Tag: Sweeney Todd
Thank you, Angela Lansbury
"I knew that my future was probably in the theater and I had to pack up and go back to Broadway. That was a great decision I made, thank God."
Cabaret Artist Jeff Harnar Knows Things Now…
"I was intrigued and dazzled and humbled and intimidated until I was 51. That was the first time I ever performed as an openly gay man onstage through the courage that his lyrics gave me."
On the Stage Where Sam Simahk Lives
"Yes, you can be an actor and you don't have to play a guy that works at a Chinese laundry. You can be a prince, you can be a cowboy, you can be a rich boy from Upper Class England."
My Friend Steve Sondheim
"I imagined, perhaps fantasized, that we would have one more conversation in person. Another glass of wine to be shared. Another letter in the mail."
Remembering Harold Prince
"You can't just keep recycling revivals. And you can't keep betting on the efforts of guys like me who've been around. You have to take the next step and bet on the next generation."
Tony Winner Laura Benanti Strips Away Everything to Reveal Herself
“I’m just being myself. It’s just me. It’s not slick. I’m not interested in that.”
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...
Angela Lansbury’s Triumphant Return to L.A.
“This is the last tour of my career. I can say that right now with absolute certainty,” says 89-year old actress Angela Lansbury, best...