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Stephen-Sondheim

Arts Remembrance: Stephen Sondheim – Musical Theater Mourns the Passing of a Giant

Stephen Sondheim was the most influential musical-theater artist of the modern era. His death leaves a permanent hole in the art form and in the hearts of his fans.

By: Christopher Caggiano Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Theater Tagged: Christopher Caggiano, Stephen-Sondheim

Arts Remembrance: Singing Sondheim — A Personal Appreciation

Stephen Sondheim’s songs told stories about people just trying to be, sung by characters struggling to make sense of a confusing world, yearning to take the next step. But his intricately structured melodies soared and tiptoed and sauntered and sometimes wisely took the long way home.

By: Peg Aloi Filed Under: Featured, Music Tagged: Peg Aloi, Stephen-Sondheim

Music Appreciation: Two American Musical Geniuses Named Steve, on Their Birthdays — Sondheim and Wonder

Musical theater giant Stephen Sondheim turned 90 on March 22, and Stevie Wonder—for my money, the greatest popular music composer of the last 60 years—turned 70 on May 13.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: DJ Spinna, Questlove, Stephen-Sondheim, Stevie Wonder

Theater Review: “Road Show” — Sondheim’s Latest Gets Its Boston Premiere

Tony Castellanos as Wilson Mizner, with cast of "Road Show."

Road Show is unlikely to top anyone’s list of Sondheim favorites, it’s an often entertaining take on a quintessentially American story.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Lyric Stage Company, Road Show, Stephen-Sondheim

Theater Review: HTC’s “Merrily We Roll Along” – Musical Redemption

An outstanding production of a Stephen Sondheim musical that was initially thought to be a misfire.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Huntington-Theatre-Company, Maria Friedman, Mark Favermann, Merrily We Roll Along, Stephen-Sondheim

Theater Review: A Dated “Company”

Director Julianne Boyd is faced with a difficult challenge — dramatizing an outdated psychological travelogue.

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Aaron Tveit, Barrington Stage, Company, Culture Vulture, Julianne Boyd, Lauren Marcus, Paul Schaefer, Stephen-Sondheim

Fuse Theater Review: Sondheim’s Scintillating Portrait of the Artist — Sunday in the Park with George

The cherry on top of this terrific production is its stunning technical design, from lighting and sets to sound, projection, and costumes.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Adam Chanler-Berat, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Jenni Barber, Peter-DuBois, Stephen-Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George

Fuse Theater Review: “Company” — What We Sing About When We Sing About Love

There’s a lot of love in the Lyric Stage Company’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 Tony Award winning show, Company.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Company, John Abrosino, Lyric stage company of boston, Spiro Veloudos, Stephen-Sondheim

Fuse Theater Review: “Sondheim on Sondheim” — A Terrific Overview of the Man Behind the Musicals

The revue is a moving and hilarious mixture of reminiscences and stories about Sondheim’s life and a well-chosen sampler of his songs.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: James Lapine, Leigh Barrett, Lyric Stage Company, Sondheim on Sondheim, Spiro Veloudos, Stephen-Sondheim

Theater Review: “A Little Night Music” — Staged Beautifully, and with Heart

The Huntington Theatre Company’s magnificent production of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece A Little Night Music is as good as it gets.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: A Little Night Music, Huntington-Theatre-Company, Peter-DuBois, Stephen-Sondheim

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