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Review: Sondheims Old Friends on Broadway is a dont-miss chance to revisit his music
2025-06-04 19:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
NEW YORK Does Broadway need anotherStephen Sondheimrevue? Sure, if performed by his old friends.Given the late Sondheims godlike status among musical theater fans, its hardly surprising that there are several revues of his work, going back nearly half a century.Ned Sherrins Side by Side, created in 1976, was the first to discover that the songs in these complex musicals could be enjoyed by audiences out of context. Believe it or not, that was a revelation in 1976. In 1980, Marry Me a Little focused on songs that were cut from Sondheim musicals. Putting it Together in 1990 focused on his process. And in 2010, Sondheim on Sondheim, to my mind the most revealing, used pre-recorded interview footage to explore the great mans work through a biographical lens.So what does Sondheims Old Friends, as produced by the British impresario Cameron Mackintosh and staged by the Manhattan Theatre Club, add to the decade-long Sondheim party?Simple, really. Its all about the guests.Look... [ more ]
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