Three on the Aisle: Sunday in the Park With James
This week the critics speak to James Lapine about his new memoir of writing ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ with Sondheim, and talk up some shows they’ve seen.
All Stories About Stephen Sondheim
Push Me, Pull You: How ‘Sunday in the Park’ Got Put Together
In a delightful and illuminating new memoir/oral history, playwright/director James Lapine revisits the ups and downs of his first project with Stephen Sondheim.
Fingerstyle Folk Sondheim: A Sound We Didn’t Know We Needed
On a new record, singer Eleri Ward reclaims Sondheim’s melodies from his thorny harmonies, creating something new that’s also true to the original.
Everything’s Different, Nothing’s Changed: ‘Company’ With a Female Bobbie
By flipping a few genders, Marianne Elliott’s new London revival turns Sondheim and Furth’s classic into a meditation on modern relationships.
John Doyle Directs His Favorite Sondheim Show
His minimalist aesthetic seems to mesh well with the character-driven work of the composer/lyricist. Next: ‘Pacific Overtures.’
How Sarna Lapine Makes ‘Sunday in the Park’ Sing
Family and time have something to do with how her new revival cracks open the great musical her uncle wrote with Sondheim.
Offscript: Alternating Lears with Nathaniel Fuller and Stephen Yoakam
On this week’s podcast, we talk to two King Lears. Then, the editors discuss Sondheim and the recent spate of artistic director departures.
From Orientalism to Authenticity: Broadway’s Yellow Fever
American musicals have often returned to Asian themes and settings—as theatrical tourists. ‘Allegiance’ starts closer to home.
This Month in Theatre History
Births, deaths, debuts and bans of bygone Marches.
In London, a Mix of Old and New, Often on the Same Stage
A new history play set in the future holds its own alongside classics, as well as new works by Stoppard and Hare and a pair of ace musical revivals.
