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Stephen Sondheim

STEPHEN SONDHEIM

  (1930 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison  

Stephen Sondheim was born Stephen Joshua Sondeim on March 22, 1930, in New York City. there are frequent problems with the actual spelling of his namein biographies.

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         Anyone Can Whistle         Assassins         Bounce         Burtonesque         Chain Play, The         Chita Rivera: the Dancer's Life         Company         Do I Hear A Waltz?         Evening Primrose         Follies         Frogs, The         Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum, A         Getting Away With Murder         Girls Of Summer         Gypsy         Into the Woods         Into the Woods Jr         Invitation To A March         Little Night Music, A         Marry Me A Little         Merrily We Roll Along         Pacific Overtures         Passion         Putting It Together         Race To Urga, The         Road Show         Saturday Night         Side By Side By Sondheim         Simply Sondheim         Sondheim on Sondheim         Sunday in the Park with George         Sweeney Todd         Twigs         West Side Story

Anyone Can Whistle

Anyone Can Whistle
A town is so broke that the council will consider anything to make money. One day a small girl and her mother arrive. the girl licks a bolder and water pours out of it. A miracle. the town is saved.

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Arthur Laurents

1st Produced:
Majestic Theater, New York    1964

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Rodgers & Hammerstein, NY,    -

Music:
Original cast recording: Columbia ( CK-2480) 1964

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  extras

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Assassins

Assassins
Political assissination in the United States from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald

Notes:
Book by John Weidman; Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Playwrights Horizon, New York    18 Dec 1990

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Theatre Communications Group, 1991   -

Music:
Original cast recording: RCA Victor (60737 2 RC)

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Bounce

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by John Weidman

1st Produced:
Goodman Theatre, Chicago    2003

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Nonesuch (79830-2) 2004

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Musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Burtonesque

Synopsis:
Reconstructions of scenes from various Tim Burton movies

Notes:
Music by Danny Elfman; Stephen Sondheim; book by Drew McCabe. Based on scenes from movies by Tim Burton

1st Produced:
Road Less Travelled Theatre, Buffalo    Feb 2012

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Musical

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Chain Play, The

Synopsis:
One off performance of chain writing to celebrate the National theatre's 25th anniversary. A scene each from all the authors for a performance on one night

Notes:
Written By Terry Johnson, Philip Ridley, Charlotte Jones, Lee Hall, Sebastian Barry, Zinnie Harris, Kevin Elyot, Nick Dear, Tanika Gupta, Frank McGuinness, Nick Stafford, Stephen Sondheim, Colin Teevan, Patrick Marber, David Lan, Sarah Daniels, Martin She

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Conceived and commissioned by Angus Mackenchnie

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Chita Rivera: the Dancer's Life

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Terrence McNally; Original Songs by: Lynn Ahrens And Stephen Flaherty. Featuring songs with lyrics by Milton Leeds, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Lawrence Holofcener, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Lee Adams, Fred Ebb, Dorothy Fields, Edward Eliscu, StElla Unger And Jerry Bock; Featuring songs by Victor Young, Alberto Domingues, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, John Kander, Cy Coleman, Astor Piazzolla, Billy Rose And Lawrence Holofcener.

1st Produced:
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre,    11 Dec 2005

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-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Company

Company
the show is about a 35-year-old bachelor named Robert who is helped toward connection and commitment by his three girlfriends and his married friends, five diverse married couples. the songs include "Side by Side by Side" and "the Ladies Who Lunch,"

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth

1st Produced:
Alvin Theatre, Ny    1970

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Theatre Communications Group, 1995   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Columbia (3550) 1970

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Genre:
musical comedy Musical

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  12            Other:  -

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Do I Hear A Waltz?

Do I Hear A Waltz?
In a Dolce Vita era Venice, a plucky American secretary, takes a vacation. Romance is in the air.

Notes:
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Arthur Laurents; Based on the play "the Time of the Cuckoo" by Arthur Laurents

1st Produced:
46th Street Theater, New York, Ny    1965

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Sony (SK-48206) 1965

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose
a disenchanted poet hides in a Manhatten department store after closing time to escape the realities of everyday life. He falls in love with one of the mannequins.

