"Tonight Quintet The ""Tonight Quintet"" is a number from the musical ""West Side Story"" (1957), with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Carol J. Oja has written that, ""with the 'Tonight' quintet, Bernstein once again created a masterpiece of ensemble, one that rivals the best of such moments in European opera."" Her remark echoes the earlier view of Will Crutchfield. In his review of the 1984 studio performance of ""West Side Story"", which was conducted by Bernstein himself, Crutchfield wrote that the release of the recording ""is above all an occasion for celebrating one of the great"
"Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist known for more than a half-century of contributions to musical theatre. Sondheim has received an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards (more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has been described by Frank Rich of ""The New York Times"" as ""now the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater"". His best-known works as composer and"
"Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist known for more than a half-century of contributions to musical theatre. Sondheim has received an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards (more than any other composer, including a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre), eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has been described by Frank Rich of ""The New York Times"" as ""now the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater"". His best-known works as composer and"
"of the authors who had revised the tale of ""Sweeney Todd"" over the years, had put the plot into the story. Nevertheless, in 1977, he wrote of Sondheim ""I needn't tell you that Stephen Sondheim is, both musically and lyrically, the most sophisticated composer now working for the Broadway theater."" In reviewing Leonard Bernstein's ""West Side Story"" he focused on the dancing: ""the most savage, restless, electrifying dance patterns we've been exposed to in a dozen seasons... The dancing is it. Don't look for laughter or—for that matter—tears."" In his review of the original 1956 Broadway production of ""Candide"", he"
"composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim auditioned by playing the score for ""Saturday Night"", his musical that was scheduled to open in the fall. Laurents liked the lyrics but was not impressed with the music. Sondheim did not care for Laurents' opinion. ""Serenade"" ultimately was shelved. Laurents was soon hired to write the screenplay for a remake of the 1934 Greta Garbo film ""The Painted Veil"" for Ava Gardner. While in Hollywood, he contacted Bernstein, who was in town conducting at the Hollywood Bowl. The two met at The Beverly Hills Hotel, and the conversation turned to juvenile delinquent gangs, a fairly"
"told him he was working on a musical version of ""Romeo and Juliet"" with Leonard Bernstein, but they needed a lyricist; Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who were supposed to write the lyrics, were under contract in Hollywood. He said that although he was not a big fan of Sondheim's music, he enjoyed the lyrics from ""Saturday Night"" and he could audition for Bernstein. The following day, Sondheim met and played for Bernstein, who said he would let him know. The composer wanted to write music and lyrics; after consulting with Hammerstein, Bernstein told Sondheim he could write music later."
"the works of Stephen Sondheim. ""Color and Light: Jazz Sketches of Sondheim"" was produced by Goodman and Castro-Neves in 1995 and was highly praised. The album was named one of the year's top five albums by ""Time"" and reached No. 6 on Billboard's jazz charts. ""The Billie Holiday Songbook"", featuring trumpeter Terence Blanchard, was also a hit with critics and customers. ""Working with Miles Goodman was also a great experience with me,"" Blanchard said. Blanchard considered Goodman his mentor. According to Blanchard, they met when Goodman hired him to play on the soundtrack for his score to ""Housesitter"". They remained"
"Six by Sondheim Six by Sondheim is an HBO television documentary which pays tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The film was directed and co-produced by James Lapine, based on an idea by Frank Rich and ""centers on the backstory of six great Sondheim songs."" The film has performances of six of Sondheim's signature songs: In the documentary, Sondheim himself performs along with Audra McDonald, Jeremy Jordan, Darren Criss, America Ferrera, Jackie Hoffman and Laura Osnes. The documentary contains archival footage as well as footage shot for a revue of Sondheim's music that played on Broadway in 2010"
"Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim “Never Gonna Dance” (see above) “But Not for Me” from Girl Crazy (1930) music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin “Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry” from The Fleet’s In (1942), music by Victor Schertzinger and lyrics by Johnny Mercer “Shall We Dance” from Shall We Dance (1937), music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin “I Won’t Dance” (see above) “Do I Hear A Waltz?” from Do I Hear A Waltz? (1965), music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim “Begin the Beguine” from Jubilee (1935), music and lyrics"
"influenced Stephen Sondheim, a friend of the Hammerstein family from childhood. Sondheim has attributed his success in theater, and especially as a lyricist, directly to Hammerstein's influence and guidance. The Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre is presented annually. The York Theatre Company in New York City is the Administrator of the award. The 2009 winners were Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Past awardees are composers such as Stephen Sondheim and performers such as Carol Channing. The 2010 award went to Thomas Meehan. Oscar Hammerstein was a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame. Oscar Hammerstein"
"Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (Bernstein) Leonard Bernstein's Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, written during 1941-42 and published in 1942, was Bernstein's first published piece. It is dedicated to clarinetist David Oppenheim, whom Bernstein met while studying conducting with Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood during the summers of 1940 and 1941. The piece is about ten minutes in length and consists of two consecutive movements. The first movement is a lyrical ""grazioso,"" opening with a musical line reminiscent of Paul Hindemith, who was the composer-in-residence at Tanglewood in 1941, and hinting at the influence of Copland and the idyllic Tanglewood atmosphere."
