Tag: Stephen Sondheim
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...
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...