Notes:
Stage premiere of 1967 television musical, music And lyrics by Stephen Sondheim And book by James Goldman

1st Produced:

Organisations:
Lost Musicals 2005 season

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Studio cast recording: Nonsuch (79638-2) 2001

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Genre:
45 mins Musical One Act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Follies

Synopsis:
bout a reunion of former showgirls in a theatre slated for demolition

Notes:
Book by James Goldman; Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Winter Garden Theatre, (New York)    1971

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Capitol (92094)

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  Large Cast

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Frogs, The

Frogs, The
Setting: the time is the present. the place is Ancient Greece

Notes:
A comedy written in 405 b.c. by Aristophanes; "the Frogs" freely Adapted by Burt Shevelove; "the Frogs" even more freely Adapted by Nathan Lane; Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics for "Fear No More" from "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare

1st Produced:
Vivian Beaumont Theatre,    2004

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Studio cast recording: Nonsuch (79638-2) 2001

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Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum, A

Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum, A
Setting: Two hundred years before the Christian era, a day in spring. A street in Rome in front of the houses of Erronius, Senex and Lycus. Tony Award winning musical that starred the great Zero Mostel as a Roman slave trying to win his freedom. the original production ran for 964 performances and was later filmed with Mostel in the lead along with Jack Gilford and the great Buster Keaton.

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Burt Shevelove And Larry Gelbart; A musical comedy based on the plays of Plautus

1st Produced:
Alvin Theatre, Ny    08 May 1962

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1963   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Bay Cities (3002) 1962

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Genre:
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Getting Away With Murder

Synopsis:
Setting: the suite on the to floor of an old New York apartment building. the present. October

Notes:
Written by Stephen Sondheim And George Furth

1st Produced:
Broadhurst Theatre, New York    1996

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  4            Other:  2 voices

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Girls Of Summer

Synopsis:
Setting: Hilda Brookman's apartment, New York City, in early summer of the present day.

Notes:
Written by N. Richard Nash; Featuring the song "Girls of Summer" composed by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Longacre Theatre    1956

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1957   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Gypsy

Gypsy
Rose with her two young daughters June and Louise tour American vaudevilles. the girls have an act centring on June with a backing group of boys. Rose has big ambitions for the girls. She persuades Herbie to become their manager. Vaudeville is in decline and as the girls grow up venues are closing. One of the boys shows June an act he has been working on and asks her to be part of it. they elope and start up on their own. Rose now makes Louise the centre of the act - but she replaces the boys with girls. One day they arrive at a venue to find they have been booked into a burlesque show. Louise says that as they are being paid they should go on with the booking. Rose realises that they have reached an end and accepts Herbie's proposal they get married at the end of the run. the lead stripper gets arrested - Rose says that Louise should take her place. Horrified Herbie leaves for good. Louise does go on but only removes a glove - the audience goes wild. This becomes the basis of Louise's act - never take everything off - leave them wanting more. She now restyles herself as Gypsy Rose Lee and ditches her mother. Rose is left embittered knowing that she herself could have been a star

Notes:
Book by Arthur Laurents; Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee

1st Produced:
Broadway Theatre, Ny    1959

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Tams-Witmark, 757 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017,    -

Music:
Original cast recording: Sony (SK60848) 1959

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Genre:
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Into the Woods

Into the Woods
Winner of 3 1988 Tony Awards, this brings to musical life favourite characters from children's fairy-tales, such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood & Jack and the Beanstalk

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine

1st Produced:
Old Globe Theatre    04 Dec 1986

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Theatre Communications Group 1990
Simon and Schuster,    978-0930452933

Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (6796) 1987

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  13            Female:  9            Other:  -

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Into the Woods Jr

Into the Woods Jr
Little Red Riding Hood, Jack of the Beanstalk and CinderElla are pursued by a Witch in the woods

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Elliot Lapine. Youth version of "Into the Woods"

1st Produced:
-    -

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Hal Leonard   -

Music:
-

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Invitation To A March

Invitation To A March
Setting: the South Shore of Long Island, summertime

Notes:
Written by Arthur Laurents; Incidental music by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Music Box Theatre, New York    28 Oct 1960

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Random House, New York, 1961   978-0394406015

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Little Night Music, A

Little Night Music, A
This tells of middle-aged actress Desiree Armfeldt's attempts to rid herself of one lover in order to marry another

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Hugh Wheeler; Suggested by the film "Smiles of A Summer Night" by Ingmar Bergman

1st Produced:
Shubert Theatre, Ny    1973

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London
Applause books, NY (2000)   978-1854591074

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  11            Other:  -

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Marry Me A Little

Marry Me A Little
Two single people alone in their Brooklyn apartments spend another lonely Saturday night.

