The Sondheim Round-Up: Sondheim & Rich at the Kimmel, 'SATURDAY NIGHT' and Nunn's Transfer

New York Times' Frank Rich's candid conversations with iconic Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim have become "must see" events in various venues the two visit, they will be onstage at Verizon Hall in Philadelphia this weekend. There was a large amount of Sondheim news that across the BWW desks today so we created a little link round-up so you can catch up with them all!

The City Paper of Philadelphia: When Frank Rich was 12 years old, he saw his first Stephen Sondheim musical, a touring production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, in Washington, D.C. "It got terrible reviews," recalls Rich. "But I loved it." Click here for more!

Bloomberg News: Even diehard followers of Stephen Sondheim would be hard pressed to name his first musical, not least because, after 55 years, the piece has yet to reach Broadway. "Saturday Night" was written by Sondheim at the age of 24, based on a play by twin brothers called Epstein who split an Oscar for the screenplay of "Casablanca." For more visit here.

The Philadelphia EDGE: A concert hall is the backdrop to probe Sondheim's musical trove and pry into those backstage diva turns to survey Sondheim's 50 years at the forefront of the American musical theater. Rich covered Sondheim's salad days on Broadway when his beat was principal theater critic for the Times. He is also a longtime friend. The full interview with Frank Rich is right here.

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Stephen Sondheim seems utterly puzzled by the observation that he's so relaxed and easygoing these days.
"Well, why not?" he says. Click here for the rest!

BWW Article on Nunn's 'NIGHT MUSIC' West End Transfer-click here.

 

 

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