Richard Linklater Shooting 20-Year Stephen Sondheim Musical

Merrily We Roll Along his most ambitious project yet

"...his most ambitious project to date: an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along. Yet this is no..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stephen Sondheim

Three musical directing pros appraise the artistry of this master of the musical

"...Sunday in the Park With George. Into the Woods. Stephen Sondheim has been a major force in creating many..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sondheim: Side by Side – by Side

Austin gets a triple scoop from the musical master: 'Company,' 'Merrily We Roll Along,' and 'Assassins'

"...of his relationships with his married friends in the Stephen Sondheim musical Company. This month, Austin theatregoers are being..."

April 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Russell M. Dembin

Into the Woods

The Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical, a pastiche of classic fairy tales turned on their heads, gets a thoroughly cinematic workout.

"...The ambitious Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical Into the Woods is a pastiche..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim classic shows just how dull violent retribution can be when it's all someone ever talks (or, in this case, sings) about.

"...say, "latkes, latkes, latkes," but watching Burton's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's 1979 stage musical, I was struck by just..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Into the Woods

Summer Stock Austin's talented teens tease out the enchantment in Sondheim's magical musical

"...productions of Guys and Dolls, Tortoise & Hare, and Stephen Sondheim sensation Into the Woods...."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Review by Elissa Russell

West Side Story

Bernstein. Shakespeare. Sondheim. Spielberg. ’Nuff said!

"...unforgivable.) The can’t-miss holy trinity of Leonard Bernstein’s score, Stephen Sondheim’s lyrics, and Jerome Robbins’ choreography, stewarded by craftsman..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Van Helsing

Hugh Jackman's mysterious monster hunter is pittefd against nearly the entire pantheon of Universal’s classic monsters, including Dracula and and the Wolf-Man.

"...Directed by: Stephen Sommers. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, David..."

May 7, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Zach Theatre's Sunday in the Park With George

Zach relalizes the Sondheim musical with near flawless execution but has little in the way of emotional reward

"...in the Park With George (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine). The first act tells..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music

Wonderful musical numbers, strong voices highlight Austin Playhouse's A Little Night Music

"...Not exceedingly fond of musicals and embarrassingly unfamiliar with Stephen Sondheim, I worried how to approach reviewing A Little..."

June 24, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Review: Into the Woods is a Breath of Fresh Air

Zach Theatre's al fresco production is best at its most timeless

"...Stephen Sondheim's sly interweaving of the Brothers Grimm's greatest hits..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Austin Opera’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sharp Sondheim staging could benefit from some musical raggedness

"...Legendary composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street..."

Feb. 1, 2023 Arts Post by Bob Abelman

Merrily We Roll Along

You wouldn't know this Sondheim musical was a legendary flop from the impressive staging at St. Ed's

"...from the production running at Mary Moody Northen Theatre. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical, based on the Kaufman..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Review by Russell M. Dembin

Assassins

Sondheim's black comic musical about presidential killers and would-be killers gets a fantastic staging by Soubrette

"...Although musicals and murder are not exactly strange bedfellows, Stephen Sondheim's and John Weidman's controversial Assassins sets itself apart..."

April 11, 2014 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

'Company'

Laura Powell has waited 20 years for Sondheim's landmark musical to return

"...celebrations surrounding his 80th birthday have made abundantly clear, Stephen Sondheim is nigh unto a god in the world..."

Dec. 10, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Positively Operatic

The Year in Austin Culture

"...2. West Side Story, by Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, & Arthur Laurents..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Into the Woods

Although several performers are excellent, the orchestra is good, and the Austin summer-night atmosphere is as laid-back and fun-loving as ever, Zilker Theatre Productions' staging of Into the Woods is fraught with problems, from technical glitches to set-design issues to actors' difficulties handling the musical demands of the show.

"...In Into the Woods, creative duo Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine have woven well-known fairy tales..."

July 26, 2002 Arts Review by M.B. Rice

Backward 'Spin'

Catherine Berry explains how to reverse engineer your very own musical

"..."Send in the Clowns" every night of your life. Stephen Sondheim still won't come knocking on your back door...."

Aug. 20, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Invasion of the Kiddie-Lit Plays

Characters from children's literature storm Austin-area stages in July.

"...us what happened after the stories we know ended (Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale musical Into the..."

July 5, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Review: TexARTS Theater's Sweeney Todd

Despite fruitless tweaks to the storytelling, this is a tale worth attending

"...Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's angry, savage, and deeply cynical..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Arts Feature by Bob Abelman

Sweeney Todd

Stephen Sondheim's tale of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street gets a playful, minimalist revival at UT

"...image provides our first impression of Sweeney Todd in Stephen Sondheim's 1979 musical-or-perhaps-opera (the jury's still out, believe it..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Company: Idiosyncratic Dinner Guests

Sitting through the UT Opera Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim's Company is not unlike having a dinner party for people who are pleasant enough if you can get past their idiosyncrasies, such as a tendency to make noises at the end of their questions: "What would we do without you-ooh?"

"...for? In this UT Opera Theatre production of the Stephen Sondheim musical (with book by George Furth), directed by..."

June 30, 2000 Arts Review by Ada Calhoun

Entranced

Remembering one who fascinated us all: Karen Kuykendall, 1937-2007

"...Sarah Bernhardt: Farewell Performance and a bit later in Stephen Sondheim's Company. I took note of her because I..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Not Your Father's Musical (Or Your Kid's, For That Matter)

Three local shows show breaking into song ain't what it used to be

"...After loading up with musical diamonds by Cy Coleman, Stephen Sondheim, Irving Berlin, Kurt Weill, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Assassins

The debut of UT's Musical Theatre Pilot Project is a visual treat, well performed, and with plenty of fun moments

"...fulfillment and purpose. At least that's what Booth and Stephen Sondheim would have you believe in Assassins, the first..."

April 18, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

Page Two

"...I saw UT Opera's production of Stephen Sondheim's Company the other night. What a revelation. I'd..."

June 30, 2000 Column by Louis Black

tick, tick… Boom!

Andrew Garfield is why you'd watch this Rent writer biopic

"...excellent (and a shout out to Bradley Whitford as Stephen Sondheim). It’s an absolute cliche, but I did laugh..."

Nov. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Sarah Jane

Marriage Story

Driver and Johansson are note perfect as a couple falling apart

"...surprising renditions by Charlie and Nicole of songs from Stephen Sondheim’s musical Company...."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

The transcendent history of one of the greatest musicals ever

"...brings together some heavy hitters (Joel Grey, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Sondheim are just a few) rounded out by various..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Cinderella

Simple, elegant, and lovely, this live-action fairy tale enchants

"...the time was right for the recent translation of Stephen Sondheim’s subversive stage musical Into the Woods for consumption..."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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