sondheim has given Landless permission to get loud with what may be his best-known and most operatic show. Attend the tale, and turn it up: New prog metal ‘Todd’ premieres in D.C. Stephen Sondheim, the composer and lyricist who died on Friday at age 91, had an unparalleled influence on contemporary theater. Stream These 7 Productions That Celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s Work 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The show will begin previews at the Stephen Sondheim Theater in March 2020 for an April 5 opening, after an out-of-town run in Seattle later this year. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Musical Is Coming to Broadway 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Migliaccio and Smith shared very grown-up turns last season, prickly in “Threepenny Opera” and suave in the Stephen Sondheim revue “Simply Sondheim.” Donna Migliaccio hits her stride 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z By reconnecting popular music with the contemporary stage — a link that had been lost long before Stephen Sondheim — “Hamilton” has won the favor of a whole raft of contemporary hip-hop and R&B recording artists. A critic's take: Why 'Hamilton's' Tony Award record ushers in a new era for theater 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim, with elaborate patience, coaching a singer in the proper pronunciation of “bubi.” John Mulaney and Seth Meyers Fondly Send Up Sondheim. He’s Amused. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z There is a lively number called “The Relativity Rag,” and several others are in the style of Stephen Sondheim. Review: ‘Einstein’s Dreams,’ Adapted and Muddled in a New Musical 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Now, it'll be open until April 29 at the Stephen Sondheim Theater on 43rd Street. Broadway run of 'Anything Goes' extended to April 2011-09-19T20:18:08Z But ask Stephen Sondheim, as Jamie Bernstein did in a public discussion on Saturday afternoon at the Glimmerglass Festival, and you’ll hear that it has to do largely, simply, with the expectations of the audience. When musicals become operas 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Jones made an unusual impression on the theater world in the 1970 Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.” Dean Jones, Star of Disney’s ‘The Love Bug,’ Dies at 84 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z "Into The Woods," the adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical which puts a dark spin on fairy tales, stars Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Johnny Depp. 'Hobbit' battles 'Unbroken,' 'Into the Woods' to second box office win 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Streep plays the Witch, who promises to have “the curse reversed” — as Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics go — so the Baker’s Wife will no longer be barren, as long as a few key demands are met. 'Into the Woods': Emily Blunt on Singing for Stephen Sondheim 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim once expressed interest in writing a musical adaptation, but never followed through; one can imagine the fun he’d have with recurring motifs every time Phil tweaked a pick-up line. Cultural Clicks: Benjamin Britten, Billie Holiday, and Bill Murray 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The Guardian newspaper once offered this question: “Is Stephen Sondheim the Shakespeare of musical theatre?” Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Like many musicians who revere Stephen Sondheim, I’ve been struck again and again by his sheer musical brilliance. Why You’ll Probably Never Hear a Sondheim Concerto 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Roundabout Theatre Company announced Wednesday that its new production of the classic Cole Porter musical will begin performances next March and officially open on April 7 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Sutton Foster back on Broadway in 'Anything Goes' 2010-07-21T23:46:00Z Also, the camera will allow you to see the smiles, laughter, applause and tears of Stephen Sondheim, the birthday boy, in his seat on the aisle. The Week Ahead: NOV. 21 ? 27 2010-11-20T19:34:00Z The song was inspired by the title of a 1994 cover story of New York magazine: “Is Stephen Sondheim God?” | 'Sondheim on Sondheim': Barbara Cook and Vanessa Williams at Studio 54 2010-04-23T02:50:00Z Rubbing shoulders with stage legends like George Rose, Ann-Margret and Stephen Sondheim. Ed Dixon, now playing multiple roles for ‘Cloak and Dagger,’ has a past full of transformations The revival, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, is now planned to play at the Stephen Sondheim Theater through January 8; it was originally scheduled to close after July 31. ArtsBeat: 'Anything Goes' Extends Into 2012 2011-04-13T20:01:12Z The ultimate writer of the American songbook is Stephen Sondheim. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: The Mayor of New Orleans on Rethinking Southern History 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z The pair first worked together on a gender-swapped production of the Stephen Sondheim musical “Company,” which won Bailey an Olivier award in 2019. Jonathan Bailey Is Keeping Busy 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Artists Striving to End Poverty produced the critically acclaimed 90th birthday concert on the Web for composer Stephen Sondheim in late April. Perspective | This remarkable ‘Hairspray’ video raises the roof. Even better, it raises money for entertainers in need. 