"""Company"", the tome finds Sondheim discussing his relationship with Oscar Hammerstein II and his collaborations with composers, actors and directors throughout his lengthy career"". The book, first of a two-part series, is named after a song from ""Sunday in the Park With George"". Sondheim said, ""It's going to be long. I'm not, by nature, a prose writer, but I'm literate, and I have a couple of people who are vetting it for me, whom I trust, who are excellent prose writers"". ""Finishing the Hat"" was published in October 2010. According to a ""New York Times"" review, ""The lyrics under consideration"
"the most renowned American lyricists of the first half of the 20th century, including Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Lorenz Hart, Alan Jay Lerner, Frank Loesser, and his own mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II. Sondheim only discusses the works and styles of lyricists and composers who have died, for he states that he does not want to personally hurt anyone or ruin their reputation. The book's second volume, Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Wafflings, Diversions and Anecdotes covers the remainder of his theatrical works, as well as the various writing he has done"
"The Sondheim Review The Sondheim Review was a quarterly magazine published in Chicago, United States, by Ray Birks starting in 1994. Per its tagline, it was ""Dedicated to the work of the Musical Theatre's foremost composer and lyricist,"" Stephen Sondheim. It was originally edited by Paul Salsini; starting in 1994, Cincinnati theatre critic Rick Pender became its managing editor; its editorial board included Chicago theatre columnist John Olson, drama critic and university professor Eric Grode, university professor Paul M. Puccio, and theater journalist Russell M. Dembin. Sondheim wrote occasional short items for the magazine, although he was not formally connected"
"documentary stating that ""Six"" is ""a superbly compiled work, overseen by two of the people most intimately familiar with the composer himself...If you're new to the works of Stephen Sondheim, this TV special should entice you. If you're already a fan, it should delight you."" TV Guide stated, ""Sondheim exults in the 'agonizing fun' of his craft. We can only marvel at the results."" The documentary was one of several Peabody Award winners in 2014. Six by Sondheim Six by Sondheim is an HBO television documentary which pays tribute to Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The film was directed"
"musical written by Stephen Sondheim. The ""9/11 Commission Report"" also mentioned Byck's attempt to fly a plane into the White House. On page 561 in note 21, it says: Byck is one of the (failed) assassins portrayed in Stephen Sondheim's and John Weidman's 1991 musical ""Assassins"". His role in the musical is built largely around his tapes sent to Leonard Bernstein and other famous public figures, which he is depicted recording during two scene-length monologues, the first addressed to Bernstein and the second to Nixon himself. A movie based on his story, ""The Assassination of Richard Nixon"", was released in"
"""Jesus Christ Superstar"", ""Godspell"", ""The Rocky Horror Show"", ""Evita"" and ""Two Gentlemen of Verona"". Some of those began with ""concept albums"" and then moved to film or stage, such as ""Tommy"". Others had no dialogue or were otherwise reminiscent of opera, with dramatic, emotional themes; these sometimes started as concept albums and were referred to as rock operas. Shows like ""Raisin"", ""Dreamgirls"", ""Purlie"" and ""The Wiz"" brought a significant African-American influence to Broadway. More varied musical genres and styles were incorporated into musicals both on and especially off-Broadway. At the same time, Stephen Sondheim found success with some of his"
"of the Pulitzer Prize-winning ""Sunday in the Park with George"" (1984) which contains the song from which the title of the book is taken. While the book is not an autobiography, and much of it deals with Sondheim's lyrical technique (such as the use of perfect rhyme, proper stressing of syllables, avoiding redundancy), the comments and anecdotes mentioned in the subtitle often deal with his relationships with his collaborators, including Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, George Furth, James Lapine and Leonard Bernstein, and with events important to the history of American musical theatre. Additionally Sondheim offers sidebar critiques of some of"
