Sondheim on Sondheim / [music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; conceived and directed by James Lapine].

Author/creator Sondheim, Stephen
Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoBronxville, NY : PS Classics, ℗2010.
Description2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorLapine, James director.
Other author/creatorCook, Barbara singer.
Other author/creatorWilliams, Vanessa singer.
Other author/creatorWopat, Tom singer.
Other author/creatorKritzer, Leslie singer.
Other author/creatorLewis, Norm, 1963- singer.
Other author/creatorMorton, Euan, 1977- singer.
Other author/creatorMackey, Erin, 1986- singer.
Other author/creatorScott, Matthew (Actor), singer.
Other author/creatorEinhorn, Andy, conductor, performer.
Uniform titleMusicals. Selections
Contents "My name is Stephen Joshua Sondheim--" -- Invocation ; Forget war -- Love is in the air -- Comedy tonight -- Take me to the world -- "Ten years after I was born--" -- Talent ; When I get famous -- Something's coming -- "My first professional show--" -- So many people -- "For many years, Hal Prince--" -- You could drive a person crazy -- The wedding is off -- Now you know -- "Hal Prince and I did six shows together--" -- Franklin Shepard, Inc. -- Good thing going -- "Sometimes a song changes its shape--" -- Waiting for the girls upstairs -- The best thing that ever has happened -- "My first serious relationship--" -- Happiness -- Fosca's entrance (I read) -- Is this what you call love? -- Loving you -- God -- "If you ask me to write a love song--" -- Losing my mind ; Not a day goes by -- "A lot of people think--" -- Opening doors -- "We had three endings to Company--" -- Multitudes of Amys -- Happily ever after -- Being alive -- Something just broke -- The gun song -- "Jule Styne and I realized with Gypsy--" -- Smile, girls -- "I suppose if there is one that's closest--" -- Finishing the hat -- Beautiful -- "I had a lot of trouble with my mother--" -- Children will listen -- "To me, teaching is a sacred profession--" -- Send in the clowns -- "I've often been asked why don't I write--" -- Company ; Old friends -- Anyone can whistle.
Abstract An intimate portrait of the famed songwriter in his own words, and music. An all-star cast headed by Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams and Tom Wopat takes on new arrangements of over two dozen Sondheim tunes, ranging from the beloved to the obscure, interspersed with audio commentary by the composer himself, who reveals fascinating details about his life and his art.
General noteRevue.
General note"Original Broadway cast recording"--Container.
General noteCompact discs.
General noteProgram notes by Sean Patrick Flahaven and lyrics ([46] p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Performer Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Euan Morton, Erin Mackey, Matthew Scott, vocals ; orchestra ; Andy Einhorn, conductor and piano.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded June 6-7, 2010, at Avatar Studios, New York, NY.
UPC 803607109325
Publisher numberPS-1093 PS Classics

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