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Stephen Sondheim
What He Listens To
"I Work Better in the City..."
On Working with Director Hal Prince
"Pretty Women" (Sweeney Todd)
"Color and Light" (Sunday in the Park with George)
"Someone in a Tree" (Pacific Overtures)
Frank Rich: On 'Pacific Overtures'
Sheldon Harnick: On 'Saturday Night'
Angela Lansbury: On 'Anyone Can Whistle'
Frank Rich: Sondheim Beyond Broadway
March 19, 2005 - Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim turns 75 on March 22. The living legend will be honored with a 12-hour performance of his works, Wall-to-Wall Sondheim, Saturday at New York's Symphony Space.
He composed stage classics including Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Company and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; and he provided the lyrics for shows such as West Side Story and Gypsy.
After so many songs, numerous Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and an Oscar (for best original song, 1990's Dick Tracy), Sondheim might not be blamed for enjoying a quiet retirement. But he continues to work: Bounce was produced in Washington, D.C. in 2003. And an album of Sondheim singing his own music — recorded in the 1950s and '60s — is due out in May.
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