Tag Archives: Sunday in the Park with George

Los Angeles Times: Best Theater of 2021

Posted on December 21, 2021 by boz

This week, Los Angeles Times critic Charles McNulty offered “ten reasons to be grateful in another sputtering theatrical year.” He noted some “memories that cry out for commemoration,” since “ranking of the best productions of 2021 makes little sense in … Continue reading →

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Sondheim: A Personal Remembrance

Posted on December 1, 2021 by boz

The tributes continue apace, as many of us in the theater community turn to the written word (ours and Sondheim’s) to express our feelings of losing an important artist, mentor, and fellow theater lover. As numerous as his artistic accomplishments … Continue reading →

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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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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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Broadway Birthday: Maria Friedman

Posted on March 19, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to three-time Olivier winner Maria Friedman, born March 19, 1960, in Switzerland and raised in Germany. After her parents divorced, she moved to England with her mother, before leaving home at 16 to live with boyfriend Roland Brine. … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: James Lapine

Posted on January 10, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to Pulitzer-winning writer-director James Lapine, born Jan. 10, 1949, in Mansfield, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s from Franklin and Marshall College and his master’s from Cal Arts. He then worked as a photographer, graphic designer, and professor at … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Mandy Patinkin

Posted on November 30, 2020 by boz

Happy birthday to performer Mandy Patinkin, born Nov. 30, 1952, in Chicago. After graduating from Juilliard, Patinkin did some TV and radio gigs, before he made his Broadway debut in a revival of the play Trelawny of the “Wells” (1975). … Continue reading →

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2020 Dora Award Winners

Posted on June 30, 2020 by boz

Last night, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts presented the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards in a virtual edition, written by Diane Flacks and directed by Ed Roy, on its YouTube channel. (watch here) Though the 2019-20 Toronto theater season … Continue reading →

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Essential Musicals: Oklahoma!

Posted on May 6, 2020 by boz

I called Show Boat the most influential American musical, but historian Thomas Hischak argues, “Not only is Oklahoma! the most important of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, it is also the single most influential work in the American musical theater.” … Continue reading →

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Playlist: iPod Favorites

Posted on June 15, 2012 by boz

Every year after the Tony Awards, I review and update my MP3 list of favorites. The following are the show tunes that have earned the highest play counts on my iPod over the past year. Each of these songs hits … Continue reading →

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