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Sixteen months after “Promises” opened, Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” arrived on Broadway and the modernity of its sound would have been unthinkable without Bacharach’s innovations. For Burt Bacharach, ‘Promises, Promises’ Was One Broadway Hit Too Many 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The show with both original leads in place is scheduled to run through April 29 at the Stephen Sondheim Theater on 43rd Street. Joel Grey sticks with 'Anything Goes' until April 2011-12-07T21:16:06Z It’s hard for me to imagine a world without Stephen Sondheim. Perspective | There will never be another Stephen Sondheim 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Prince left a legacy in the shows he created, both as director and producer, with Stephen Sondheim. ‘Cabaret,’ ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and More: Hal Prince’s Hits Transformed Broadway 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, who was named as a recipient two weeks ago but was not in attendance Monday, will receive his medal next year, Obama said. Obama awards Medal of Freedom to diverse group of activists, artists, scientists And, of course, teary memories of Stephen Sondheim. Put Down Your Phone! It’s Patti LuPone. 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z The show, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth, is about a chronically single about-to-turn 35-year-old wrestling with the judgment of a group of married friends. ‘Company’ Returning to Broadway, With a Woman at Its Center 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z As with many ideas in Lapine’s creative life, he approached his frequent collaborator and good friend Stephen Sondheim to write the music. Up, Up and Away: The Trippy Tales Behind ‘Flying Over Sunset’ 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Sweeney Todd, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler. Review | A beached ‘South Pacific’ — and what is Trump doing in ‘Sweeney Todd’? 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Stanley is seemingly comfortable singing anything, from complicated Stephen Sondheim show tunes to rock songs by Morissette, classics by Leonard Bernstein and modern gems by Jason Robert Brown. Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks ‘healing and connection’ 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z And that was the main challenge for the stage adaptation of “Mrs. Doubtfire,” a new musical that opened Sunday night at the Stephen Sondheim Theater. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Review: Nanny Doesn’t Know Best 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z The Broadway production will continue churning until late April with Sutton Foster and Joel Grey both aboard at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. 'Anything Goes' to launch national tour in 2012 2011-12-12T17:06:08Z In their living rooms and home offices and foyers — and even their bathrooms — some of the best-known Broadway stars of our time sang in digital honor of Stephen Sondheim for his 90th birthday. Review | A blessed event for hard times: Sondheim sung by Broadway’s best 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z But Sunday’s closing performances of two musicals — “A Little Night Music,” the revival of Stephen Sondheim’s bittersweet romance, and “In the Heights,” which brought a host of new talents to Broadway — were especially raucous. ArtsBeat: Stritch and Miranda Get Last Laughs at Finales of 'Night Music' and 'In the Heights' 2011-01-10T20:57:56Z Road Show Musical Theatre Guild closes its season with this Stephen Sondheim tale about two enterprising brothers in the early 1900s. L.A. theater openings, June 14-21: 'California: The Tempest' and more 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Go-to audition number: Ideally “Finishing the Hat,” from “Sundays in the Park with George” by Stephen Sondheim, “But I’m getting a little too old for it,” Lester said. Signature’s ‘Revenge of the Understudies’: Give them a spotlight and no one gets hurt Stephen Sondheim’s bone-dry lyrics supply one more maxim: “Nice,” Little Red concludes, “is different than good.” ‘Into the Woods’ Review: Do You Believe in Magic? 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Babbitt was a prominent composition teacher, and a number of his students achieved prominence of their own – most notably Stephen Sondheim. Milton Babbitt obituary 2011-01-30T18:29:19Z As a person, Stephen Sondheim is a very funny, very dry and very shy man. Is Stephen Sondheim the Shakespeare of musical theatre? | Michael Ball 2010-03-29T15:41:00Z This is a nearly complete version of Bernstein’s score, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Classical Playlist: 'West Side Story,' Schubert, Haydn and More 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim has long acknowledged the influence of Steve Reich’s shimmering minimalism on his score for “Sunday in the Park With George.” American Songbook Series Reshapes the Canon 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z During the show, LuPone and Patinkin usually sing some songs by Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Jerome Kern and Andrew Lloyd Webber and present scenes from classic shows like "South Pacific" and "Carousel." Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin heading to Broadway 2011-08-02T04:31:06Z The first is a winning revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical that wowed Broadway this season. Who will win at the Tony Awards? AP predicts 2012-06-07T19:01:07Z Stephen Sondheim if you want to hum it. Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Read Hemingway at Marcia Brady’s Urging 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z It was recently announced that he will star in the film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical “Merrily We Roll Along.” Ben Platt named Hasty Pudding’s 2020 Man of the Year 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Plus, Times contributor Margaret Gray profiles composer Stephen Sondheim in advance of a concert celebrating his 75th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl: “Sondheim on Sondheim,” a revue of his Broadway career. Essential Arts & Culture: The Getty's new trove, an Italian artist's due, ‘Angels in America’ returns 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z But give the series credit: this is probably the only time any of us will see an animated Stephen Sondheim knocking back a few beers at a Hooters. Arts & Leisure: Touches of Broadway in ?Glee? and ?South Park? 2012-01-22T02:15:42Z Passionate tributes to Stephen Sondheim came quickly as the news of his death reached the theater world and beyond on Friday. ‘Elemental and Irreplaceable’: Stars Pay Tribute to Stephen Sondheim 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z And even for listeners who know this score inside out, the vividness of the playing was a reminder that Bernstein’s score — with Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics and the Ramin-Kostal-Chaplin orchestration — is a magnificent, timeless creation. Music Review: ?West Side Story? Orchestral Film Screening - Review 2011-09-08T22:05:59Z Composer Stephen Sondheim has helped to launch a new London staging of his 1990 musical Assassins, calling it "entirely different" from previous productions. Sondheim hails 'fresh' Assassins show 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z He also writes, produces and stars in the Hulu comedy "The Wrong Mans," and will appear as the Baker in Rob Marshall's upcoming adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods." James Corden to replace Craig Ferguson as host of 'Late Late Show' 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z On a recent Friday night, a fashionable Madrid audience leaped to its feet at the end of a performance of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company.” With ‘Company,’ Antonio Banderas Brings Sondheim to Spain 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Midway in Sunday’s matinee, Ms. Winer wondered out loud what kind of songs Stephen Sondheim might have written for Astaire-Rogers before concluding that the team’s heyday ended before psychoanalysis invaded popular music. Music Review: At Kaufmann Concert Hall, a Tribute to Astaire and Rogers 2010-03-23T21:18:00Z Based on the musical stage production by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, the film is a modern twist on several fairy tales. 'Hobbit' to prevail for 2nd weekend as 'Interview' rolls out 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z In 2001, she returned to Broadway after more than 50 years to play the operetta star Heidi Schiller in a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies.” Joan Roberts, Heroine of Original ‘Oklahoma!,’ Dies at 95 2012-08-16T03:15:26Z The musical, featuring a book by James Goldman and a score by Stephen Sondheim, will have a 28-piece orchestra and a 41-person cast, with additional casting to be announced at a future date. Bernadette Peters to take 'Follies' to Broadway 2011-06-29T21:46:10Z “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” recouped its $13 million investment less than 10 months after opening at the Stephen Sondheim Theater in January 2013, becoming the season’s first new musical to pay back investors. As 'Motown' Nears Closing, the Hits and Dollars Keep Coming 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The actress went on to star with Anthony Perkins in Evening Primrose, the Stephen Sondheim television musical. Charmian Carr – Liesl in The Sound of Music – dies, aged 73 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z “Ah, the woods,” Stephen Sondheim exclaims about the setting for his fractured-fairy-tale musical Into the Woods. Into the Woods in Central Park: al Fresco Enchantment 2012-08-10T21:45:00Z Stephen Sondheim was compared to Shakespeare, Cook remarking with awe on the manifold layers of his lyrics. Barbara Cook at the Wallis: Still doing what she does best 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z The most vivid of several characters was a beloved grandfather whom she described in an exquisite vignette that prefaced Stephen Sondheim’s “I Remember.” Review: Marissa Mulder Trusts Her Intuition at the Metropolitan Room 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Doyle’s signature approach — what has been called minimalist, though he prefers “essentialist” — was born in modest black box spaces, and eventually scaled to Tony Award-winning takes on Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” and “Company” on Broadway. Review: A Tenor Claims His Place Among the Met Opera’s Stars 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Even Stephen Sondheim might have balked at the scenario. Tonys 2015: Meet the biggest hit maker on Broadway 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Since the mid-1980s, Ms. Cook has reigned as a kind of sibyl channeling the wisdom and humanity of the American songbook, particularly as embodied in the work of Stephen Sondheim. Review: Barbara Cook, a Lioness Who Still Has Some Bite Left 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The show’s strongest numbers both involved Stephen Sondheim lyrics. Katie Finneran Performs ‘It Might Be You’ at 54 Below 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim, fresh from college, studied the scores of Beethoven quartets, among other works, during private lessons with the 12-tone composer Milton Babbitt. Beethoven’s 250th Birthday: His Greatness Is in the Details 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z The Tony-award winning musical, with a book by James Goldman and a score by Stephen Sondheim, is directed by Eric Schaeffer and will feature musical