Tunick, Jonathan

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.

By Joshua Barone

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