An Assassin, a Hat, and a Wood
Donald Macleod reflects back on the life and work of Titan of Musical Theatre Stephen Sondheim.
All this week, Donald Macleod is reflecting back on an interview he did with Stephen Sondheim in 2010 and updating the story of how Sondheim revolutionised the world of Musical Theatre.
Sondheim wrote 16 solo musicals over the course of his 91 years. Some were immediate hits, but others were slow burners. His range of subject matter was surely unparalleled, with musicals about a serial killing barber, the westernisation of Japan, frogs, and a French pointillist painting.
Assassins: The Ballad of Guiteau
Ethan Slater, Will Swenson
Sunday in the Park with George: Finishing the Hat
Jake Gyllenhaal
Sunday in the Park with George: Colour and Light
Annaleigh Ashford, Jake Gyllenhaal
Prologue: Into the Woods
Brian D'Arcy James, David Patrick Kelly
Into the Woods: No More
Brian D'Arcy James, David Patrick Kelly
Into the Woods: No One is Alone
Phillipa Soo, Julia Lester, Brian D'Arcy James, Cole Thompson
Into the Woods: Finale - Children Will Listen
Performer: Brian D'Arcy James, Sara Bareilles, Patina Miller
Into The Woods 2022 Broadway Cast
Everybody's Got the Right
Sondheim: (Arranged by Michael Daugherty)
Pianist, Anthony De Mare
Assassins: Gun Song
Brandon Uranowitz, Judy Kuhn, Stephen Sondheim, Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson
Producer: Rosie Boulton
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Stephen Sondheim
'The Ballad Of Guiteau' from Assassins
Performer: Greg Jarrett. Singer: Ethan Slater. Singer: Will Swenson. Ensemble: Assassins 2022 Off-Broadway Ensemble.- CENTER STAGE : CSRDIG22022.
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Stephen Sondheim
'Finishing The Hat' from Sunday in the Park with George
Performer: Chris Fenwick. Singer: Jake Gyllenhaal. Ensemble: Sunday In The Park With George 2017 Broadway Ensemble.- ARTS MUSIC : 093624909385.
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Stephen Sondheim
'Colour and Light' from Sunday in the Park with George
Performer: Chris Fenwick. Singer: Jake Gyllenhaal. Ensemble: Sunday In The Park With George 2017 Broadway Ensemble. Singer: Annaleigh Ashford.- ARTS MUSIC : 093624909385.
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Stephen Sondheim
'Into The Woods' from Into The Woods
Performer: Rob Berman. Singer: Brian d’Arcy James. Singer: David Patrick Kelly. Ensemble: Into The Woods 2022 Broadway Ensemble.- CRAFT : CR05304.
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Stephen Sondheim
Into The Woods (selection)
Performer: Rob Berman. Singer: Brian d’Arcy James. Singer: David Patrick Kelly. Ensemble: Into The Woods 2022 Broadway Ensemble. Singer: Phillipa Soo. Singer: Julia Lester. Singer: Sara Bareilles. Singer: Patina Miller.- CRAFT : CR05304.
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Stephen Sondheim
Everybody's Got the Right
Performer: Anthony de Mare. Music Arranger: Michael Daugherty.- ECM : 4811780.
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Stephen Sondheim
'The Gun Song' from Assassins
Performer: Greg Jarrett. Singer: Ethan Slater. Singer: Will Swenson. Ensemble: Assassins 2022 Off-Broadway Ensemble. Singer: Steven Pasquale. Singer: Judy Kuhn. Singer: Brandon Uranowitz.- CENTER STAGE : CSRDIG22022.
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