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IAN: Stephen Sondheim, In His Own Words [1]

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Date: 2024-05-26  

You know the hits: Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music...and who can forget A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum? Stephen Sondheim is still a titan of American musical theater.

Merrily We Roll Along, which bombed in 1981 and ended his collaboration with Hal Prince, is currently in a smash hit, 7 Tony-nominated revival starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez.

So his shows haven’t always been immediately well-received, but his scores usually are. And he’s an interesting guy — which is why, today, I bring you this interview from The South Bank Show, which aired on April 25, 2010. Someone cut it into seven short YouTube parts, so you don’t have to watch it all at once — but I did, and loved it.

Enjoy!

Part 1: Introduction

[6:28]

x Stephen Sondheim and Bernadette Peters during the recording session for the original cast album of Into the Woods. pic.twitter.com/k8GwoZz4UH — Kevin Daly (@kevinddaly) March 19, 2023

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Part 2: Mentored by Oscar Hammerstein

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x Opening March 15.

Inspired by "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by George Seurat, "Sunday in the Park with George" by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim brings Seurat's painting to life on stage.

Costumes designed and crafted by Betty-Jane Parks. pic.twitter.com/oQOE0vyHgm — Carrollwood Cultural (@cwoodcenter) March 4, 2024

Part 3: Working with Hal Prince

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x Dame Angela Lansbury performs Send in the Clowns from Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece A Little Night Music at the 1988 Tony Awards. pic.twitter.com/Qalo3QvmGl — Remembering Dame Angela Lansbury 🇺🇦 (@_AngelaLansbury) June 11, 2023

Part 4: Creating the “Plot Song” in Sweeney Todd

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x With the passing of Stephen Sondheim, everyone is gushing about West Side Story. Sorry, but A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is his real masterpiece. pic.twitter.com/YaV24y71dq — Stephen Lautens (@stephenlautens) November 27, 2021

Part 5: On Acting Within Songs

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x Charlotte Rae and Robert Duncan McNeill in the first national tour of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Tony Award winning musical Into the Woods, which stopped at the Ahmanson Theatre (1989) pic.twitter.com/5WKzE4ivIE — DrPopCulture (@DrPopCultureUSA) April 15, 2024

Part 6: Includes Clips of Sondheim Directing Singers

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x "If life were made of moments", this might be my favorite. 1994 Inside the Actor's Studio: Stephen Sondheim. Singing "Move On" to Steve, with my Merrily We Roll Along castmate, Jim Walton. pic.twitter.com/oB7IIlejU9 — Liz Callaway (@LizGoesOn) November 27, 2021

Part 7: "Theater is Alive”

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