Stephen Sondheim

Sondheim, shown here in 1974, won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Sunday in the Park with George. He has also received eight Tony Awards, eight Grammy awards and a Kennedy Center Honor. Sondheim made his Broadway debut as a lyricist for the 1957 musical ...  

Members of the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along reunited — with composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim — during the curtain call of the Feb. 14 performance of the current City Center Encores! production of that musical.  

The year was 1981. A 21-year-old actor named Lonny Price was cast as playwright-lyricist Charley Kringas in the new Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Merrily We Roll Along – the latest in a string of creative hits from director-producer Harold Prince and Sondheim, following Company, Follies and Sweeney Todd.  

The Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to bring one of Stephen Sondheim's most controversial musicals, Assassins, to the Anderson Theatre stage February 17 - 26. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, Assassins is the story of 13 of the most notorious characters in American history: 13 individuals who attempted (both with and without success) to murder the President of the United States...  

Selections fron Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Pacific Overtures will be performed as part of the March 11 benefit Shinsai: Theatres for Japan at the Great Hall at Cooper Union.  

NEW YORK — Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Japan. All will be offering 10-minute plays and songs to be performed March 11.  

The show -- a mix of chatting and singing -- will include anecdotes from the theater icon, with Christine Ebersole and Brian Stokes Mitchell singing selections from Sondheim’s songbook, accompanied by the show’s music director, Tedd Firth.  

Following sell-out success at Chichester Festival Theatre, Jonathan Kent's acclaimed production of Sweeney Todd transfers to London's West End for a limited season from 10 March 2012. Widely acknowledged as Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece, Sweeney Todd stars distinguished musical performer Michael Ball as the eponymous demon barber of Fleet Street and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton as the devoted Mrs Lovett.Check out a video...  

Mention composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, and numerous things may come to mind: memorable shows such as West Side Story, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, or perhaps his Academy Award, eight Tonys, eight Grammys and Pulitzer Prize. But in the midst ...  

The Anything Goes discount code that we've been swamped with so many requests for is available for our members to use! While this special discount opportunity exists, you'll have the chance to get tickets for Anything Goes and get a discount! This could very well be your best opportunity ever to see Anything Goes live in New York. Here are the Anything Goes musical details: Anything Goes Stephen Sondheim Theatre New York, NY Jan 13, 2012...  

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee ... Participating artists include Suzan-Lori Parks and Richard Greenberg, who both will write original pieces. Sondheim with writer John Weidman ...  

Into The Woods Hits Central Park This July" />Into The Woods Hits Central Park This July" /> Wishes (and rumors) come true! As part of the 50th anniversary season of Shakespeare in the Park, the Public today announced that it is bringing Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale classic Into The Woods to Central Park! Even better, they are bringing directors Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel, who directed the award-winning open-air...  

Glitz, glamour and the most popular songs from a Broadway icon are all brought to The Court’s new stage in SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM David McPhail narrates the musical ... Midgley romp through the career of Stephen Sondheim, performing songs from WEST ...  

[1] Rob Marshall made his feature filmmaking debut in 2002 with the Broadway adaptation Chicago, and earned a Best Picture Oscar and a Best Director nomination for his trouble. However, his second big-screen musical, 2009's Nine, didn't fare quite as well, receiving mixed reviews and tanking at the box office. So here's hoping his next attempt at a movie musical, an adaptation of Into the Woods ...  

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Public Theater will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Shakespeare in the Park series this summer with a little Bard and a little Sondheim. The Public said Thursday that Daniel Sullivan will direct "As You Like It" in June with Lily Rabe as Rosalind. A month later, directors Timothy Sheader and Liam Steel will present Stephen Sondheim's and James Lapine's "Into the Woods." Both works will be free at the Delacorte...