MORE LIAISONS. A decade ago pianist Anthony De Mare thrilled Sondheim fans with recordings of Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano, a three-disk set of adaptations he commissioned from an array of composers using Sondheim’s songs. The numbers, performed by De Mare, were fascinating, and Sondheim himself was intrigued. “They’re fantasias responding to the melodic
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In case you missed the news in the New York Times, the venerable newspaper’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide included a recommendation (by no less than Jesse Green, the Times’ chief theater critic) of The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia as a great holiday gift! It’s now available as a paperback for just $55, which is part of
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I’m excited to share the news that The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia will be released by Rowman and Littlefield in a paperback edition in mid-September. It will still have 650 pages and all the entries found in the hardback, but instead of the $135 price tag, this version will cost $55. I hope many more Sondheim
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Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban, starring in Sweeney Todd on Broadway Photos by Franz Szony Lots of news this month about the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd starring Josh Groban. Listen to his April 10 interview on National Public Radio’s Fresh Air. It’s your chance to hear Groban and Annaleigh Ashford in the roles of
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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.
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