“Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.” – Stephen Sondheim A dwarf can see farther than a giant if the dwarf stands on the giant’s shoulders. With that idea I turn to the mind of Stephen Sondheim for insights into creating new works for musical theater. I also have the [...]
Continue reading about Stephen Sondheim on Writing for Musicals
Angela Lansbury and George Hearn starring in Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim A great scene from Sweeney Todd that keeps the attention with the growing anticipation of the shave’s outcome…
Stephen Sondheim, Composer/Lyricist James Lapine, Librettist/Director Sondheim says you can not make an audience like something, but they have to understand the intention. Preview performances focused on making things clear to the audience.
Continue reading about Charlie Rose – Stephen Sondheim / James Lapine
Stephen Sondheim talks about the writting of Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music – with excerpts of the rehearsal with Sally Ann Howes. Insight into Sondheim’s composing process – he says he does not let lyrics or melody get too far ahead of each other during the writing process. Sondheim says he [...]
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