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...show was composed of lyrics and tunes by Stephen Sondheim, the much celebrated and/or reviled Broad-way musical theater composer whose works include West Side Story, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Company. But Sondheim's works have always rung true with words at once witty, humorous and often insightful. To many, he's the one who added drama and humor to that highly formalized entertainment called the Broadway musical. His songs are not merely decorations of an overly ornate storyline nor are they flashy showstoppers. Instead, they are integral components of character development that...
Minimalism accented by pleasantly surprising hijinks was the theme of the Fantastick Theatre Company's second ever production, "Putting It Together: A Stephen Sondheim Evening." Aside from a few mishaps, (an open fly, the number one pre-show checkpoint) the performance went smoothly...
...Huntington Theatre Company's production of Stephen Sondheim's "Company" evokes emotion far beyond the squeals and sobs that touring companies of "Les Miserables" manufacture eight times a week. "Company," recently revamped from its 1970 original, explores the life of Robert (Davis Gaines), a New York bachelor who contemplates his 35th birthday. Robert is soon visited by his closest friends, five married couples, who show him that maturity represents an assumption of responsibility. The birthday becomes a symbol for the affirmation of Robert's willingness to look beyond himself, to make a commitment to the company that marriage offers...
...want to cheer yourself up, killing the President of the United States is probably the last thing you'd think of. But for the characters in Stephen Sondheim's Assassins, nothing else comes close. "Everybody's got the right to be happy," they say over and over, and stake that right throughout history by shooting presidents from Lincoln to Kennedy...
...Assassins. The Sondheim musical that deals with--i.e. glorifies--the killing of political leaders. Tickets: $3, PfoHo residents; $4, the rest of us. Pforzheimer House Dining Hall...