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Stephen SondheimA Funny Thing Happened … to the American Musical
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Early StudiesParents divorcedOscar Hammerstein II as father figure and mentorMusical-writing program with Hammerstein, extending through his education at WilliamsScholarship to study with Milton Babbitt
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Broadway Debut
West Side Story - 1957Gypsy – 1959Built a reputation for witty lyrics
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - 1962
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry GelbartDirected by George AbbottProduced by Hal Prince
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Anyone Can Whistle - 1964Book by Arthur Laurents
Directed by Arthur Laurents
Ran for 12 previews and 9 performances before closing
Angela Lansbury’s first musical stage role as the Mayoress
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Company - 1970Book by George FurthDirected by Hal PrinceOrchestrations by Jonathan TunickFirst “concept musical”
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Sondheim’s SoundPasticheModular melodies, not “hummable”VampsReorchestration“Wrong note” harmonies
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Sondheim’s WorldviewCentral isolated characterQuestioning the “happily ever after”Deconstructing the mythologies of American identityNostalgia
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Follies - 1971Book by James Goldman
Directed by Hal Prince & Michael Bennett
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
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A Little Night Music - 1973Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Hal Prince
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
A Weekend in the Country
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Pacific Overtures - 1976Book by John WeidmanDirected by Hal PrinceOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
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Sweeney Todd - 1979Book by Hugh Wheeler, Directed by Hal PrinceOrchestrations by Jonathan TunickWith Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett
Ballad
Not While I’m Around
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Merrily We Roll Along - 1981
Book by George FurthDirected by Hal Prince (last collaboration)Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Closed after 52 previews and 16 performances
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Sunday in the Park with George - 1984Book by James Lapine 1985 Pulitzer Prize for DramaDirected by James Lapine
With Bernadette Peters as Dot
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Into the Woods - 1987Book by James Lapine
Directed by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
With Bernadette Peters as the Witch
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Assassins – 1990 (Off-Broadway)
Book by John WeidmanDirected by Jerry Zaks
History of bad opening dates
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Passion - 1994Book by James LapineDirected by James Lapine
Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
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Recent Revivals