Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy lifts the curtain on a Broadway legend--a man who stood at the pinnacle of the American musical theatre for more than sixty years.
The result is a lavish, highly engrossing documentation of the dynamic force who reshaped twentieth-century American musical history..
Silverman further examines the challenging Sondheim works that continue to develop devoted new followings: Anyone Can Whistle, Pacific Overtures, Merrily We Roll Along, Assassins, and Passion.
Exploring the unique bond between Sondheim and his audiences, author Stephen M.
Brimming with insights from a veritable Who\'s Who of Broadway Babies and complemented by more than two hundred color and black-and-white images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy offers a witty, multidimensional look at the musical genius behind Company, Follies, A Little Night Music , Into the Woods , Sunday in the Park with George , Sweeney Todd , and the landmark West Side Story and Gypsy .
Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy lifts the curtain on a Broadway legend--a man who stood at the pinnacle of the American musical theatre for more than sixty years
