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Passion

By Michael Toscano · Jul 22, 2002 · Washington, DC

Sondheim aficionados will find much to love in the fifth and most cutting-edge production thus far of the Kennedy Center's summer-long Sondheim Celebration, 1994's Passion. Others may be excused for t...

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Merrily We Roll Along

By Michael Toscano · Jul 15, 2002 · Washington, DC

Opening the second half of the summer-long Sondheim Celebration at the Kennedy Center, Merrily We Roll Along is an artistic palette cleanser that offers a starkly different view of composer Stephen So...

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The Little Foxes

By David Hurst · Jun 13, 2002 · Washington, DC

Counting Tallulah Bankhead, Anne Bancroft, Elizabeth Taylor and Stockard Channing, not to mention Bette Davis in the definitive 1941 film, a lot of talented and glamorous actresses have essayed the ro...

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Sunday in the Park with George

By Michael Toscano · Jun 4, 2002 · Washington, DC

With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine, Sunday in the Park with George can fairly be cited as an example of art imitating art. Now joining Sweeney Todd and Company in ro...

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Company

By Michael Toscano · May 20, 2002 · Washington, DC

Washington, D.C. It may be difficult to imagine, but Stephen Sondheim has been around long enough that one of his earlier hits now qualifies for "period piece" status. Company, Sondheim's 1970 opus...

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Sweeney Todd

By Michael Toscano · May 13, 2002 · Washington, DC

Sweeney Todd, the first production of the Kennedy Center's mammoth, four month long Sondheim Celebration, is a solid artistic achievement and already a commercial success--which should probably come a...

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Richard Rodgers: A Centennial Celebration

By Michael Portantiere · Apr 16, 2002 · Washington, DC

The 10th annual Kennedy Center Gala proved to be an intergenerational celebration of the music of Richard Rodgers as the evening's honored veteran stars shone brightly alongside younger artists. The ...