Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Play)

7 Days in the Cultural Life of a Broadway Stage Manager

When he’s not herding performers at “Once Upon a Mattress,” Cody Renard Richard is bowling, catching up with theater friends and, to his surprise, bumping into Beyoncé.

By Sarah Bahr

Camelot (Play) Harmony (Play) Here We Are (Play) How to Dance in Ohio (Play) Merrily We Roll Along (Play) New York, New York (Play) Parade (Play) Shucked (Play) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Play) Theater Theater (Broadway)

Cast Album Roundup: ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Parade,’ ‘Camelot’ and More

Recordings of Broadway musicals are often better than the shows they preserve. Here’s a ranking of last year’s crop, with samples and bonus tracks.

By Jesse Green

Here We Are (Play) Merrily We Roll Along (Play) Music Sondheim, Stephen Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Play) Theater Theater (Broadway) Tunick, Jonathan

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.”

By Darryn King

Classical Music Gemignani, Paul Here We Are (Play) Merrily We Roll Along (Play) Road Show (Play) Sondheim, Stephen Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Play) The Frogs (Play) Theater Tunick, Jonathan

Stephen Sondheim Belongs in the Pantheon of American Composers

Sondheim was a titan of musical theater. But four recent shows onstage in New York argue for his place among classical music luminaries, too.

By Joshua Barone

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