Benedict and Random House aim to make “How Did It Happen” the definitive biography about Sondheim, previously the subject of Meryle Secrest’s 1998 book “Stephen Sondheim: A Life.”
Random House vice president and exec editor David Ebershoff picked up the North American rights to the book from the Wylie Agency’s Andrew Wylie. Benedict is expected to deliver his first draft of “How Did It Happen” by December 2017.