Side by Side by Sondheim
Performances
March 25-27, 2010
Venue
Community Players Theatre
A Lab Show Revue
Synopsis
“Side by Side by Sondheim” is a musical revue featuring the early works of one of Broadway’s most recognized and prolific composers: Stephen Sondheim.
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne
Continuity by Ned Sherrin
Historian’s Corner
Side by Side by Sondheim Preview (Curtain Calls 5.6, March 2010, p. 3)
“Side by Side by Sondheim” was selected to help celebrate one of Broadway’s most renown composers on his 80th Birthday. On March 21st, a special presentation “Sondheim at 80: An appreciation of Broadway’s greatest Composer” was held. The guest speaker, Robert McLaughlin, was at that time writing his book Stephen Sondheim and the Reinvention of the American Musical (University of Mississippi Press, 2016). Four days later, the musical revue featuring Sondheim’s early works was presented for a three day run. “Side by Side by Sondheim” marked the directorial debut of Sherise Kirvan.