Sondheim

His Life, His Shows, His Legacy

By: Stephen M. Silverman

Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin

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. "Aside from Sondheim's own exceptional books...this may be the best coffee-table volume devoted to his work."(Shelf Awareness)

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.

Exploring the unique bond between Sondheim and his audiences, author Stephen M. 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.

The result is a lavish, highly engrossing documentation of the dynamic force who reshaped twentieth-century American musical history.

Sondheim: A genius never to be forgotten

A terrific listen / read and a man I will always regard as my music touchstone.

An enjoyable overview, but . . .

The narrator’s voice is admirable but there are so many mispronounced names that should have been corrected: Gingold. Alger. Sian. Mazzie. McKechnie. Many more. Why were these not caught by someone in the studio?