Follow these links to see a couple of new video interviews with Stephen Sondheim:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17320410
And, while you’re about it, why not check out the latest exclusive video feature right here at The Stephen Sondheim Society, and have a peek behind the scenes at rehearsals for a new production of Assassins by 2nd Company Productions.
http://www.sondheim.org/assassins-in-rehearsal-with-2nd-company-productions
Have a look at http://www.more2screen.com/our-content/now-booking/sondheims-company/ where you can see if this is on at your local cinema. It is on at about 50 cinemas the length and breadth of the UK.
Announcing a real treat for musical theatre fans – the Tony award-winning musical, Sondheim’s Company, is screening in cinemas worldwide on 15 March. This New York Philharmonic concert production, recorded live at the Avery Fisher Hall, has an all-star cast with some of the hottest names from American stage and TV. A must–see musical theatre event, it will be followed by a LIVE Q&A with the Emmy-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother), who plays the part of Robert.
Sondheim’s Company is the bittersweet story of Robert – a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, let alone marriage – the five married couples who are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. Staged as a series of vignettes linked by a celebration for Robert’s 35th birthday, the musical throws a comic spotlight on the eternal issues faced by people in relationships.
Starring
Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Neil Patrick Harris, Christina Hendricks, Patti LuPone, Martha Plimpton and Craig Bierko
Composer
Stephen Sondheim (Music & Lyrics) based on a book by George Furth
Conductor
Paul Gemignani
Production Information
Running time 164 minutes
Delivered by satellites Intelsat 905 and 10.02
Did you know that Sondheim appeared twice on the iconic BBC radio programme, Desert Island Discs? His first appearance was on 16th August 1980, and his second was twenty years later, on 31st December 2000.
You can listen to the 2000 recording on the BBC website, and read Sondheim’s choices for both programmes. You can also see which other guests chose Sondheim songs as part of their selections, which is rather fascinating!
Just go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/find-a-castaway and search for Stephen Sondheim.
Ladies and Gentlemen - may we have your attention per-lease?
We’ve slashed our way through the internet to discover an absolute bleedin’ flurry of reviews of the Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Sweeney Todd for you to get your teeth into.
Just go to http://www.sondheim.org/sweeneychichester for your portion.
The Stephen Sondheim Society has recently been able to secure an exclusive Q and A session with Michael Ball, in which we discuss his role as Sweeney Todd in the recent Chichester Festival Theatre production, which will be transferring to the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End in March 2012.
Here is the link to the interview:
http://www.sondheim.org/michael-ball-on-sweeney-todd-sss-exclusive
