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Sondheim
Now You Know
In case you don’t know The Overture to Merrily We Roll Along, here’s the link to it on YouTube, (it can’t be embedded) though you might have to endure a 15 second commercial. It’s the Original Broadway Cast with the original orchestration including the tuba. Or here it is on Apple Music: The tuba has a … Continue reading Now You Know
Yesterday is done
If you follow the news on Broadway, then you’re doubtless aware that the revival of the George Furth/Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along that was directed by Maria Friedman won a bunch of Tony Awards. If you’re really tuned in, then you also know that Friedman has a long history with this particular show … Continue reading Yesterday is done
Sondheim and Channing and White, Oh My!
In Episode #57 of the Giants in the Sky podcast Stuart Zagnit, who was the replacement Steward on the tour of Into the Woods, “gives the ins and outs of acting on a national tour, and drops some delicious show biz tidbits along the way.” Here are two short excerpts from that episode. In the … Continue reading Sondheim and Channing and White, Oh My!
A Love Letter to Sondheim
Terry Gross interviews actor Jonathan Groff and director Maria Friedman about the current revival of George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along. It’s well worth a listen. Jonathan mentions finding new things in the words and music even after playing over 300 performances, and Maria talks about Sondheim becoming godfather to one of … Continue reading A Love Letter to Sondheim
Here We Really Are
Here’s a bonus post for today. A track from the forthcoming release of the final Stephen Sondheim show, Here We Are, has been released. It’s the “Exit Music” that the orchestra plays as the audience either leaves the theater or remains in their seats to hear the last piece of music over the sounds of … Continue reading Here We Really Are
Damn You, Booth!
I’m enjoying the Apple TV+ production of Manhunt about the search for Lincoln’s assassin. It gets a bit confusing at times with its zigzagging around in time, which normally I like, but this show overdoes it, I think. Never mind. It gets more things right than not, and that’s what’s important. I saw some grousing … Continue reading Damn You, Booth!
John Bell
When he was 18, John Bell wrote a fan letter to Stephen Sondheim to tell him how much Sondheim's music meant to him. Sondheim was so taken with the letter that he wrote back with his phone number and told John to give him a call if he was ever in New York City. How … Continue reading John Bell
Is There a Moral?
I wish I had included this video in my list a few days ago, but I hadn’t watched it at that point. Now that I have, I would rank it as one of the best videos, if not the best, about Into the Woods. Possibly as good as the ones with Sondheim himself. I had been … Continue reading Is There a Moral?
Giants in the Sky
Note: I have been trying to stock up on blog posts in advance so I can keep my daily streak (currently at 518 days) going, while I work on a longer series of posts that require a bit more effort than my daily posts normally do. Hence, I might be writing about the same subject … Continue reading Giants in the Sky