Notes:
Music And lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by Craig Lucas; Norman Rene. In 1999 An A version was performed that had the two leads gay men

1st Produced:
Off-Off-Broadway Production Company    29 Oct 1980

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (7142-2-RG) 1981

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Musical

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Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along
Franklin Shepard is a famous composer and Hollywood excutive - but how did he get to where he is. We slip back over the years ending up at the start of it all. It is 1959 and Franklin and his friends Charley and Mary are on the roof of their appartment block looking for Sputnik.

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by George Furth; From the play by George S. Kaufman And Moss Hart

1st Produced:
Alvin Theater, New York    1981

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (RCD1-5840) 1981

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  extras

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Pacific Overtures

Pacific Overtures
1853 and the Japanese have thrown all foreigners out of Japan. US President Millard Fillmore wants to trade with Japan and sends Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan to negotiate.

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by John Weidman

1st Produced:
Winter Garden Theatre, Ny    1976

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: "Best Plays of 1975 - 1976" published by Dodds Mead   -

Music:
Original cast recording: RCA (4407) 1976

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Musical

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Passion

Passion
Giorgio is a lusty officer in the Italian army, transferred to a remote outpost under the watchful eye of Colonel Ricci. Ricci's ward, Fosca, is a sickly and unattractive girl, who falls heavily in love with Giorgio at first sight. This is a love so compelling that she gradually wins the young officer over - but at what cost?

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine; Based on the film "Passione d'Amore" directed by Ettore Scola

1st Produced:
Plymouth Theatre, Ny    24 Mar 1994

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Theatre Communications Group, USA   978-1559360883

Music:
Promotional recording only 2010

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Putting It Together

Putting It Together
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Notes:
Original 1992 production devised by Stephen Sondheim And Julie N. McKenzie. Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Old Fire Station, Ny    27 Jan 1992

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast redording: RCA (61729-2) 1993

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Race To Urga, The

Synopsis:
How capitalism exploits the workers

Notes:
Music by Leonard Berstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by John Guare. Based on the play "The Exception To The Rule" by Bertolt Brecht

1st Produced:
Mitzi Newhouse Theatrer, New York    Apr 1987

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Musical

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Road Show

Road Show
Spanning 40 years from the Alaskan Gold Rush to the Florida real estate boom in the 1930s, Road Show is the story of two brothers whose quest for the American dream turns into a test of morality and judgment that changes their lives in unexpected ways. This show has been seen, in earlier forms, under the titles Bounce, Wise Guys, and Gold!
- press release

Notes:
music And lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman

1st Produced:
-    2008

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.; 1 edition (8 Feb 2010)   978-1559363419

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

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Saturday Night

Synopsis:
A group of Brooklyn boys try to make money on the stock exchange. However, it is 1929.

Notes:
Book by Julius J Epstein, based on Front Porch in Flatbush by Julius J Epstein And Philip G Epstein; music And lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Bridewell Theatre, London    1998

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: First Night Cast (65) 1998

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  9            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Side By Side By Sondheim

Synopsis:
A revue in two acts

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Additional music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers And Jule Styne

1st Produced:
Music Box Theatre, Ny    1977

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Simply Sondheim

Synopsis:
An original tribute celebrating Stephen Sondheim and Signature Theatre's special partnership over the last 25 years. With special permission from Sondheim himself, this completely new revue created by Artistic director Eric Schaeffer and David Loud plays only at Signature and will never be seen again. Whether you'd like to race Into the Woods with Sweeney Todd and a few Assassins, enjoy A Little Night Music at the Follies on a Saturday Night, or simply relish a Sunday in the Park with George, you'll be in good Company when six Signature favorites and a gorgeous 16-piece orchestra take the stage to honor the genius himself, Stephen Sondheim.

