Sondheim was a titan of musical theater. But four recent shows onstage in New York argue for his place among classical music luminaries, too.
Category: Sondheim, Stephen
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MasterVoices Puts on a Starry Show With a Shoestring Budget
This essential organization gives fresh, entertaining life to music theater curiosities. What if it had more money?
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‘Here We Are’ Review: The Last Sondheim, Cool and Impossibly Chic
This inventive, beguiling and not quite fully solved puzzle of a show is a worthy and loving farewell to the great musical dramatist.
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Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical is Opening. How Complete Was It?
Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We Are,” begins performances Thursday.
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Final Sondheim Musical Will Be Staged in New York This Fall
The New York Times – Movies:His long-gestating final show, now titled “Here We Are,” is coming to the Shed; it is inspired by two Luis Buñuel films.
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How Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim Came to Appear in ‘Knives Out’ Sequel
The New York Times – Movies:A fan of musical theater, Rian Johnson had long hoped to land the two stars. But he was already the editing phase when they agreed to take part.
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Getting Close to Sondheim: New Books Try to Capture His Essence
The New York Times – Music:Memoirs by his collaborators are among the works available now, and several others are on the horizon.
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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Will Transfer to Broadway Next Fall
The New York Times – Music:Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe, now starring in an Off Broadway revival, will lead the Broadway production as well.