Tag Archives: Stephen Sondheim

In Memoriam: Stephen Sondheim

Posted on November 26, 2021 by boz

Composer Stephen Sondheim, one of the pivotal figures in musical theater history, died November 26 at his home in Roxbury, Conn. Born March 22, 1930, in New York, Sondheim’s parents divorced when he was 10, and he moved to Bucks … Continue reading →

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Assassins Review Roundup

Posted on November 15, 2021 by boz

New York theater critics have given mixed reviews to the Off-Broadway revival of the 1990 musical Assassins, with a score by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, which will continue its limited emgagement at Classic Stage Company through January … Continue reading →

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Company Tiny Desk Concert

Posted on November 15, 2021 by boz

Company resumes its Broadway previews this week after a 20-month hiatus. There were just nine performances before New York’s theaters went dark last year due to the pandemic. Now the cast celebrates their return with a Tiny Desk performance filmed for … Continue reading →

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New Sondheim Musical

Posted on September 16, 2021 by boz

Yesterday evening, late-night host Stephen Colbert welcomed nine-time Tony winner Stephen Sondheim to The Late Show, and the iconic theater composer not only talked about the upcoming Olivier-winning, gender-reversed revival of Company (which resumes its Broadway previews on November 15, before a … Continue reading →

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Putting It Together Review Roundup

Posted on August 9, 2021 by boz

On August 3, Farrar, Straus and Giroux released James Lapine’s Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George, which has received overwhelming praise from critics. Appropriately dedicated to artist Georges Seurat, the book’s … Continue reading →

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West Side Story Special Look

Posted on July 28, 2021 by boz

20th Century Studios has released a new “special look” of its upcoming remake of the 1961 Oscar-winning musical West Side Story, featuring “Somewhere” sung by the original film’s Oscar-winning supporting actress Rita Moreno, who stars in the remake as Valentina. The … Continue reading →

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Side by Side

Posted on June 24, 2021 by boz

Last night, a week after returning to live audiences since the pandemic began, Stephen Colbert welcomed two-time Tony winner Christine Baranski to The Late Show at the Ed Sullivan Theater. “We are the first show back up on Broadway,” Colbert … Continue reading →

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Rare Sondheim footage

Posted on May 10, 2021 by boz

On Sunday, May 16, at 3 p.m. ET, the digital broadcast TV network Buzzr will air a rare episode of the Goodson-Todman game show Password that features Stephen Sondheim. In the episode, which originally aired over CBS on Dec. 11, … Continue reading →

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West Side Story Preview

Posted on April 29, 2021 by boz

20th Century Studios has released the first teaser for the upcoming film adaptation of the 1957 stage musical West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg. The screenplay by Tony Kushner and choreography by Justin Peck are based on the original … Continue reading →

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Assassins Cast Reunions

Posted on April 15, 2021 by boz

Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the Off-Broadway Classic Stage Company will present its 2021 benefit, Tell the Story: Celebrating Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins. This free virtual event will include an array of performances and tributes exploring the legacy … Continue reading →

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