direction by James Moore and choreography by Warren Carlyle. ArtsBeat: 'Follies' Returns to Broadway With Kennedy Center Cast 2011-06-29T16:43:36Z This renaming would allow theatergoers to know exactly what to expect of the friendly, formulaic bio-musical that opened on Sunday night at the Stephen Sondheim Theater, starring an immensely likable Jessie Mueller. Theater Review: ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ at Sondheim Theater 2014-01-13T03:00:12Z Leonard Bernstein's score still thrills, and Stephen Sondheim's libretto offers laughs in the likes of Gee, Officer Krupke. Commission us: a library of kids' films 2010-10-11T13:50:00Z No one was humming Rodgers and Hammerstein in the school hallways or quoting lines from Stephen Sondheim at each other or saving yellow-framed playbills, at least that they admitted to. Farewell to “The Phantom of the Opera,” which welcomed outcasts 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z How perfectly appropriate that Brown is co-starring in a musical love letter to Broadway — a critically acclaimed revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along.” Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Margot’s roommate is starring in “Into the Woods,” Stephen Sondheim’s satirical take on fairy tale romance. How the viral story 'Cat Person' became a movie that goes off the rails — in a good way 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Thinking about Stephen Sondheim: You’ve performed in a number of shows celebrating his music over the years, including a recent one at the Hollywood Bowl. Broadway legend Patti LuPone comes to Seattle with show tunes and frank talk 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z A team of Broadway all-stars came together for one night to pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday. Review: Stephen Sondheim receives an all-star salute at the Hollywood Bowl's 'Everybody Rise!' 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The film’s musical-without-portfolio quality may owe something to the fact that it was directed by James Lapine, the librettist-director of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George” and “Into the Woods.” Where you can (and can’t) watch eight of Julian Sands' most notable movie roles 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The Broadway revival of ‘Into the Woods’ and the new off-Broadway revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ bring new life to challenging Stephen Sondheim musicals. What it’s like to lead a national Broadway tour with your spouse 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z He was also known for his stage acting, with roles in Stephen Sondheim's Follies and as Danny Zuko in the original Broadway production of Grease. Treat Williams: Everwood and Hair actor dies in road accident 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z An understanding that “no one is alone,” as Stephen Sondheim indelibly put it in a lyric from “Into the Woods,” one of the year’s most successful revivals. Commentary: An unscripted Tony Awards 2023 found meaning and eloquence on a historic night 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z New York audiences have seen their fair share of productions of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods.” Commentary: Why the Tony Awards should give one to the audience this year 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In the wake of Stephen Sondheim’s death at 91, singer Josh Groban revisits his long relationship with and admiration for the beloved composer’s legacy. Josh Groban realizes an impossible dream: Making a killer impression on Broadway 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z And nothing says summer like a Stephen Sondheim tribute at the Hollywood Bowl. 13 unmissable arts events we're looking forward to this summer 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z To paraphrase Stephen Sondheim, not to decide is a decision. Review | A plea to treat autistic children with patience 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Roundabout grew to encompass the American Airlines Theatre, the Studio 54 theater, the Stephen Sondheim Theatre and the off-Broadway Laura Pels Theatre and another black box in the basement of the Pels. Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, dies 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z In counterpoint to Lerner’s delightful lyrics — up there in the witty stratosphere with Stephen Sondheim’s — there’s a deficit of playfulness, of the inherently entertaining spirit of musical storytelling on a stage. Review | ‘Camelot’ gets the Aaron Sorkin treatment, with no happily-ever-aftering 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z If Groban were interested in making Broadway an extension of his singing career, he might have chosen another role from the Stephen Sondheim canon: George from “Sunday in the Park With George.” Josh Groban realizes an impossible dream: Making a killer impression on Broadway 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Are you up for another sylvan frolic, courtesy of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine? 13 unmissable arts events we're looking forward to this summer 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Now, thanks to 5th Avenue Theatre, it’s Seattle’s turn to enjoy this Stephen Sondheim musical, featuring a book by Hugh Wheeler. 