"in ""The New York Times"" wrote that the revue is ""a genial, multimedia commemorative scrapbook on the life, times and career"" of Sondheim, with ""a polished and likable eight-member cast."" The original cast recording was released on August 31, 2010. Sondheim on Sondheim Sondheim on Sondheim is a musical revue consisting of music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim for his many shows. It is conceived and directed by James Lapine. The revue had a limited run on Broadway in 2010. The revue is based on a show titled ""Moving On"" devised by David Kernan, and produced in 2000 (Kernan"
"theatre in particular"". Their first collaboration was ""Sunday in the Park with George"" (1984), with Sondheim's music evoking Georges Seurat's pointillism. Sondheim and Lapine won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play, and it was revived on Broadway in 2008, and again in a limited run in 2017. They collaborated on ""Into the Woods"" (1987), a musical based on several Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Although Sondheim has been called the first composer to bring rap music to Broadway (with the Witch in the opening number of ""Into the Woods""), he attributes the first rap in theatre to Meredith"
"six musicals by Stephen Sondheim, within one season, under one roof: """", ""Company"", ""A Little Night Music"", ""Sunday in the Park with George"", ""Merrily We Roll Along"", and ""Passion"". Critical response to the Sondheim Celebration was extraordinary, Two other theatrical achievements were a retrospective of Tennessee Williams' work and a highly acclaimed celebration of the ten plays of August Wilson presented in sequential order. Having set the bar high, Kaiser continued to upgrade the Kennedy Center's artistic profile, negotiating long-term agreements with the Mariinsky Opera and the Mariinsky Ballet, the Royal Shakespeare Company, New York City Ballet, and the Bolshoi"
"Sondheim on Sondheim Sondheim on Sondheim is a musical revue consisting of music and lyrics written by Stephen Sondheim for his many shows. It is conceived and directed by James Lapine. The revue had a limited run on Broadway in 2010. The revue is based on a show titled ""Moving On"" devised by David Kernan, and produced in 2000 (Kernan also conceived ""Side By Side By Sondheim""). ""Moving On"" ran at The Bridwell Theatre, London, for 32 performances from July 19 to August 19, 2000. The show featured some narration recorded by Sondheim; a CD of the show was released"
"Stephen Sondheim music. However, he believed the filmmakers still sacrificed the storyline in favor of the visual design. At the 63rd Academy Awards, production designer Richard Sylbert and set decorator Rick Simpson won Best Art Direction, while John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler won Best Makeup. Stephen Sondheim was also awarded with Best Original Song for ""Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)"", which Madonna sang live at the awards ceremony. ""Dick Tracy"", with three Oscars, is the comic book film with the most wins, followed by ""The Dark Knight"" (2008) with two. Nominations included Al Pacino for Best"
"Nathanael West's ""A Cool Million"" with James Lapine around 1982. Sondheim worked with William Goldman on ""Singing Out Loud"", a musical film, in 1992, penning the song ""Water Under the Bridge"". According to the composer, Goldman wrote one or two drafts of the script and Sondheim wrote six-and-a-half songs when director Rob Reiner lost interest in the project. ""Dawn"" and ""Sand"", from the film, were recorded for the albums ""Sondheim at the Movies"" and ""Unsung Sondheim"". Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein wrote ""The Race to Urga"", scheduled for Lincoln Center in 1969, but when Jerome Robbins left the project it was"
"found inspiration in unlikely sources: the opening of Japan to Western trade for ""Pacific Overtures"" (1976), a legendary murderous barber seeking revenge in the Industrial Age of London for ""Sweeney Todd"" (1979), the paintings of Georges Seurat for ""Sunday in the Park with George"" (1984), fairy tales for ""Into the Woods"" (1987), and a collection of presidential assassins in ""Assassins"" (1990). While some critics have argued that some of Sondheim's musicals lack commercial appeal, others have praised their lyrical sophistication and musical complexity, as well as the interplay of lyrics and music in his shows. Some of Sondheim's notable innovations"
"Sid Bernstein Sidney Bernstein (August 12, 1918 – August 21, 2013) was an American music producer and promoter. Bernstein changed the American music scene in the 1960s by bringing The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Herman's Hermits, The Moody Blues, and The Kinks to America. He was the first impresario to organize rock concerts at sports stadiums. Bernstein was born in New York City in 1918 and was adopted by a Russian Jewish family. He studied journalism at Columbia University before working in a ballroom and joining the US Army in 1943. During World War II, he was stationed in Britain"
