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August 2, 2018

Nicely Done, Schmuck

by Jason Robert Brown

The following article first appeared in The Sondheim Review in Summer 2010 as part of the Following Sondheim series which focused on Sondheim’s impact on the next generation of musical writers. Since the dawn of time, Man has told tales of horror and devastation. Perhaps they serve as a warning. Perhaps they draw a community […]

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April 6, 2018

Sondheim’s Emotional Striptease

Stuart J. Hecht

The orchestra plays as the lights slowly rise. The music is military, heavy with marching drums. Two figures are in a bed making love; they are nude. The music builds to a crescendo matching the lovemaking. The couple is attractive, as are their voices—his baritone to her soprano. Thus starts the musical Passion. The two […]

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Gypsy, Passion

March 28, 2018

Send in the Clones

Lynn Ahrens

The following article first appeared in The Sondheim Review in Spring 2010 as part of the Following Sondheim series which focused on Sondheim’s impact on the next generation of musical writers. Click here to read Stephen Flaherty’s companion piece, More to Hear. I suspect that if you swabbed the inside of most theatrical lyricists’ mouths […]

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March 28, 2018

More to Hear

Stephen Flaherty

The following article first appeared in The Sondheim Review in Spring 2010 as part of the Following Sondheim series which focused on Sondheim’s impact on the next generation of musical writers. Click here to read Lynn Ahrens’s companion piece, Send in the Clones. I moved to New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1982, with […]

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March 22, 2018

Cryptic Sighs

Galen Fott

Click here to download the newest Cryptic Crossword puzzle from Mark Halpin How to Solve Cryptic Crosswords Stephen Sondheim’s love of puzzles is widely known and deeply rooted. Biographer Meryle Secrest writes of Sondheim’s realization that this affinity dates from childhood, with the failure of his parents’ marriage, when “nothing made sense any more”. As […]

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Filed Under: Sondheim Fun Tagged With: Cryptic Crossword, Cryptic Sighs, Puzzles

February 13, 2018

Sondheim Valentine’s Day Cards

Everything Sondheim Editor

More content coming soon for Everything Sondheim, but for now – need a last minute Valentine’s Day card? Let Sondheim woo your love with these e-cards below and then let us know your favorite Sondheim love lyrics in the comments.  

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Filed Under: Sondheim Fun

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