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Sondheim's and big
Her defining stage role came with her big break on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which ran from February 1971 until July 1, 1972.
His next big break came as a replacement for Dean Jones as the lead in Stephen Sondheim's Company ( 1970 ).

Sondheim's and came
They did record Stephen Sondheim's Broadway debut as a composer with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, but in 1971 they came under fire for refusing to record the complete score of Sondheim's Follies as a 2-LP set.
The revue came about due to many requests for a new version of Sondheim's 1976 revue, Side by Side by Sondheim.

Sondheim's and when
In other instances simple cooperation between various creators are utilized, as does Jonathan Tunick when he orchestrates Stephen Sondheim's songs, or orchestrating from a lead sheet.
In an interview with The Times, he stated that he began writing lyrics as a child, some of which were " dark and contemplative – precociously murderous and quite, quite feisty " was motivated to do so professionally in the 1970s when his grandmother, actress Angela Baddeley, starred in a London stage production of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music.
She was in retirement for many years on Long Island, New York, when she appeared as Heidi Schiller in the 2001 Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies.
She first gained fame when she won an Olivier Award for her one-woman cabaret, Maria Friedman By Special Arrangement and another Olivier Award starring in Stephen Sondheim's Passion in 1996, and later became one of the main leading ladies on the London Stage.

Sondheim's and wrote
In reviewing the 2008 Menier Chocolate Factory production, The Telegraph reviewer wrote that " Sondheim's lyrics are often superbly witty, his music here, mostly in haunting waltz-time, far more accessible than is sometimes the case.
It was at the opening of South Pacific, the musical Hammerstein wrote with Richard Rodgers, that Sondheim met Harold Prince, who would later direct many of Sondheim's shows.
The headstone of Dorothy LoudonLoudon was married to Norman Paris, a composer who wrote the theme song for the television game show I've Got a Secret and arranged the music for Stephen Sondheim's television musical Evening Primrose, from 1971 until his death in 1977.
In reviewing the 2005 concert, Charles Isherwood wrote: " This pared-down production of one of Mr. Sondheim's most challenging works, a gothic romance about a young military officer drawn into an intense relationship with a sick, ugly woman, illuminates the shapely beauty and emotional vibrancy of Mr. Sondheim's score with unsettling, ultimately shattering force.
Of Sondheim's Company, Kerr wrote that the show was too cold, cynical and distant for his taste, though he " admitted to admiring large parts of the show.
In his review of Sondheim's Follies, he wrote " ' Follies ' " is intermissionless and exhausting, an extravaganza that becomes tedious for two simple reasons: Its extravagances have nothing to do with its pebble of a plot ; and the plot, which could be wrapped up in approximately two songs, dawdles through 22 before it declares itself done ... Mr. Sondheim may be too much a man of the seventies, too present-tense sophisticated ... The effort to bind it up inhibits the crackling, open-ended, restlessly varied surges of sound he devised with such distinction for " Company '.

Sondheim's and lyrics
Sondheim's engagement with threes extends to his lyrics.
To fans, Sondheim's musical sophistication is considered to be greater than that of many of his musical theatre peers, and his lyrics are likewise renowned for their ambiguity, wit, and urbanity.
It can be found in West Side Story, for instance, in Stephen Sondheim's original lyrics to " Gee, Officer Krupke " ( 1957 ).
She was faced with an arduous task, given Rodgers open dismissal of Sondheim's lyrics as " shit " and eventually banned Laurents from rehearsals completely.
It even spoofs major theatre topics, such as the high prices of tickets, the confusion between Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno, the deterioration of Broadway, and the difficulty of Sondheim's lyrics.
Jack the Ripper: The Musical ( 1974 ), with lyrics by Ron Pember and music by Dennis DeMarne, influenced Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Besides dramatic Italian ballads like " Anima Mia " and " Vado Via " the album includes Lyngstad's interpretations of 10cc's " The Wall Street Shuffle " and David Bowie's " Life on Mars ", sixties hits like The Beach Boys ' " Wouldn't It Be Nice " and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's " Young Girl ", the country and western ballad " The Most Beautiful Girl ", " Send in the Clowns " from Stephen Sondheim's musical A Little Night Music as well as the Greek folk song " Siko Chorepse Syrtaki " and " Som en sparv " ( with lyrics by Swedish poet Barbro Hörberg ) originally recorded by Swedish band Wasa.