"Side Story"". ""West Side Story"" is a contemporary version of ""Romeo and Juliet"", set in Hell's Kitchen. The show, with music by Leonard Bernstein, marked the first collaboration between Robbins and Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics, as well as Arthur Laurents, who wrote the book. Because book, music, and dance were envisioned as an organic whole, the cast, in a Broadway first, had to be equally skilled as actors, singers, and dancers. To help the young cast grow into their roles, Robbins did not allow those playing members of opposite gangs (Jets and Sharks) to mix during the rehearsal"
"issues such as racism, sexism and classism in many of their works. For example, ""Carousel"" concerns domestic violence, while ""South Pacific"" addresses racism. Based on the true story of the von Trapp family, ""The Sound of Music"" explores the views of Austrians to the takeover of Austria by the Third Reich. Rodgers and Hammerstein Rodgers and Hammerstein refers to composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), who together were an influential, innovative and successful American musical theatre writing team. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, initiating what is considered the"
"Steven ""Jesse"" Bernstein Steven Jay ""Jesse"" Bernstein (December 4, 1950 – October 22, 1991) was a Jewish American underground writer and performance artist who is most famous for his recordings with Sub Pop records and close relationship with William S. Burroughs. Bernstein's substance abuse issues and mental illness contributed to his provocative local celebrity, though they ultimately culminated in his suicide. Bernstein was born in Los Angeles, California. His substance abuse issues began as the aftermath of his stay in the Camarillo State Hospital in Camarillo, California as an adolescent. He moved to Seattle, Washington in January 1967, where he"
"composers included the Massachusetts native and conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, known for his works ""Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs"", ""Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion"", ""Chichester Psalms"", and the musicals ""On the Town"" and ""West Side Story"". Another major composer was Elliott Carter, whom John Warthen Struble claimed would likely be remembered as ""the most significant of the mid-20th century... composers [because he] reconceived and restructured the fundamental language of Western art music in evolving his powerful personal style... his music has earned immense respect from colleagues of virtually every esthetic stripe, as well as three generations of"
"Achievement Grammy in 1985. Bernstein was an eclectic composer whose music fused elements of jazz, Jewish music, theatre music and the work of earlier composers like Aaron Copland, Igor Stravinsky, Darius Milhaud, George Gershwin, and Marc Blitzstein. Some of his works, especially his score for ""West Side Story"", helped bridge the gap between classical and popular music. His music was rooted in tonality but in some works like his ""Kaddish Symphony"" and the opera ""A Quiet Place"" he mixed in 12-tone elements. Bernstein himself said his main motivation for composing was ""to communicate"" and that all his pieces, including his"
"Art and Politics in the Nineties” with participants: Eleanor Munro, moderator and panelists: Maren Hassinger, Joyce Kozloff, Grace Stanislaus and Barbara Zucker. ""Special Projects,"" at MoMA P.S.1., NYC (1981), ""Houses for Hereafter,"" A.I.R. Gallery, NYC (1990), ""Hinterglasmalerei,"" A.I.R. Gallery, NYC (1994), ""Pine Plains Paintings,"" Tricia Collins Grand Salon, NYC (1997), ""Palm Project,"" A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2011) ""Figures and Grounds: Approaches to Abstraction,"" The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2012), ""Stephanie Bernheim: Pixels and Particulates,"" Hudson Hall, Hudson, NY (2018). Stephanie Bernheim Stephanie Bernheim is an American artist known mainly for her early ""Wall Reliefs"", process paintings and ""Palmpics""."
"Best Original Song. Sondheim was president of the Dramatists Guild from 1973 to 1981. To celebrate his 80th birthday, the former Henry Miller's Theatre was renamed the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on September 15, 2010, and the BBC Proms held a concert in his honor. Cameron Mackintosh has called Sondheim ""possibly the greatest lyricist ever"". Sondheim was born into a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Etta Janet (""Foxy,"" née Fox; 1897–1992) and Herbert Sondheim (1895–1966). His father manufactured dresses designed by his mother. The composer grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and, after his"