Stephen Sondheim

Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ to sing

On opening night of the Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” one person in the audience strangely wasn’t nervous — the director.

Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100

Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’

Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join star-studded Times Square rally of striking actors and writers

Stephen Sondheim’s last musical finds a New York City stage

ShowBiz Minute: Glynis Johns, Palm Springs Gala, Britney Spears

Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100; Margot Robbie, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio walk red carpet at Palm Springs gala; Britney Spears shoots down album rumors, vowing to ‘never return to the music industry.’ (Jan. 5)

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Sondheim covers on Instagram, TikTok paved Eleri Ward’s path

Eleri Ward had Stephen Sondheim’s “Every Day a Little Death” stuck in her head. She recorded a video on her iPhone and posted it to Instagram nearly four years ago, kicking off a career that wound through TikTok, a recording contract, touring with Josh Groban and now the release of her second indie-

Eugene Lee, award-winning Broadway, ‘SNL’ set designer, dies

Eugene Lee, the six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer for “Saturday Night Live” who won three Tony Awards for his Broadway sets, including the complicated, greenified Emerald City of “Wicked,” has died.

Lorne Michaels of ‘SNL’ to be honored at PEN America gala

This year’s PEN America Literary Gala will be notable for the presence of “Saturday Night Live.” The literary and free expression organization is giving SNL creator-executive Lorne Michaels its PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, which in previous years has gone to Toni Morrison, Stephen Sondheim an

Lost Stephen Sondheim musical reveals insight into a giant

A copy of what’s being called Stephen Sondheim’s first original cast recording has been found on a misplaced CD, capturing the legendary composer’s budding skills in a student-led musical while at Williams College in 1948.

Lansbury’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ co-star reflects on ‘great artist’

Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in “Sweeney Todd” and crime busters in episodes of TV’s “Murder, She Wrote.”

‘Shine the light': Ariana DeBose talks hosting Tony Awards

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award host and theater veteran Ariana DeBose says this year’s telecast will spread its arms wider than just Broadway’s stars and celebrate the unsung heroes like understudies and swings who kept shows open during the pandemic restart.

Stephen Sondheim celebrated by Dench, Peters at London gala

Dozens of stars of musical theater gathered at a London theatre for a celebration titled “Old Friends” to raise money for the Stephen Sondheim Foundation, which will benefit young composers.

Hillary Clinton to voice ‘Into The Woods’ role in Arkansas

Hillary Clinton will play the offstage role of the Giant in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into The Woods” in her onetime home state of Arkansas.

Poet Sonia Sanchez to receive Edward MacDowell Medal

The poet, activist and educator Sonia Sanchez is this year’s winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, a lifetime achievement honor started in 1960 and previously given to Robert Frost, Toni Morrison and Stephen Sondheim among others.

Full schedule of concerts planned for Tanglewood this summer

LENOX, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced Thursday that its summer home in Tanglewood will host a full schedule of concerts this year for the first time since 2019.

BC-The Conversation for December 7, 10am, ADVISORY

Here’s a look at what The Conversation, a non-profit source of explanatory journalism from experts in academia, is offering today.

Review: Broadway’s ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ follows safe formula

NEW YORK (AP) — One sure sign that Broadway is bouncing back is the arrival of new shows based on hit movies. The latest is “Mrs.

Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91

Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 91.

Barbra Streisand, Lea Salonga, more mourn Stephen Sondheim

Tributes quickly flooded social media following the death of Stephen Sondheim as performers and writers alike saluted a giant of the theater:

Perfectionist. Genius. Icon. That was Stephen Sondheim

In 2010, the year he turned 80, Stephen Sondheim had to endure a public fuss when a Broadway theater was being renamed in his honor.

Towering musical theater master Stephen Sondheim dies at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century with his intelligent, intricately rhymed lyrics, his use of evocative melodies and his willingness to tackle unusual subjects, has died.

Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks ‘healing and connection’

NEW YORK (AP) — A short time after Broadway shut down last year, Elizabeth Stanley went on a tiny rescue mission.

Classic Stage Company has a treat: Three ‘Assassins’ casts

NEW YORK (AP) — White House hopefuls may want to steer clear of Classic Stage Company next week: Not one or even two, but three casts of the dark musical “Assassins” are massing.

Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks ‘healing and connection’

NEW YORK (AP) — A short time after Broadway shut down last year, Elizabeth Stanley went on a tiny rescue mission.

Joe Allen, whose bistro was a Broadway draw, dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Allen, whose Times Square-adjacent bistro which bears his name has been a decadeslong draw for theater folk and where a post-show drink is part of the Broadway experience, has died.

Rosanne Cash wins prestigious MacDowell arts medal

NEW YORK (AP) — Rosanne Cash’s latest honor is a medal previously awarded to Toni Morrison, Stephen Sondheim and Georgia O’Keeffe, among others.

Stephen Sondheim gets starry but tardy 90th birthday concert

NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Groban, Nathan Lane and Jake Gyllenhaal honored composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim on Sunday with an online 90th birthday concert that was stuffed with his songs, but delayed by technical difficulties.

Clintons, Mariah Carey turn out for Barbra Streisand concert

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand’s return to New York City’s Madison Square Garden for the first time in 13 years attracted figures from pop superstar Mariah Carey to Bill and Hillary Clinton for a concert that turned political.

‘Come From Away,’ ‘The Inheritance’ score at Olivier Awards

LONDON (AP) — “The Inheritance”, an epic drama about gay lives in New York, and musicals “Come From Away” and “Company” were the big winners at British theater’s Olivier Awards on Sunday, receiving four trophies apiece.

Tech and friendship at heart of Broadway’s ‘Be More Chill’

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Iconis seems to have all the normal influences expected from a young musical theater composer.

‘Come From Away,’ ‘Company’ lead race for UK Olivier Awards

LONDON (AP) — Musicals “Come From Away” and “Company” lead the race for Britain’s Olivier theater awards with nine nominations apiece.

Beautiful! Carole King shows up as herself in Broadway bio

NEW YORK (AP) — Anything can happen in live theater, and audience members seeing “Beautiful,” the life story of Carole King, got a surprise when King appeared in the role of herself to celebrate the show’s fifth anniversary on Broadway.

Seasoned actors, young performers lead Civic’s ‘Follies’

A three-show run might not sound like much of a challenge, but things are different when it’s Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies” on stage.

Latté Da’s 2018-19 season is heavy on musicals (‘Once,’ ‘Night Music’) but includes a new Rivers play

Theater Latté Da will produce the regional premiere of the Broadway musical “Once,” revive Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” and present a new work by Twin Cities playwright Harrison David Rivers in its eclectic 21st season, the Twin Cities company announced.

Simon and Sondheim talk shop at joint appearance

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Sondheim and Paul Simon, two longtime New Yorkers and giants of American song, embody two very different musical traditions.