Category: Sondheim, Stephen

Ariana Grande Steps Back From Spotlight After Tour Ends: What to Know

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
As the singer wrapped up her Eternal Sunshine world tour this week, she was set to take a break after a whirlwind couple of years.
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sondheim

Judy Collins, Mandy Patinkin, Renée Fleming, Michael R. Jackson, Melissa Errico, Tony Kushner, Sherman Irby and New York Times writers and editors pick 14 songs to seal the deal.
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sondheim

Judy Collins, Mandy Patinkin, Renée Fleming, Michael R. Jackson, Melissa Errico, Tony Kushner, Sherman Irby and New York Times writers and editors pick 14 songs to seal the deal.
Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Is Now a Film. Here’s What to Know.

The Broadway revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, was transformative. Here’s what to know about the show, and the movie.
5,000 Sondheim Sketches and More Head to Library of Congress

The musical theater titan left behind material from beloved shows like “Sweeney Todd” and “Sunday in the Park With George.”
Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Old Friends’ Review: A Broadway Party With 41 Songs

Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga lead the festivities in a new Broadway revue of the great musical dramatist’s work.
Lea Salonga Is Never Getting Tired of Sondheim

The Tony-winning actress co-stars with Bernadette Peters in “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” a show that is letting her surprise audiences with her comedy chops.
Merle Louise Simon, a Sondheim Mainstay, Is Dead at 90

She originated roles in four of his Broadway musicals between 1959 and 1987, and won a Drama Desk Award for her performance in “Sweeney Todd.”
Review: In ‘Gypsy,’ Audra McDonald’s Gonna Show It to Ya

Hold your hats and hallelujah, our leading musical tragedienne offers an ultra-dramatic Rose in George C. Wolfe’s Broadway revival.
Lady Gaga’s ‘Joker,’ and a Tour of Musical Clowning

Clowns, harlequins, jokers and Pierrots have served as the main characters in countless songs over the years, but they’re rarely there to conjure cheap laughs.
Where Can Sondheim’s Operatic Musicals Find a Home?

Jonathan Tunick, Stephen Sondheim’s longtime collaborator, unveiled a grand orchestration of “A Little Night Music” that deserves more than a concert.
The EGOT Winner Behind Sondheim’s Signature Sound

For Jonathan Tunick, an early love of “Tubby the Tuba” led to a career as an orchestrator. He talks about his Sondheim partnership, and creating a sound that “can hint at unspoken secrets.”