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Sondheim on Sondheim
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SHOW INFORMATION

Average of 3.5 stars from 4 ratings.

CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 22, 2010
Closed Jun 27, 2010

Visit the Sondheim on Sondheim website:
http://www.roundabouttheatre.org

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Sondheim on Sondheim is a high-tech multimedia inside look at Stephen Sondheim's personal life and artistic process, with exclusive interview footage. It features brand-new arrangements of over two dozen Sondheim songs.

Directed and conceived by frequent Sondheim collaborator James Lapine, this production stars Barbara Cook, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Erin Mackey, Euan Morton, Matthew Scott, Vanessa Williams, and Tom Wopat.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Studio 54
254 W 54th St
New York, NY 10019


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Because the indisputably brilliant composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim has towered above the musical theater pantheon for the last 50 years, retrospectives of the great man's work come at us regularly. This has been especially true during 2010, his 80th-birthday year, and for which the Roundabout Theatre Company has created Sondheim on Sondheim, now at Studio 54, which should keep both Sondheim aficionados and new converts alike satisfyingly entertained.


Throughout the 2-hour-and-40 minute piece, which has been conceived and directed by Sondheim's longtime collaborator James Lapine, a videotaped Sondheim talks pleasantly about his career on grid-like screens (designed by Beowulf Borrit) and[...]


Reviewed by David Finkle on Apr 23, 2010

What are other members saying?

RE:"SONDHEIM" REHASHED
This overview of the great man;s work tries to be different. It combines video interviews and live performances and the show has a stunning visual look to it, but besides the clever scenery and the magnificent Barbara Cook its a rehash of the same old stuff. For this longtime Sondheim fan this show offered nothing new.

Reviewed by MRBDWAY on Sunday, May 30th, 2010


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