Notes:
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Conceived by Eric Schaeffer and David Loud

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
revue

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Sondheim on Sondheim

Synopsis:
He brought us Into the Woods, Company, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum, West Side Story, and Gypsy (to name a few). By writing songs that reflect the complexity of his characters, he has changed the way we define a great musical. But even though millions of fans know his songs by heart, few know much about Stephen Sondheim himself. Until now. Roundabout presents Sondheim On Sondheim, an intimate portrait of the famed composer in his own words. . . and music. Through the use of exclusive interview footage, you'll get an inside look at Sondheim's personal life and artistic process. An ensemble cast of Broadway's best will perform brand-new arrangements of over two dozen Sondheim tunes, ranging from the beloved to the obscure. Directed by frequent Sondheim collaborator James Lapine, this unique experience will take you inside the life and mind of an ordinary New Yorker. . .with an extraordinary talent.
- nytheatre.com

Notes:
Created And Directed By James Lapine; Music And Lyrics By Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Studio 54, Ny    22 Apr 2010

Organisations:
Roundabout Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George
Setting: Act I: A series of Sundays from 1884 to 1886; a park on an island in the Seine just outside of Paris and George's studio. Act II: An American art museum and on the island in 1984.

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by James Lapine

1st Produced:
Booth Theatre, Ny    02 May 1984

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Contained in: Word Plays Five: New American Drama published by PAJ Publications 1 Jun 1986    978-1555540074

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Sweeney Todd

Synopsis:
Setting: the 19th Century. London. Fleet Street and environs

Notes:
Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Hugh Wheeler; Based on A version of "Sweeney Todd" by Christopher Bond

1st Produced:
Uris Theatre, Ny    1979

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Nick Hern Books, London   978-1854591081

Music:
-

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
Theatre Record Vol XXXI (2011) Page 0675 - [Theatre: Octagon - Bolton]
Theatre Record Vol XXXI (2011) Page 1079 - [Theatre: Chichester Festival]
Theatre Record Vol V (1985) Page 0406 - [Theatre: Half Moon (opening)]
Theatre Record Vol XIII (1993) Page 0605 - [Theatre: Cottesloe]
Theatre Record Vol XVI (1996) Page 0818 - [Theatre: Holland Park]
Theatre Record Vol XVI (1996) Page 1470 - [Theatre: Haymarket - Leicester]
Theatre Record Vol XVIII (1998) Page 0373 - [Theatre: Emlyn Williams - Mold]
Theatre Record Vol XX (2000) Page 0784 - [Theatre: Bridewell - London EC4]
Theatre Record Vol XXI (2001) Page 0157 - [Theatre: New Wolsey - Ipswich]
Theatre Record Vol XXII (2002) Page 0766 - [Theatre: Sadler's Wells]
Theatre Record Vol XXIII (2003) Page 1696 - [Theatre: Royal Opera House]
Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 0178 - [Theatre: Watermill - Newbury]
Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 0667 - [Theatre: Derby Playhouse]
Theatre Record Vol XXIV (2004) Page 0973 - [Theatre: Trafalgar Studios (Whitehall)]
Theatre Record Vol XXVII (2007) Page 0806 - [Theatre: Royal Festival Hall]
Theatre Record Vol XXVIII (2008) Page 1284 - [Theatre: Union - SE1]
Theatre Record Vol XXX (2010) Page 0623 - [Theatre: Dundee Rep]
Theatre Record Vol XXXII (2012) Page 0284 - [Theatre: Adelphi]
Theatre Record Vol XXXIII (2013) Page 0915 - [Theatre: West Yorkshire Playhouse]
Theatre Record Vol XXXIV (2014) Page 0929 - [Theatre: Twickenham]
Theatre Record Vol XXXIV (2014) Page 1084 - [Theatre: Harrington's Pie and Mash Shop - Tooting]

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Twigs

Synopsis:
It's the day before Thanksgiving back in the time of disco and orange appliances, and three sisters and their mother are making their various preparations. Through their established rituals and chance encounters, the audience gets a peek into how four women hewn from the same wood have been shaped by the forces in their varying surroundings.
nytheatre.com

Notes:
includes Emily, Celia, Dorothy, Ma. Written by George Furth; Incidental music by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Broadhurst Theatre, New York    1971

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1972   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  1            Other:  -

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West Side Story

West Side Story
Two rival gangs - the Jets and the Sharks. At the school dance Maria who is the sister of the leader of the Sharks meets Tony who is associated with the Jets and they fall in love - but gang rivalry means there wont be a happy outcome

Notes:
Book by Arthur Laurents; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

1st Produced:
Winter Garden Theatre, Ny    26 Sep 1957

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Heinemann, London, 1959   -

Music:
Original Broadway cast: Sony (32603) 1957

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Genre:
Musical Tragedy Musical

Parts:
Male:  22            Female:  12            Other:  -

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