Tag: Stephen Sondheim
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."
Director Lee Blakeley Brings Sweeney Todd to the San Francisco Opera
The works of Stephen Sondheim have been very good to Lee Blakeley. Or you can argue that Lee Blakeley has been very good to...
Broadway Baby Elaine Stritch is Still Here With The Ladies Who...
When 89-year-old Elaine Stritch recently dropped an “F-bomb” on The Today Show, she knew exactly what she was doing. Suddenly, the video of her...
Curtain Call: James Lapine Combs Through Sondheim’s Songs
"I wanted to unearth what he does, how he does it, and the passion he has about it.”
Broadway Star Audra McDonald Returns to LA Opera for One Night
Stephen Sondheim says he prefers actors who sing to singers who act. Five-time Tony Award winner Broadway star Audra McDonald responds, “I’m not what...