Fuck Yeah Stephen Sondheim

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April 2012

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Drama Desk Awards Reinstate Orchestrations... →

The nominees for Outstanding Orchestrations: Bill Elliott, Nice Work If You Can Get It Larry Hochman, Death Takes a Holiday Martin Lowe, Once John McDaniel, Bonnie & Clyde Michael Starobin, Queen of the Mist Danny Troob, Newsies

Petition the Drama Desk to reinstate their award... →

The Drama Desk recognized the work of orchestrators long before the Tony Awards took up the cause. This year they have inexplicably eliminated the category. Please sign this petition (and join this Facebook group) to add your voice to the symphony of people asking the Drama Desk to reverse their decision.

youregonnalovetomorrow: Dinah Shore & Jane Russell sing “The Ladies Who Lunch”, from Company.

The Art of Making Art: A Little Sondheim Music, 17... →

musicaltheatredramaturgy: From The New York Times article by Anthony Tommasini The songs of Stephen Sondheim represent such an ideal marriage of lyrics and music that it is hard to imagine these elements divorced. Still, on its own, Mr. Sondheim’s music is as rich, intricate and ingenious as music can be. I always…

How Classical Music Shaped Sondheim’s Songs →

Wall Street Journal report on yesterday’s concert (Liaisons: Reimagining Sondheim from the Piano). The most important bit: He will perform the rest of the 36 commissioned compositions March 9, 2013, at the same venue. A recording and publication of the pieces are planned.

Judy Kuhn and Melissa Errico Will Star in CSC's... →

youregonnalovetomorrow: OMS! Melissa Errico as Clara! OMS! Remember kids, we’ll be celebrating my birthday at this production next February. :)

Masterworks Broadway has new Sondheim interview... →

You’ll need to join their mailing list to get an access code to watch them.

How do y’all feel about the Spotify...

I know it should have been “whom do I have to fuck” but there’s a character limit on Twitter.

Now that DMurp’s been cast as the witch in the @publictheaterNY’s Into the Woods, who do I have to fuck to get a cast recording? @psclassics — David Levy (@itsdlevy) April 11, 2012

staylorellis replied to your post: Wait, so you’re going to try to get tickets on July 29th and have a meet up? I feel like I should plan an apartment hunting trip … and bring a keyboard … Yes and yes… unless you can get your hands on a keytar instead, in which case YES.

awkwardlyhilarious asked: only if the people who don't get tickets have to sing "Goodbye" from Spelling Bee (as not winning a ticket will feel like losing your seat in the fandom)

weirdowhocarez asked: Wait, so you're going to try to get tickets on July 29th and have a meet up?

Donna Murphy Joins Amy Adams & More in Shakespeare... →

youregonnalovetomorrow: fiercefabulousflawless: Yup I will blog alllllllll of the announcements!!!!!!!!!!!! What she said!!! Ugh, you all are going to be insufferable for the next several months now. BTW, mark your calendars - July 29th we’re going to do Fuck Yeah Stephen Sondheim day at the park/Into the Woods.

“Steve Sondheim had been an early mentor of ours, almost from the time we were in...”

– David Shire, on how he came to write “Tick Tock” for Company, from a February, 2001 interview on FynsworthAlley.com.

“This is one of those overview questions that is foolish to answer. Art, even...”

– Stephen Sondheim, in response to the question “Where do you think the Broadway musical is heading?” in a September, 2000 interview on FynsworthAlley.com.

Betty Buckley just (re)tweeted a link to Fuck Yeah Stephen Sondheim.

me2ism: alwaystenfeetbelow: “Hello Little...