6 theater productions to add to your April calendar 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z We were meeting to discuss his theater’s ongoing Sondheim Celebration, the six-month festival exploring the legacy of Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Commentary: The best theater in L.A. right now? It's in Pasadena 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z A geopolitical history lesson wrapped in a Japanese fable wrapped in a Broadway musical, the show has a score that’s dauntingly clever even by the standards of Stephen Sondheim’s elevated genius bar. Review | Signature’s ‘Pacific Overtures’ is gently moving but needs more bite 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Gavin Creel immediately grasped my obsession with a Stephen Sondheim song he sings every night. They sing ‘Agony’ in ‘Into the Woods’ nightly, and feel the joy daily 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z A musical by Stephen Sondheim, which the composer described as unfinished just before his death, will be staged in New York this fall. Spring Returns 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z The Stephen Sondheim musical “Pacific Overtures” harbors moments that are not so pacific, not least a samurai battle. Bringing Japan and its traditions to Signature’s ‘Pacific Overtures’ 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Stephen Sondheim’s Luis Buñuel musical, which he described as unfinished days before his death, will be staged in New York this fall. Your Friday Briefing 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Pacific Overtures, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman. Review | Signature’s ‘Pacific Overtures’ is gently moving but needs more bite 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z It’s been 15 months since the death, at age 91, of composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, that inimitable architect of the modern stage musical. Decoding the genius of Sondheim: Six theater pros explain his mystique 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Closing out the season is the Broadway and West End revival of “Company,” which was overseen by Stephen Sondheim himself prior to his death in 2021. Michael Jackson musical, 'The Wiz,' 'Company' lead Pantages' 2023-24 season 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z My first introduction to the work of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim was performing in a middle-school production of “Into the Woods.” Celebrating Sondheim and new works in Seattle theater 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z That can’t be said about Stephen Sondheim, whose work seems only to grow in esteem and deepen in public affection with the passage of time. A majestic 'Sunday in the Park With George' revival arrives at Pasadena Playhouse 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z She turned down the understudy position to star in a revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical “A Little Night Music,” a fellow West End production. Jessie Buckley is brave enough to be scared 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z When I played the exit music at the end of the show, I turned around and the only person left in the theater was Stephen Sondheim, applauding with his hands over his head. Decoding the genius of Sondheim: Six theater pros explain his mystique 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z He had reviewed the original production, and the show, like many of Stephen Sondheim’s musicals, has a second act problem. Commentary: What a difference a revival makes: Two famously tricky Sondheim musicals shine in new outings 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The theater world lost a giant when composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim died in late 2021. Seattle’s 6 most-anticipated theater productions in 2023 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Memoirs about Stephen Sondheim try to capture his essence. Hospitalizing the Homeless 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z That is certainly apt for a 1987 musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine about fairy tale characters venturing into a forest to discover what happens after they get their heart’s desire. Broadway’s smash hit ‘Into the Woods’ is coming to the Kennedy Center 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Max’s “Finale: Late Conversations With Stephen Sondheim” pulsated with theatrical sensibility and insight into the art form. Best theater of 2022: So many L.A. bright spots in a challenging year 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z A rare live recording of one of Stephen Sondheim's earliest musicals has been discovered on a bookshelf in the US city of Milwaukee. Stephen Sondheim: Live recording of Phinney's Rainbow found on bookshelf 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z “I felt I had permission to dig into every corner of ‘West Side Story,’” writer Kushner says of talking with Stephen Sondheim before putting his mark on the remake. How after 20 years of talking, Tony Kushner got Steven Spielberg to open up 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z In the meantime, Martin’s music pulsates in the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, where “& Juliet” marked its official opening earlier this month. Review | Broadway’s ‘& Juliet’ pops with a cheeky supply of snap and crackle 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Sensibility is something Sondheim possessed in such extreme concentrations that only a shot glass-worth is needed to spike “Finale: Late Conversations With Stephen Sondheim.” Stephen Sondheim and Mary Rodgers, late Broadway greats, have brilliant last words 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The gamble is a smart one, for “Into the Woods” has the feel of a winner for Signature, a troupe that has long staked its reputation on robust revivals of the musicals of Stephen Sondheim. Review | Go ‘Into the Woods’ at Signature Theatre. Come out charmed. 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z |
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