Stephen Sondheim, the great musical theater composer and lyricist, was widely acclaimed as a genius, but during his lifetime he had a bumpy track record at the box office, with many of his shows losing money....
The original cast recordings of “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods” and “Assassins” have been remixed and remastered. The new editions mark the release of the final legacy project on which Sondheim consulted before he died....
When you find a large metal ring hidden in the woods attached to something buried in the ground, do you pull on it to see what happens?
This is near the site of the now-gone Tait Tower from the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. No idea of it is connected to it (I presume not).
Sondheim Was a Critical Darling. Since His Death, He’s a Hitmaker, Too (www.nytimes.com)
Stephen Sondheim, the great musical theater composer and lyricist, was widely acclaimed as a genius, but during his lifetime he had a bumpy track record at the box office, with many of his shows losing money....
The New Sondheim Cast Album Remasters Are a Revelation (www.playbill.com)
With new clarity and a 360-degree surround sound, these iconic Broadway albums suddenly sound like they were recorded yesterday. From the article:...
Four Sondheim musical cast recordings re-released with immersive audio (www.broadwaynews.com)
The original cast recordings of “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods” and “Assassins” have been remixed and remastered. The new editions mark the release of the final legacy project on which Sondheim consulted before he died....