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ONLINE LAUNCH EVENT OF SONDHEIM ENCYCLOPEDIA

Author Rick Pender and Broadway Nation’s David Armstrong discussed the Encyclopedia and took questions from listeners on April 16, 2021.

Friday, April 16, 7-9pm Eastern

Listen to a recording of the event: https://tinyurl.com/5ra3aftn

A Little Night Musing: Writing about Sondheim, a panel discussion presented by the American Theatre Critics Association on June 15, 2021. Rick brought together three esteemed panelists — Ted Chapin (recently retired as the president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, and author of EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE: THE BIRTH OF THE MUSICAL FOLLIES); Mark Eden Horowitz (musical theater specialist at the Library of Congress and author of SONDHEIM ON MUSIC: MINOR DETAILS AND MAJOR DECISIONS); and Stacy Wolf (professor of theater at Princeton University and author of several books, most recently BEYOND BROADWAY: THE PLEASURE AND PROMISE OF MUSICAL THEATRE ACROSS AMERICA). Video.

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The Complete Stephen Sondheim Listings

Many of these podcasts originally contained songs from cast recordings. Due to copyright issues, each program had to be re-edited to remove those numbers. However, the conversations between producer Stuart Brown and Sondheim scholar Rick Pender provide in-depth discussions regarding each show’s story, original production, performers, songs and cast recording. To listen, go to the embed podcast player: https://broadwayradioprograms.com/podcasts-all/ and scroll to the episode that interests you. Most are roughly a half-hour long.

SONDHEIM ENCYCLOPEDIA interview with author Rick Pender (May 28, 2021) (32:26)

Episode 1 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: WEST SIDE STORY (November 5, 2021) (36:54)

Episode 2 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (December 17, 2021) (31:20)

Episode 3 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: ASSASSINS (January 28, 2022) (36:42)

Episode 4 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: PACIFIC OVERTURES (February 24, 2022) (35:29)

Episode 5 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (April 15, 2022) (33:08)

Episode 6 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: SWEENEY TODD (June 17, 2022) (32:34)

Episode 7 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: COMPANY (September 9, 2022) (37:37)

Episode 8 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (November 4, 2022) (29:19)

Episode 9 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (December 26, 2022) (33:31)

Episode 10 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: GYPSY (February 21, 2023) (31:02)

Episode 11 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: FOLLIES (April 3, 2023) (33:23)

Episode 12 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (May 16, 2023) (36:24)

Episode 13 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: DO I HEAR A WALTZ? (June 1, 2023) (23:26)

Episode 14 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: INTO THE WOODS (September 22, 2023) (33:17)

Episode 15 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: PASSION (November 1, 2023) (25:25)

Episode 16 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: BOUNCE/ROAD SHOW (November 17, 2023) (26:01)

Episode 17 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: SATURDAY NIGHT (January 1, 2024) (23:53)

Episode 18 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: THE FROGS (February 16, 2024) (21:47)

Episode 19 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: MARRY ME A LITTLE (May 24, 2024) (30:27)

Episode 20 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: TOP EIGHT SONDHEIM SHOWS (10/25/24) (40:02) Episode 21 – The Complete Stephen Sondheim: EVENING PRIMROSE

Putting It Together Podcast

Host: Kyle Marshall

tinyurl.com/433hacr3

Released: April 14, 2021

Sweeney Todd Conversation, September 28, 2025, link coming soon.

The Broadway Radio Show

Host: Donald Feltham

Online interview: haineshisway.com/the-broadway-radio-show-2/

Posted: May 8, 2021

Sweeney Todd Conversation, September 28, 2025, link coming soon.

Sondheim @ 90 Roundtable

Michael Weber, Porchlight Music Theatre

https://porchlightmusictheatre.org/events/sondheim-90-roundtable/

Posted March 27, 2021: https://youtu.be/jZQstg3hp1w//

Masterworks Broadway Blog

Author: Peter Filichia, columnist/theater critic emeritus for the Newark Star-Ledger and News 12 New Jersey

Posted March 30, 2021: https://tinyurl.com/yyn5x4vn

“On the Aisle,” Sirius XM, “On Broadway” channel

“Footlight Parade” hosted by Bill Rudman, previously aired on Sirius XM’s “On Broadway” channel in April/May 2021. These four episodes were additionally carried by approximately 100 local public radio stations as “Footlight Parade.” They can be downloaded from the Public Radio Exchange. To hear the full audio, signup for a free account with PRX (https://exchange.prx.org/users/new):

Peter Filichia, Masterworks Broadway: “So You Think You Know Sweeney Todd“: https://masterworksbroadway.com/blog/so-you-think-you-know-sweeney-todd-by-peter-filichia/

Donald Feltham, Broadway Radio Show: “Rick Pender dissects Sweeney Todd”: https://www.haineshisway.com/the-broadway-radio-show-2/

Kyle Marshall, Putting It Together (podcast): “Sweeney Todd: Behind the Bloody Musical Masterpiece” with Rick Pender: https://puttingittogether.transistor.fm/s21/22