Celebrating Sondheim’s Birthday with Garland and Others and “Songs I Wish I’d Written”
On the occasion of Stephen Sondheim’s 80th birthday a decade ago, I called upon a list of songs published on the occasion of his 70th that he said he wished […]
Singing Sondheim (Unplugged) All Night
[article as originally published in Theater Pizzazz, December 13, 2016.] The sixtieth edition of the Sondheim Unplugged concert series, that began its monthly adventures at the beloved Don’t Tell Mama […]
review: gypsy
Gypsy Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Jule Styne Music by Jerry Bock Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Vincent J. Cardinal Featuring Leslie Uggams Connecticut Repertory Theatre, University of Connecticut Storrs Campus July 10, 2014 – […]
Sondheim, Company, Paley, and Serendipity
Company: Original Cast Album (1970) + Chance + Zelig-like friend Stephen Paley This is a post about serendipity: new friends, old passions, theatrical design, and Stephen Sondheim. I am surrounded […]
event musings: chance photo shoot (boris aronson designs)
Photo Shoot: From the Archives of Boris Aronson Friday September 6, 2013 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza Theatre designer Boris Aronson has been […]
review: marry me a little
Marry Me a Little Songs by Stephen Sondheim Conceived and developed by Craig Lucas and Norman Rene Directed by Jonathan Silverstein Featuring Jason Tam, Lauren Molina Keen Company, Clurman Theatre […]
summer of steves
Summer of Steves As You Like It @ The Delacorte Theater (attended June 30, 2012) Into The Woods @ The Delacorte Theatre (attended August 8, 2012) As will be true for thousands […]
event musings: oscar hammerstein ii — out of my dreams
Inside Media / Public Programs at the Paley Center for Media: Oscar Hammerstein II — Out of My Dreams Stephen Sondheim, Ted Chapin, and JoAnn Young Tuesday, January 31, 2012 […]
review: follies
Follies Book by James Goldman Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Gary Griffin Featuring Sally Moniz, Caroline O’Connor, Hollis Resnik Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier October 4, 2011 […]
review: a little night music
A Little Night Music Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by Hugh Wheeler Directed by Trevor Nunn Starring Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, Alexander Hanson Walter Kerr Theatre, 219 West […]
event musings: sondheim and cook and the “being voice”
This past Sunday I was honored to be front row center at Studio 54 for the smashing new review / testimonial / romp / reverential comedic Sondheim fest called in […]
urban excavations 