The great composer Stephen Sondheim loved puzzles, and when he died in 2021, he left one for his good friend, British ...

He wanted the third to emphasize that Sondheim, who had a reputation for brainy lyrics and complicated melodies ... faster,” he says. “Have we changed the material? Have we cut it?

He wanted the third to emphasize that Sondheim, who had a reputation for brainy lyrics and complicated melodies ... faster," he says. “Have we changed the material? Have we cut it?

The musical comedy has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by Burt Shevelove and Nathan ... Along the way, they encounter frogs who resist change and challenge their mission to save ...

Into the Woods is a Tony Award-winning 1986 Musical written by Stephen Sondheim (Music/Lyrics) and James Lapine ... and how one simple wish can change the course of everything.

You can start off slow, speed up in the middle, change keys, have a different character ... as “Portrait of Betty,” helping workshop new lyrics and melodies throughout the show’s development.

But “Gypsy,” the canonical 1959 musical by Jule Styne (music), Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Arthur Laurents ... in a column titled “I’ve Changed My Mind. Audra McDonald Was Right ...

Her performance is the glue that holds the show together, making the most of Sondheim’s intricate lyrics and finding ... spectacular live magical costume changes seen in productions like ...

In his lyrics, Schneeweis called for revolutionary change, but his musical output ... Also: Adam Gopnik on where to eat near the Frick; Sondheim and Chekhov, Marisa Tomei and Lucas Hedges onstage ...

Someone to make you come through, who'll always be there as frightened as you of being alive', Company Company is one of Stephen ... stunning lyrics about how they've been changed since meeting.