Sondheim's and West
Sondheim's work is also featured in The Madwoman of Central Park West, including the songs " Pretty Women " and " Everybody Ought to Have a Maid ".
The performers included: Laura Benanti, Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jenn Colella, Jason Danieley, Alexander Gemignani, Joanna Gleason, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, John McMartin, Donna Murphy, Karen Olivo, Laura Osnes, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Bobby Steggert, Elaine Stritch, Jim Walton, Chip Zien, the 2009 Broadway revival cast of West Side Story and a ballet performed by Blaine Hoven and Maria Riccetto set to Stephen Sondheim's score of Warren Beatty's Reds.
She toured the United States in Stephen Sondheim's well-reviewed musical A Little Night Music, then took the show to London, and thus originated the role of Desirée Armfeldt on the West End.
In 1987 she took a leading role in the West End production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Follies.
In 1961, Moreno landed the role of Anita in Robert Wise's and Jerome Robbins ' film adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's and Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Broadway musical, West Side Story, which was played by Chita Rivera on Broadway.
* Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story
The title was inspired by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's " Somewhere " from West Side Story, which contained the line: " There's a place for us.
It later hosted the West End transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory's hit production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George, which starred Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell and ran till September.

Sondheim's and Side
Side By Side By Sondheim ( 1976 ), Marry Me A Little ( 1980 ), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow ( 1983 ) Putting It Together ( 1993 ), and Sondheim on Sondheim ( 2010 ) are anthologies or revues of Sondheim's work as composer and lyricist, featuring both songs performed and cut from productions.

Sondheim's and Story
( e. g. Lost in the Funhouse and On with the Story by John Barth, The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle or Stephen Sondheim's musical, Into the Woods.

Sondheim's and Leonard
In the 20th century, examples include: Agustín Barrios's Julia Florida ; the second movement of Villa-Lobos's Trio No. 2 ( 1915 ) ( which contains a Berceuse-Barcarolla ); the first movement of Francis Poulenc's Napoli Suite for solo piano ( 1925 ); George Gershwin's Dance of the Waves ( 1937 ); Ned Rorem's three Barcaroles for piano, composed in Morocco ( 1949 ); " The Kings ' Barcarole " from Leonard Bernstein's Candide ( 1956 ); and " Agony " from Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods.

Sondheim's and music
The score, Sondheim's first time on Broadway writing both words and music, was coolly received, however, not even garnering a nomination.
Sondheim's music director, Paul Gemignani, said, “ Part of Steve ’ s ability is this extraordinary versatility .” Merrily, however, was a 16-performance flop.
" Their first collaboration was Sunday in the Park with George ( 1984 ), in which Sondheim's music evoked the pointillist painting technique of its subject, Georges Seurat.
Since then, Elfman has scored every film that Tim Burton has directed except for Ed Wood ( because of a falling out that they had ) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street because the music was based on Stephen Sondheim's musical.
On 31 July 2010, Dame Judi performed Send in the Clowns at a special celebratory promenade concert from the Royal Albert Hall as part of the proms season, in honour of composer Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday, the entire concert in honour of his music.
Doing the show for three years, she said she never tired of Sondheim's music ; " No matter how tired or off you felt, the music would just pick you up.

Sondheim's and book
Merrily We Roll Along ( 1981 ), with a book by George Furth, is one of Sondheim's more " traditional " scores and was thought to hold potential to generate some hit songs ( Frank Sinatra and Carly Simon each recorded a different song from the show ).
retelling of the Victorian tale Sweeney Todd formed the basis of Stephen Sondheim's musical of the same name, with book by Hugh Wheeler.

Sondheim's and .
The show's best-known and Sondheim's biggest hit song was almost an afterthought, written several days before the start of out of town tryouts.
They found 115 investors to back the $ 350, 000 production, including Richard Rodgers and Sondheim's father.
On Broadway, he appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, Kander & Ebb's The Rink, Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, Accomplice, and Jerome Robbins ' Broadway, for which he garnered the 1989 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
The score is generally considered to be one of Sondheim's most ambitious and sophisticated efforts.
" Someone in a Tree ," where two witnesses describe negotiations between the Japanese and Americans, is Sondheim's favorite song out of everything he's ever written.
The elder Hammerstein became Sondheim's surrogate father, and had a profound influence on him, especially in developing a love for musical theatre.
Sondheim's score was not especially well received at the time.
Sondheim's work is notable for his use of complex polyphony in the vocal parts, such as the chorus of five minor characters who function as a sort of Greek chorus in 1973's A Little Night Music.
Time magazine called it " Sondheim's most brilliant accomplishment to date.
Although it was Sondheim's only Top 40 hit, his songs are frequently performed and recorded by cabaret artists and theatre singers in their solo careers.
Sweeney Todd ( 1979 ), Sondheim's most operatic score and libretto ( which, along with A Little Night Music, has been seen in opera houses ), once again explores an unlikely topic, this time murderous revenge and cannibalism.
Sondheim's career has been varied, encompassing much beyond the composition of musicals.
) Sondheim's love of puzzles and mysteries can also be seen in the intricate " whodunit " he co-wrote with longtime friend Anthony Perkins, The Last of Sheila.
Several of Sondheim's songs were dropped for the film version.
* Sweeney Todd, ( 2007 ) a movie adaptation of the stage work, made with Sondheim's participation and approval, was directed by Tim Burton, featuring a largely nonmusical cast led by Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.
* Follies, allegedly in pre-production is the film of Sondheim's Follies, with a script by Aaron Sorkin.

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