Tag: Stephen Sondheim
“For Lenny” From Pianist Lara Downes
"He was so fluid in his music making long before anyone else was. He laid a lot of groundwork for any of us playing with that fluidity."
Over 8 Days, Tony Winner Lena Hall Recorded Her “Obsessions”
The Tony Award winner talks about her "Obsessed" series of EPs
Davis Gaines Sings The Music of His Life
If you were one of the many thousands who attended Phantom of the Opera during its first run in Los Angeles (at the Ahmanson Theatre),...
John Mauceri Celebrates Leonard Bernstein’s Centenary
“I conducted every piece of music for him in his lifetime,” conductor John Mauceri says of his time with composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein. Of course...
Broadway’s Aaron Lazar Goes Solo in LA for the First Time
How many college discus throwers end up on Broadway? And end up in productions of The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, Oklahoma, The...
This Weekend in LA (9/22-9/24)
Culture choices abound this weekend. Here are my picks as the best options:
A Little Night Music in Concert - Colony Theatre (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Any opportunity to...
Ute Lemper Celebrates 30 Years in Theatre with “Last Tango In...
After making a name for herself playing Sally Bowles in a French production of Cabaret in 1987, singer-actress Ute Lemper was encouraged to make an...
Jason Robert Brown Can’t Complain
"I’m represented so well by the things I’ve put into the world. It will always drive me crazy that I don’t have a show that is Book of Mormon or Hamilton."
Composer Jake Heggie Brings “Moby Dick” to LA Opera
"To really give yourself over to that world is a really big commitment. I read it twice through before we started writing. All the chapters that irritated me at the beginning are now my favorites—those side chapters not involved in the plot.”
Liaisons: 36 Composers Adapt Stephen Sondheim’s Most Famous Works
"I wanted people who felt like they had a connection to Sondheim’s work or who were influenced by and felt strongly about it. Some know the canon of his work much better than others."