In an interview, Peters said that Sondheim had " proposed the idea to her this spring and urged the producers of the revival to cast her.

" Bernadette Peters quoted Sondheim on the character of " Sally ": " He said early on that is off balance, to put it mildly.

The New York Times review of the original 1976 production said " The lyrics are totally Western and — as is the custom with Mr. Sondheim — devilish, wittily and delightfully clever.

Sondheim said, " When my father left her, she substituted me for him.

" Sondheim then said of Babbitt, " I am his maverick, his one student who went into the popular arts with all his serious artillery.

Guare said working with Sondheim was like being with an old college roommate, they just talked and talked.

Sondheim said of the project, " I was ashamed of the whole project.

" In December 2007, however, Sondheim said that, along with continued work on Bounce, he was " nibbling at a couple of things with John Weidman and James Lapine.

Sondheim has said that he has " about 20 – 30 minutes of the musical completed.

Sondheim said of the project, " two people and what goes into their relationship ... We ’ ll write for a couple of months, then have a workshop.

The Cleveland Jewish News reported on the Oberlin event, writing: " Sondheim said: ' Movies are photographs ; the stage is larger than life.

Sondheim also wrote some new songs for a proposed Into the Woods film, including one entitled Rainbows, which Sondheim said will be in his second book ( to be published in October 2011 ).

Sondheim said " It's going to be long.

In an interview in 2008, Sondheim said " There is a move afoot to do Follies movie with a well-known director and a well-known star, and I'm not going to tell you who they are.

Sondheim said of the naming, " I'm deeply embarrassed.

In an interview with Frank Rich, Sondheim said that " the outsider feeling – somebody who people want to both kiss and kill – occurred quite early in my life.

In August 2003, Stephen Sondheim responded to a question about his next project that he was interested in something like a theme and variations — possibly a musical adaptation of Groundhog Day ; however, in a 2008 live chat said that " to make a musical of Groundhog Day would be to gild the lily.

Sondheim has said of Peters, " Like very few others, she sings and acts at the same time ," he says.

Sondheim said of Tunick's work: " ' I think he's tops '..." and further noted that " Tunick is a standout in his field not only because of his musicianship and imagination, but primarily because of ' his great sensitivity to theatrical atmosphere.

Brown paraphrased what Sondheim said:

Stephen Sondheim wrote lyrics for the " Night Waltz " theme (" Love Takes Time ") and wrote an entirely new version of " The Glamorous Life ", which has been incorporated into several subsequent productions of the stage musical.

Sondheim initially conceived Desiree as a role for a more-or-less non-singing actress.

Stephen Sondheim wrote the song " Comedy Tonight " for this new opening.

The Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts produced a limited-run revival of the musical from January 11 to 27, 2008.

( 1965 ), for which he had written the lyrics to Richard Rodgers's music, Sondheim decided that he would henceforth work only on projects where he could write both the music and lyrics himself.

He continues to appear in live stage shows, including Barbra Streisand's memorable birthday party for Stephen Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, in which he appeared with Angela Lansbury, performing selections from Sweeney Todd.

He is a noted interpreter of the musical works of Stephen Sondheim, and is best known for his work in musical theatre, originating iconic roles such as Georges Seurat in Sunday in the Park with George and Che in the original Broadway production of Evita.

The show, which lasted for 871 performances during its initial run, featured sketches written by Mad regulars Stan Hart and Larry Siegel interspersed with comedic songs ( one of which was written by an uncredited Stephen Sondheim ).

Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; born March 22, 1930 ) is an American composer and lyricist known for his contributions to musical theatre.

Sondheim has written material for movies, including the 1981 Warren Beatty film Reds, for which he contributed the song " Goodbye For Now ".

Sondheim traces his interest in theatre to Very Warm for May, a Broadway musical he saw at age nine.

Sondheim famously hated his mother ; he once wrote a thank-you note to close friend Mary Rodgers that read, " Dear Mary and Hank, Thanks for the plate, but where was my mother's head?

Thus began one of the most famous apprenticeships in the musical theatre, as Hammerstein designed a kind of course for Sondheim on the construction of a musical.

Sondheim says that when he asked Babbitt if he could study atonality, Babbitt replied " You haven ’ t exhausted tonal resources for yourself yet, so I ’ m not going to teach you

" A few painful years of struggle " followed for Sondheim, during which he continually auditioned songs, living in his father's dining room to save money ; he also spent time in Hollywood writing for the television series Topper.

In 1954, Sondheim wrote both music and lyrics for Saturday Night, which was never produced on Broadway and was shelved until a 1997 production at London's Bridewell Theatre.

It has been rumored that while Bernstein was off trying to fix the musical Candide, Sondheim wrote some of the music for West Side Story, and that Bernstein ’ s co-lyricist billing credit mysteriously disappeared from the credits of West Side Story during the tryout, presumably as a trade-off.

Sondheim questioned if he should write only the lyrics for another show, but Hammerstein told him writing for a star would be valuable experience.

Eventually Sondheim wrote both the music and lyrics for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

After the completion of Do I Hear a Waltz, Sondheim has devoted himself to both composing and writing lyrics for a series of varied and adventurous musicals, beginning with the innovative " concept musical " Company in 1970.

At this point, Sondheim had participated in three straight hits.

He has written the books for a wide variety of stage musicals, three in collaboration with Stephen Sondheim: Pacific Overtures, Assassins, and Road Show.

In 1998 Ball performed at three big concerts: The Fiftieth Birthday Concert of Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Royal Albert Hall ( released on DVD ), Sondheim Tonight at the Barbican Centre ( released on CD ) and Hey, Mr. Producer: The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh ( released on CD and DVD ).

In the August primary, Godden faced opposition from three challengers: Joe Szwaja, Lauren Briel and Robert Sondheim.