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Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
#25Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 10:08pmThis is fantastic. I can't wait to go back to this theatre once it's renamed and see "The Stephen Sondheim Theatre" listed under that Playbill banner!
#26Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 10:15pmGotta be honest. Watching/shooting this curtain call for BWW and seeing Sondheim's face the moment they told him was probably one of the coolest moments of my life.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/04
#27Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 10:16pm
Next, Ockie needs to get a theatre named for him.
The Jack Oakie Theater?
"Hurry up and get into your conga clothes - we've got to do something to save this show!"
Updated On: 3/22/10 at 10:16 PM
#28Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 10:29pmWOW! Is this for real? This is the greatest news of the year...maybe of the decade. Congrats to Steve. He really deserves this.
#29Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 10:58pmSondheim's reaction to this was priceless. Happy Birthday!
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#30Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 11:05pm
Poor Henry Miller. So great to see how Broadway safeguards the memory of its past.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
TalkinLoud
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/3/09
#31Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 11:49pmThis is obviously awesome!
#32Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 11:49pm
There is a video of him reacting to this? I can't find it if it's on the main page. Would someone post a link, please?
Very exciting news!
#33Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 11:51pmI am so unbelievably thrilled!
WishingOnlyWounds2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/25/08
#34Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 11:51pmI can't help feeling bad for Henry Miller, I think a Theatre not named after a person would be more appropriate, but alas, congrats Stephen!
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#35Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/22/10 at 11:52pm
It just happened a couple of hours ago. I'm sure it will surface.
"Broadway...I'll lick you yet!"
#36Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 12:14amTalk about a birthday gift! This made me squeal like a little girl. No lie.
#37Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 12:33amThis isn't actually the first theatre to be named after him. The Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts in Fairfield, IA is.
Genius lasts longer than beauty.
#38Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 12:48am
This renaming better come with a barrage of Sondheim revivals!
YES! A rep company drawn from Broadway's top talent performing in limited-run revivals of shows by Sondheim and his contemporaries.
Sort of like what we had in the summer of 2002 at the Kennedy Center.
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Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com
#39Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 12:54amHopefully the MERRILY revival will play there next season.
#40Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 12:55am
This isn't actually the first theatre to be named after him. The Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts in Fairfield, IA is.
Yep! I literally live right across the street from it.
#41Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 1:29amThat's something wonderful.
#42Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 1:38am
And I guess Haimes postponed the MERRILY revival for 2010-11 because...
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sondheims_Merrily_Aims_For_Broadway_In_200910_20080506
"When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you've written." -Stephen Sondheim
#43Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 1:46amAdded bonus: Arthur Laurents spends the rest of his life knowing that NO ONE ever wanted to name a theater after him, but EVERYONE wanted a theater named "The Stephen Sondheim."
#44Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 1:49amWhat an amazing Birthday treat for a living legend. I am beyond thrilled for Mr. Sondheim. Now just picture it: Raul Esparza in Merrily We Roll Along Opening in 2010 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Ugh the fantasy of that happening is beautiful
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#45Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 3:07amI love it!!
#46Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 6:58amI can't legitimately feel sorry for Henry Miller. There have been many other cornerstones of Broadway that have lost their name over a theatre before. It is just a way of the world: Names come and names go, replaced by names more recent, more important to the current Broadway. I like the change. Now, if they were to change the Gershwin or another one that is named after people who were so important, and ARE so important, I will have something to say about that.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#47Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 7:31am
"EVERYONE wanted a theater named "The Stephen Sondheim."
Not EVERYONE.
And not even everyone.
#48Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 8:33am
There are plenty of worthy people who don't have theaters named after them.
However, I don't udnerstand why that should take anything away from the fact that Sondheim absolutely deserves one, and is finally getting one. His achievements abslutely merit having a theater named after him.
Don't blame Sondheim for the fact that other worthy individuals haven't been given the honor yet.
After Eight
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/09
#49Henry Miller Theatre's to Be Renamed as THE STEPHEN SONDHEIM THEATRE!
Posted: 3/23/10 at 8:42am
"Don't blame Sondheim for the fact that other worthy individuals haven't been given the honor yet. "
Adamgreer:
If you're addressing me, I'm not blaming him. I'm blaming those who name theatres.
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