In a revival of Sweeney Todd, Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford will open on Broadway on March 26. Time again for my occasional blog about happenings in the Sondheim universe. First, a bit of self-promotion: I learned recently that the publisher Rowman & Littlefield continues to offer a 30% discount on The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia. …
Pacific Overtures at Signature Theatre Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, is one of the most prolific producers of Sondheim shows anywhere. It’s in the midst of a season-long Sondheim tribute, offering multiple productions. Into the Woods is just concluding a rendition set in a long-forgotten nursery of a once grand Victorian house “in the woods” …
Did you get or give someone a Sondheim-related book during the holidays? As I mentioned last month, there are several good ones out there. Here’s another rundown with a few more items and some comments: Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George by James Lapine. This wonderful …
If you’re down to the end of your holiday shopping list but you need one memorable gift for that friend or family member who’s a musical theater fan, please be reminded that there’s a significant discount available on the price of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia. Go to the Rowman & Littlefield website and use the …
The Encyclopedia for less, but so much more Sondheim! Read More »
SINGER SONGWRITER ELERI WARD (Playbill.com) It’s hard to believe that it’s almost a year since Stephen Sondheim passed away on Nov. 26, 2021 — unexpectedly to be sure, but without suffering, just not waking up on the day after a pleasant Thanksgiving following a week of theater attendance. We should all be so lucky. While …
Fellow Theatergoers, If you’ve enjoyed my longtime coverage of theater in Greater Cincinnati (and occasionally beyond), I invite you to join my Facebook group Rick Pender’s Theater Stages & Scenes, where I post notices about shows and links to my reviews and features published in CityBeat. I’m now also writing occasional reviews of local play …
My theater writing can now be found via a Facebook group Read More »
I hope your summer is providing you with at least one “weekend in the country.” If you can’t get away, perhaps a few videos will give you the necessary refreshment. Start with this jaunty performance from the 2010 BBC Proms salute to “Sondheim at 80” performed by some of Great Britain’s best musical theater performances. …
I suspect you watched the 75th Tony Awards on June 12. Stephen Sondheim was reflected in so many ways, especially in a loving tribute anchored by Bernadette Peters. Here’s a link to video snippets from that evening (scroll down for specifics of the segment about Sondheim) and here’s a link to a nice summary of …
Sondheim, Company and performers were featured at the 2022 Tony Awards Read More »
The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia was published in April 2021. It’s been wonderful to hear from Sondheim enthusiasts who have acquired a personal copy and found it both useful and entertaining. But it’s an expensive volume, so I’m glad to see libraries including it in their collections. A young friend who’s a student at a small …
This week I’m celebrating the first anniversary of the publication of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia. Since April 2021 Sondheim fans have purchased more than 1,000 copies. I’m very grateful, and I hope you’re among them. But if not, I want to remind you that copies can be ordered for yourself (or for a friend who …
